Any person who willfully and maliciously injures any lawful public road in this state or any bridge, gate, milestone, or other fixture on any such road shall, for every such offense, be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor and be liable to any party injured in double damages.

Source

  • G.S.1873, c. 58, § 103, p. 744;
  • R.S.1913, § 3041;
  • C.S.1922, § 2792;
  • C.S.1929, § 39-1027;
  • R.S.1943, § 39-715;
  • R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-715;
  • Laws 1993, LB 370, § 28.

Attorney's Note

Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class V misdemeanorup to $100
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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 39-304

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801