People v. Alexander A.

Alexander A. appeals a restitution order under Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 730.6. We affirm.

*851 Alexander vandalized a school mural and a car. He was adjudicated a ward of the court for maliciously damaging and destroying real and personal property valued in excess of $400 in violation of Penal Code section 594, subdivisions (a), (b)(1). Alexander contends the trial court abused its discretion when it ordered him to pay $8,219.18 in restitution to the owner of the car which, at most, had a replacement value of approximately $5,300.

FACTS

Alexander pleaded guilty to defacing a school mural, which had been a gift to the school from the community, and vandalizing David Borja’s 1992 Honda Accord LX (Accord).

At the restitution hearing, the deputy district attorney informed the court the school determined it did not have the funds to repair the three-wall mural at a cost of $18,750, and instead had the mural painted over at a cost of $234.92. Pursuant to a stipulated agreement, the court ordered Alexander to pay $234.92 in restitution to the school.

Borja asked the court to order Alexander to pay the full cost of repairing the car. At the restitution…