Graffiti prohibited.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.40.030
in effect8.40.030 - Graffiti prohibited.
A. All sidewalks, walls, buildings, fences, stored objects, signs, and other structures or surfaces shall be kept free of graffiti when visible from the street or other public or private property.
B. Prohibited Conduct.
1. No person may write, paint or draw any inscription, figure or mark of any type on any public or private building or other real or personal property owned, operated or maintained by a governmental entity or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any person, firm or corporation, unless the express permission of the owner or operator of the property has been obtained.
2. No person may possess an aerosol spray paint container or broad-tipped indelible marker with the intent to violate the provisions of subsection 8.40.030(B)(1).
3. No person may possess an aerosol spray paint container or broad-tipped indelible marker on any private property unless the owner, agent, manager, or other person having control of the property consented to the presence of the aerosol spray paint container or broad-tipped indelible marker.
4. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years may possess an aerosol spray paint container or broad-tipped indelible marker on any public property unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, employer, teacher, or other adult in any similar relationship and such possession is for a lawful purpose.
5. No person or firm may sell, deliver or give or cause to be sold, delivered or given to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, and no person under the age of eighteen (18) years may buy any aerosol spray paint container or broad-tipped indelible marker. Evidence that a person, his or her employee or agent demanded and was shown acceptable evidence of majority and acted upon such evidence in a transaction or sale shall be a defense to any prosecution under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to the transfer of an aerosol spray paint container or broad-tipped indelible marker from a parent to child, guardian to ward, employer to employee, teacher to student, or in any other similar relationship when such transfer is for a lawful purpose.
6. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow graffiti to remain on property as identified in [Section] 8.40.030A.
(Ord. 1856 § 2 (part), 2003) (Ord. No. 2702, § 3, 5-20-2015)
Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8HESA_CH8.40GR_8.40.030GRPRFetched: 11/1/2026