§ 588a
Throwing hazardous objects on highways
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Property Crimes
Title 13, Ch. 15 · Malicious Injuries to Railroad Bridges, Highways, Bridges, and Telegraphs
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Any person who throws or deposits any oil, glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, hoops, wire, cans, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon any public highway in the State of California shall be guilty of a ; provided, however, that any person who deposits any such substance upon any public highway in the State of California with the intent to cause to other persons using the highway shall be guilty of a .
History: Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 250.
Simplified explanation
Throwing or depositing oil, glass, nails, or other substances likely to injure people, animals, or vehicles on a public highway is a misdemeanor; willfully depositing them intending great bodily injury is a felony; no term is stated here.