Streets and Highways Code section 1491

Any person who wilfully injures any county bridge is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is also liable for actual damages for such injury, to be recovered by the county in a civil action.

Source: Section 1491, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=1491. (updated Jan. 1, 1935; accessed Sep. 7, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/streets_and_highways_code_section_1491

Original Source: Section 1491, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=1491. (last accessed May 12, 2025).