{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-72-7-303","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 72-7-303","heading":"Escaping water and other obstructions -- Injuring or obstructing highway -- Penalty for violations.","body":"(1) A person may not willfully or carelessly:\n(a) obstruct or damage any public highway by causing or permitting flow or seepage of water;\n(b) permit water under the person's control to escape in any manner that results in damage to a public highway;\n(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.\n(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Title 72 Transportation Code","Chapter 72-7 Protection of Highways Act","Part 72-7-3 Highway Damage Liability"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title72/Chapter7/72-7-S303.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"8112d86c774e30df1436a7fd91b96366b4e135298fe6b50e6e5040c44ae8952f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-72-7-302","next":"us-ut/utah-code-72-7-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}