{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-318.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 318.3","heading":"Obstructions in highway right-of-way.","body":"A person shall not place, or cause to be placed, an obstruction within any highway right-of-way. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:\n1. The excavation, filling, or making of any physical changes to any part of the highway right-of-way, except as provided under section 318.8.\n2. The cultivation or growing of crops within the highway right-of-way.\n3. The destruction of plants placed within the highway right-of-way.\n4. The placing of fences or ditches within the highway right-of-way.\n5. The alteration of ditches, water breaks, or drainage tiles within the highway right-of-way.\n6. The placement of trash, litter, debris, waste material, manure, rocks, crops or crop residue, brush, vehicles, machinery, or other items within the highway right-of-way.\n7. The placement of billboards, signs, or advertising devices within the highway right-of-way.\n8. The placement of any red reflector, or any object or other device which shall cause the effect of a red reflector on the highway right-of-way which is visible to passing motorists.","path":["Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION (Ch. 306 - 330B)","Chapter 318 - OBSTRUCTIONS IN HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/318.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:08Z","sha256":"03c56d95f20a5a29c6858af5be7130b01c2c2892ccae0e463800a3cf79bfb70f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-318.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-318.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}