Ah, we did it in plan sight, but I guess in the US is different. I head about people arrested while truing to fix the pothole themselves, but not for painting it, yet.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/offbeat/greater-cincinnati-man-ch...
[0] https://local12.com/news/local/man-cleared-charges-spray-pai...
At what cost? The process is the punishment.