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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 861
OFFENSES RELATED TO PUBLIC ROADS, TRANSPORT, AND WATERS
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F.S. 861.01
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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 861.01
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S861.01 - HEALTH-SAFETY - OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 861.01

Total Results: 2

Cohen v. Hattaway

595 So. 2d 105, 1992 WL 18554

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 1992 | Docket: 1299419

Cited 20 times | Published

business for which it was created.'" 3 Fletcher, § 861.1 at 234. Thus, in order to show a corporate opportunity

TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA v. Meretsky

773 So. 2d 1245, 2000 WL 1819401

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 2000 | Docket: 1291979

Cited 6 times | Published

sidewalk where the public can travel. Under section 861.01, Florida Statutes (1997), "[w]hoever obstructs