Whoever wilfully damages or injures any public road, bridge, drain, light, gate or other appurtenance used and maintained for the safety or convenience of the traveling public shall be fined not more than $500. However, if the damage or injury was on or along a “Delaware byway”, as defined in § 101 of this title, an additional civil mandatory penalty of $500 must be added to the fine. The fine and civil penalty, upon the collection thereof, shall be paid to the State Treasurer.
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Chapter 5. HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES GENERALLY
§ 501. Use of public road or bridge by railway.
§ 502. Closing of roads during repair.
§ 505. Selling of nonuniform traffic-control devices; penalty.
§ 506. Maintenance priority of roads used for school buses or mail routes.
§ 507. Coordinating new development with local transportation improvements.
§ 508. Dedication of new roads for state maintenance; approval required; security.
§ 509. Highways deemed public roads.
§ 510. Speed limit and weight limits on structure.
§ 511. Injury to roads and bridges; double damages; jurisdiction of courts; procedure and appeal.
§ 512. Injury to roads, bridges, etc.; penalty.
§ 513. Trimming of hedges and removal of trimmings; penalty.
§ 515. Maintenance of unfenced junkyards within certain distance of highways; penalty.
§ 516. Creation or maintenance of nuisance within certain limits.
§ 517. Boulevard corporations.
§ 518. Trash within a certain distance of the highway; penalty.
§ 519. William J. Winchester Bridge.
§ 520. Injury to trees, shrubs, and landscaping.
§ 521. Snow removal in nonmunicipal residential communities.
§ 524. Removal of nonofficial signs from utility poles within state rights-of-way.
§ 525. Maintenance of clear zones within rights-of-way.
§ 527. Coordination with other statutes.
§ 528. Restrictions against vehicle sales activities on State rights-of-way.
§ 529. Inspection requirements for bridge owners.
§ 530. Dedication of right-of-way adjacent to a state highway.
§ 531. Connections to roads within restricted age communities.