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Daughter's Chalk Art Leads to Community Service for Mom

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Susan Mortensen was slapped with 50 hours of community service.

August 3, 2012 Updated Aug 3, 2012 at 2:51 PM PDT

A 4-year-old's drawing of a "door to a magic land" earned a Richmond, Virginia mom a $325 fine, a ban from all city parks and a whopping 50 hours of community service.

Susan Mortensen was ticketed in March for allowing her daughter to draw with chalk on the rocks at Belle Isle, a granite-studded park in the James River.

According to Officer Stacy Rogers, the girl was "destroying" property and Mortensen was at fault for allowing her to do it.

Thursday, a judge agreed with the officer, charging Mortensen with vandalism and ordering her to spend 50 hours of her free time painting boundary posts for the park service.

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