Gates shall not be allowed on any county highway except gates allowed by the board of supervisors in accordance with the provisions of section 966. If the expense of the erection and maintenance of such allowed gates is not paid as required by section 966, such gates shall be removed as an obstruction.

Any person who leaves any such gate open, or who wilfully and unnecessarily rides over ground adjoining the highway on which the gate is erected, shall be liable to the injured party for treble damages.

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Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 1486

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • highway: includes all or any part of the entire width of right of way of a county highway, whether or not such entire area is actually used for highway purposes. See California Streets and Highways Code 1480
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

  • Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19

(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

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