{"data":{"id":"us-de/17-del.-c.-503","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"17 Del. C. § 503","heading":"Nuisance; penalty.","body":"Whoever encroaches upon, or obstructs or commits any nuisance in, a public road or wilfully obstructs or injures a public bridge shall be fined not less than $15 nor more than $50. In case of a continuing nuisance, the judge shall order the person to abate the nuisance within a given time, and, on failure to do so, a writ of execution shall be issued to the sheriff commanding the person to abate the same. The sheriff’s fee for executing the writ shall be $3.00 a day and all expenses, to be paid by the defendant, which payment may be enforced by attachment and imprisonment.","path":["Title 17. Highways","CHAPTER 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title17/c005/index.html#503","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:23Z","sha256":"63ebf94b5f7a4723f03a52c7f2e65aacc8e9163384eb9383e8a5491b376a3247","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/17-del.-c.-502","next":"us-de/17-del.-c.-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}