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Utah Code § 72-7-303: Escaping water and other obstructions -- Injuring or obstructing highway -- Penalty for violations.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 72 Transportation Code
  2. Chapter 72-7 Protection of Highways Act
  3. Part 72-7-3 Highway Damage Liability

(1) A person may not willfully or carelessly:

(a) obstruct or damage any public highway by causing or permitting flow or seepage of water;

(b) permit water under the person's control to escape in any manner that results in damage to a public highway;

(c) place or leave, or cause to be placed or left, anything upon a public highway in a way that obstructs travel or that endangers property or persons passing on the highway.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:34Z. Source file · JSON

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