76-8-419. Damaging a highway or bridge.
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Effective 7/1/2026
76-8-419. Damaging a highway or bridge.
(1)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits damaging a highway or bridge if the actor intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly digs up, removes, displaces, breaks, or otherwise damages or destroys a public highway or private way laid out by authority of law, or a bridge upon the highway or private way.
(3)Except as provided in Subsection
(4), a violation of Subsection
(2)is a third degree felony.
(4)If the violation of this section constitutes an offense subject to a greater penalty under another provision of this title, than is provided under this section, this section does not prohibit the prosecution and sentencing for the offense subject to a greater penalty.
Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session