# 19 V.S.A. § 1108: Injuring highway

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## Section

- **Citation:** 19 V.S.A. § 1108
- **Heading:** Injuring highway
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 19 / Chapter 11 / Section 1108

## Text

(a) A person who wantonly or willfully injures a highway, or a bridge, or any of their components by destroying or removing planks, posts, timber, stones, or asphalt surface, or by digging pits for gravel, clay, or for any other purpose, shall forfeit to the town or State, to be expended in repairing highways, not more than $100.00 plus actual costs of repairing damage to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the town or State, with costs.

(b) A person who injures a public highway by obstructing or diverting a stream, watercourse, or sluice, or by dragging logs or timber or any other objects on the road surface, shall be fined not more than $100.00 for each offense. The person shall be further liable to the town or State for the damage to the highway, to be recovered in a civil action, in the name of the town or State.

(c) A person guilty of an offense prohibited in this section, besides the penalty, shall be liable to the town or State, or to any individual, in a civil action, for damages sustained by either in consequence of the acts prohibited, with costs.

## Nearby sections

- [19 V.S.A. § 1101 § 1101. Concurrent authority; class 1 highways](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1101.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1102 § 1102. Acquiring highways by adverse possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1102.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1103 § 1103. Unorganized towns and gores; duties of supervisors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1103.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1104 § 1104. Lighting where hazard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1104.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1105 § 1105. Obstructing travel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1105.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1106 § 1106. Overnight camping](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1106.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1107 § 1107. Cattle crossing signs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1107.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1108 § 1108. Injuring highway](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1108.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1109 § 1109. Agency of Transportation rules on abuse of highways](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1109.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1110 § 1110. Posting of highways](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1110.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1111 § 1111. Permitted use of the right-of-way relocation or adjustment orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1111.md)
- [19 V.S.A. § 1112 § 1112. Definitions; fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T19_C11_S1112.md)

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