Representative Phil Lyman proposes the following substitute bill:


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ROAD CLOSURE AMENDMENTS

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2019 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Phil Lyman

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Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins

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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
28     right-of-way to vehicular traffic is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
29          (2) This section does not apply to a closure:
30          (a) by firefighters or peace officers responding to an emergency; or
31          (b) of a public or private railroad crossing for railroad repair or maintenance.