City of Elkhart, Indiana

Graffiti is a crime which violates the State of Indiana criminal mischief statute and the City of Elkhart nuisance ordinance.  All graffiti must therfore be reported to the Elkhart Police Department for photo documentation, gang tracking, and creating a property damage police report prior to implementing graffiti removal.   Whether a property owner, caring citizen, or city employee, all graffiti must first be reported to the Elkhart Police Department at 295-7070, and then submit the on-line Graffiti Report form for our records.   The complete process is as follows: The police report will be sent to the Building Grounds division of the Office of Parks & Cultural Resources. The Parks & Cultual Resources staff will contact the property owner to ensure a waiver of liability has been signed allowing the Buildings & Grounds staff to enter private property for graffiti removal. The waiver of liability can be signed in a number of ways: The property owner can request the waiver be mailed and would then mail it back. The property owner can download the waiver and mail it back. The property owner can request the waiver be e-mailed and then e-mail it back. The property owner can stop at the Municipal Annex, 201 S. Second Street, Elkhart, to sign the waiver in person. If the property owner refuses to remove the graffiti, sign the waiver, or allow the city staff to remove the graffiti, Code Enforcement will take over the process and, in accordance with the City's nuisance ordinance, may levy a fine from $100 up to $2,500. If the property owner is the City of Elkhart, immediate removal will occur.

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Graffiti Report
First Name	*
Last Name	*
Address	*
ZIP Code	*	-
Telephone:	*
Email	*
Location of Graffiti
Are you the Property Owner?	*	Yes    No
Property Owner's Name (If known)
Property Address	*
Descripton of Graffiti / Where Located?	*
How many days has graffiti been present at this location?	*	One day    2-3 days    4 days or more