Penalty for wrongfully damaging a district work.
Utah Code § 17B-2a-211
in effect17B-2a-211. Penalty for wrongfully damaging a district work.
(1) A person who wrongfully and purposely fills, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of a drain, ditch, or other work of a drainage district is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(2) Each person who negligently, wrongfully, or purposely fills, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of a drain, ditch, levee, or other work of a drainage district or obstructs or fills any natural stream or outlet used by a drainage district, whether inside or outside the district, shall be liable to the district for all resulting damages.
Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17B/Chapter2A/17B-2a-S211.html?v=C17B-2a-S211_1800010118000101Fetched: 10/26/2026
