{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-72-5-118","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 72-5-118","heading":"Unlawful road closures.","body":"(1) Except as provided in Sections 72-1-212, 72-5-105, 72-6-114, and 72-7-103, an individual who knowingly places or authorizes the placement of a temporary or permanent barricade on a class A, B, C, or D road, an R.S. 2477 right-of-way, or a portion of a class A, B, C, or D road or R.S. 2477 right-of-way to permanently or temporarily close the road or R.S. 2477 right-of-way to vehicular traffic is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.\n(2) This section does not apply to a road closure:\n(a) by firefighters or peace officers responding to an emergency;\n(b) that may result from a permanent or temporary closure of a public or private railroad crossing; or\n(c) on an R.S. 2477 right-of-way across private land if a perpetual public right-of-way has not been granted through a settlement or court order.","path":["Title 72 Transportation Code","Chapter 72-5 Rights-Of-Way Act","Part 72-5-1 Public Highways"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title72/Chapter5/72-5-S118.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"5454a4c150c35eb7c3578708ba88f7d6773c17a945ceac1205d1a269f0cbf16e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-72-5-117","next":"us-ut/utah-code-72-5-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}