Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 518 – Trash within a certain distance of the highway; penalty
(a) No person shall throw, deposit or place any trash, rubbish or garbage within 100 feet of any public highway in this State.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 518
- highway: include any public way or road or portion thereof and any sewer, drain or drainage system connected therewith and any bridge, culvert, viaduct or other construction or artificial way used in connection therewith and anything which is accessory to any of the same or to the use thereof. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be punished as follows: The court shall order the violator within a specified period of time to clean up that section of the public highway or property within 100 feet of the public highway where the violator has thrown, deposited or placed trash, rubbish or garbage, except that if the violator refuses to do so, or if such is not possible or feasible, or if the violator fails to do so to the satisfaction of the court, the violator shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500 for each violation and there shall be no suspension of the fine.
(c) Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction of offenses under this section.
(d) Each day that any violation is continued shall be deemed a separate offense and violation of this section.
17 Del. C. 1953, § ?518; 50 Del. Laws, c. 336, § ?1; 52 Del. Laws, c. 190; 57 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§ ?1, 2; 57 Del. Laws, c. 414; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;