§ 861.01, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 861. OFFENSES RELATED TO PUBLIC ROADS, TRANSPORT, AND WATERS
Obstructing highway.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Whoever obstructs any public road or established highway by fencing across or into the same or by willfully causing any other obstruction in or to such road or highway, or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and the judgment of the court shall also be that the obstruction be removed.
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History
s. 68, Feb. 10, 1832; RS 2700; GS 3662; s. 1, ch. 6884, 1915; RGS 5604; CGL 7791; s. 1099, ch. 71-136.
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