N.D. Cent. Code ch. 24-12

N.D. Cent. Code ch. 24-12
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N.D. Cent. Code § 24-12-01 Injuries to highways

24-12-01. Injuries to highways No person may willfully dig up, remove, displace, break, or otherwise injure or destroy any public highway, right of way, or bridge, or any rest area, picnic area, or tourist camp, or improvements thereon, operated in connection with a public highway, or any private way laid out by authority of law, or any bridge upon such way without first securing permission from the person or governing body having jurisdiction and control thereof.

N.D. Cent. Code § 24-12-02 Obstructing highways

24-12-02. Obstructing highways No person may: 1. Obstruct any public highway in any manner with intent to prevent the free use thereof by the public; 2. Willfully and knowingly obstruct or plow up, or cause to be obstructed or plowed up, any public highway or right of way, except by order of the officials having jurisdiction over such highway for the purpose of working or improving the same; 3. Build or place a barbed wire fence across any well-traveled trail which has been the usual and common route of travel for not less than one year without placing on the outside of the top tier of barbed wire on said fence a board, pole, or other suitable protection, to be at least sixteen feet [4.88 meters] in length; or 4. Plow up a section line in a manner so as to obstruct usual travel on the section line.

N.D. Cent. Code § 24-12-03 Garbage deposited on highways

24-12-03. Garbage deposited on highways Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 277, § 21.

N.D. Cent. Code § 24-12-04 Injury to mileboards, guideposts, traffic-control signals, signs, or markings

24-12-04. Injury to mileboards, guideposts, traffic-control signals, signs, or markings No person may remove, injure, or destroy any mileboard, milestone, or guidepost, traffic-control signals, signs, or markings, or any inscription thereon, erected or placed upon any highway, road, or street by any public authority or by any contractor, subcontractor, or employee engaged in construction activities pursuant to a contract with a public authority therefor.

N.D. Cent. Code § 24-12-04.1 Rewards authorized

24-12-04.1. Rewards authorized The director or any political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized to offer a reward, the amount of which must be determined by the director or the governing body of the political subdivision not exceeding, however, the sum of three hundred dollars, for any information leading to the conviction of any person or persons violating the provisions of this chapter.

N.D. Cent. Code § 24-12-05 Penalties

24-12-05. Penalties Any person who violates any provision of this title for which another penalty is not specifically prescribed is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t24c12.pdfFetched: 10/16/2026

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