Colorado § 43-5-303 Overflowing highways - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 43-5-303 — Overflowing highways - penalty

Colorado § 43-5-303

Title 43Transportation

Art.Highway Safety

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 43-5-303 (2026).

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A person or corporation shall
not repeatedly, willfully, or negligently cause or allow water to flow, fall, or sprinkle
from any ditch, lateral, canal, waste ditch, reservoir, pond, drain, flume, or
agricultural crop sprinkler system upon any public 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. Each day that water is so allowed to flow upon
any public road or highway shall be deemed a separate offense. Agricultural crop
sprinkler systems upon which generally accepted devices are installed or
preventive practices are carried out and when due diligence has been exercised to
prevent the end gun from discharging water upon the highway shall not be deemed
to be in violation of this

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A person or corporation shall
not repeatedly, willfully, or negligently cause or allow water to flow, fall, or sprinkle
from any ditch, lateral, canal, waste ditch, reservoir, pond, drain, flume, or
agricultural crop sprinkler system upon any public 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. Each day that water is so allowed to flow upon
any public road or highway shall be deemed a separate offense. Agricultural crop
sprinkler systems upon which generally accepted devices are installed or
preventive practices are carried out and when due diligence has been exercised to
prevent the end gun from discharging water upon the highway shall not be deemed
to be in violation of this section, nor shall acts of God, including but not limited to
wind, be deemed a violation of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 15: p. 405, � 1. C.L. � 1283. CSA: C. 143, � 37. CRS 53: �120-4-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 120-4-3. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1776, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3326, � 781, effective March 1, 2022.