Section 11.61.150. Obstruction of highways.

   (a) A person commits the offense of obstruction of highways if the person knowingly
        (1) places, drops, or permits to drop on a highway any substance that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to others using the highway; or
        (2) renders a highway impassable or passable only with unreasonable inconvenience or hazard.
   (b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a)(1) of this section that
        (1) the defendant took reasonable steps to remove the substance from the highway; and
        (2) no person suffered physical injury as a result of the presence of the substance on the highway.
   (c) Obstruction of highways is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

SB 91 OMNIBUS CRIM LAW & PROCEDURE; CORRECTIONS

History

(Sec. 7 ch 166 SLA 1978; am Sec. 34, 35 ch 36 SLA 2016)