Utah Code 17B-2a-211. Penalty for wrongfully damaging a district work
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(1) A person who wrongfully and purposely fills, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of a drain, ditch, or other work of a drainage district is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Attorney's Note
Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| class C misdemeanor | up to 90 days | up to $750 |
Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-2a-211
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Ditch: includes a drain or natural or constructed watercourse, whether open, covered, or tiled, and whether inside or outside the drainage district. See Utah Code 17B-2a-202
- Drainage: includes the reclamation, protection, or betterment of land by leading, carrying, withholding, or pumping excess water from land through canals, ditches, pipes, or other means. See Utah Code 17B-2a-202
- Drainage district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a drainage district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
(2) Each person who negligently, wrongfully, or purposely fills, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of a drain, ditch, levee, or other work of a drainage district or obstructs or fills any natural stream or outlet used by a drainage district, whether inside or outside the district, shall be liable to the district for all resulting damages.