No person or corporation shall erect any fence, house, or other structure or dig pits or holes in or upon any highway, or place thereon or cause or allow to be placed thereon any stones, timber, or trees or any obstruction whatsoever. No person or corporation shall tear down, burn, or otherwise damage any bridge of any highway, or cause wastewater or the water from any ditch, road, drain, flume, agricultural crop sprinkler system, or other source to flow or fall upon any road or highway so as to damage the same or to cause a hazard to vehicular traffic. Any person or corporation so offending commits a civil infraction and shall also be liable to any person, unit of government, or corporation in a civil action for any damages resulting therefrom.

Source: L. 1883: p. 261, § 36. G.S. § 2988. L. 1885: p. 325, § 1. R.S. 08: § 5826. C.L. § 1280. CSA: C. 143, § 34. CRS 53: § 120-4-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 120-4-1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1775, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3326, § 780, effective March 1, 2022.

Cross references: For damaging road, ditch, or flume, see § 7-42-109; for the penalty for cutting or breaking ditch or flume, see § 37-89-101; for obstructing highway or other passageway, see § 18-9-107; for the penalty for a civil infraction, see § 18-1.3-503.