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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts provisions related to unlawful road closures.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ makes closing a road under certain conditions a class C misdemeanor.
13 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
14 None
15 Other Special Clauses:
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17 Utah Code Sections Affected:
18 ENACTS:
19 72-5-118, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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21 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22 Section 1. Section 72-5-118 is enacted to read:
23 72-5-118. Unlawful road closures.
24 (1) Except as provided in Sections 72-1-212, 72-5-105, 72-6-114, and 72-7-103, an
25 individual who knowingly places or authorizes the placement of a temporary or permanent
26 barricade on a class A, B, C, or D road, an R.S. 2477 right-of-way, or a portion of a class A, B,
27 C, or D road or R.S. 2477 right-of-way to permanently or temporarily close the road or R.S.
28 2477 right-of-way to vehicular traffic is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
29 (2) This section does not apply to a road closure:
30 (a) by firefighters or peace officers responding to an emergency;
31 (b) that may result from a permanent or temporary closure of a public or private
32 railroad crossing; or
33 (c) on an R.S. 2477 right-of-way across private land if a perpetual public right-of-way
34 has not been granted through a settlement or court order.