Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 861.01 (2025)
Obstructing highway.
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861.01 Obstructing highway.—Whoever obstructs any public road or established highway by fencing across or into the same or by willfully causing any other obstruction in or to such road or highway, or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and the judgment of the court shall also be that the obstruction be removed.
History.—s. 68, Feb. 10, 1832; RS 2700; GS 3662; s. 1, ch. 6884, 1915; RGS 5604; CGL 7791; s. 1099, ch. 71-136.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 861.01
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§861.01HEALTH-SAFETYOBSTRUCT HIGHWAY
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea v. Meretsky, 773 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).
Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea v. Meretsky, 773 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). “Under section 861.01, Florida Statutes (1997), "[w]hoever obstructs any public road or established highway by fencing across or into same .”
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