Colorado § 43-5-301 Obstructing highway - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 43-5-301 — Obstructing highway - penalty

Colorado § 43-5-301

Title 43Transportation

Art.Highway Safety

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 43-5-301 (2026).

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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.

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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.

Legislative History

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.