Graffiti artists are now required to get owner's approval before putting graffiti on their property in Downtown Las Vegas's Arts District. Formerly, graffiti artists were permitted to create their art in that area without anyone's permission. Artists who do not get permission first face charges for the Nevada crime of graffiti.
The Nevada crime of graffiti occurs when someone puts graffiti on or otherwise defaces another's property without their consent. Graffiti refers to any type of defacement including using markers and even sidewalk chalk. Typical defenses to graffiti charges are that the owner gave consent, that the police arrested the wrong person, or that the defendant was protected by the First Amendment (freedom of expression).
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