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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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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
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Cases Citing Statute 861.01

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Cohen v. Hattaway, 595 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992).

Cited 20 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 18554

business for which it was created.'" 3 Fletcher, § 861.1 at 234. Thus, in order to show a corporate opportunity
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Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea v. Meretsky, 773 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 1819401

...reet or sidewalk. Although "right of passage" is not specifically defined, it is a place in addition to the "street" and includes the property owned by the Town alongside the street whether or not it has a sidewalk where the public can travel. 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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