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17 DE Code § 420. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 4. Delaware Interstate Highway Division|§ 420. Power to collect and pledge tolls and revenues; fixation of tolls, rates or charges.

§ 420. Power to collect and pledge tolls and revenues; fixation of tolls, rates or charges. (a) The Department may make and enforce such rules and regulations and establish, levy and collect (or authorize by contract, franchise, lease or otherwise, the establishment, levy and collection of) such tolls, rents, rates and other charges for the use of any toll crossing operated by the Department or any improvements or extensions thereof as it may deem necessary, proper, desirable and reasonable, and the Department may pledge such tolls, rates, rents and other revenues, or any part thereof, either presently received or to be received in the future, or both, as security for the repayment with interest of any moneys borrowed by it or advanced to it and as security for the satisfaction of any other obligation assumed by it under the authority of this chapter. (b) Such tolls, rates, rents and other charges shall be so fixed and adjusted so as to provide funds at least sufficient, together with any other revenues of the Department, to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the toll crossings operated and maintained by the Department, and the principal of and the interest upon the outstanding revenue bonds of the Department, subject, however, to any applicable law or regulation of the United States of America now in force or enacted or made after July 27, 1955. Such tolls and all other revenues of the Department shall not revert to the General Fund of the State Treasury but shall at all times be available to the Department for the purposes set forth in this chapter. Such tolls, rates, rents or other charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other commission, board, bureau or agency of the State. (c) The Department shall not impose, establish, levy or collect a toll that it would otherwise be permitted to impose, establish, levy or collect under this section, for any emergency vehicle of a volunteer fire company or volunteer ambulance company, or any emergency vehicle engaged in the ordinary course of business of a volunteer fire company or a volunteer ambulance company. (d) The Department shall not impose, establish, levy or collect a toll that it would otherwise be permitted to impose, establish, levy or collect under this section for any emergency vehicle of a police agency, including marked, semi-marked or unmarked vehicles, engaged in the ordinary course of business of a state, county or municipal police agency. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  421;  50 Del. Laws, c. 492, §  19;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  3D;  70 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 468, §  1;
17 DE Code § 421. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 4. Delaware Interstate Highway Division|§ 421. Contributions.

§ 421. Contributions. The Department, in addition to the moneys which may be received from the sale of bonds and from the collection of tolls and other revenues derived under this chapter, shall have authority to accept from any federal agency or other public or private body, or from any other source, grants or contributions of money or property for or in aid of the construction, maintenance or operation of the toll crossings maintained and operated by it or for or in aid of the construction, reconstruction or improvement of any highway which is authorized by this title, or for the payment of its bonds. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  422;  50 Del. Laws, c. 492, §  20;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §§  3D, 3J;
17 DE Code § 422. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 4. Delaware Interstate Highway Division|§ 422. Moneys as trust funds.

§ 422. Moneys as trust funds. All moneys received pursuant to this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or grants or other contributions, or as tolls and revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The Department shall, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or in the trust indenture, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds and the tolls and revenues to be received, to any officer, agency, bank or trust company, who shall act as trustee of such funds, and shall hold and apply the same to the purposes of this chapter, subject to such regulations as this chapter and such resolution or trust indenture may provide. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  423;  50 Del. Laws, c. 492, §  21;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  3D;
17 DE Code § 423. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 4. Delaware Interstate Highway Division|§ 423. State covenant for control of crossings.

§ 423. State covenant for control of crossings. The State covenants and agrees with the holders of any of the bonds issued by the Department under this chapter, for which there may be pledged the revenues of the Department or any part thereof, that so long as said bonds or obligations remain outstanding and unpaid and unless and until adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the persons advancing money upon such obligations, the State will not diminish or impair the power of the Department or of any successor thereof to operate or control any toll crossing constructed or maintained and operated by it, including the Delaware Memorial Bridge or to establish, levy and collect tolls, rates, rents or other charges in connection therewith. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  424;  50 Del. Laws, c. 492, §  22;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  3D;
17 DE Code § 424. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 4. Delaware Interstate Highway Division|§ 424. Pecuniary interest of member or employee; penalty.

§ 424. Pecuniary interest of member or employee; penalty. Whoever, being a member or employee of the Department, is directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in any contract or subcontract made in connection with the construction, improvement, repair, operation or maintenance of any toll crossing operated or maintained by the Department shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 2 years or both. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  425;  50 Del. Laws, c. 492, §  24;  57 Del. Laws, c. 571, §§  3D, 3K;
17 DE Code § 425. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 4. Delaware Interstate Highway Division|§ 425. Penalty for nonpayment of toll.

§ 425. Penalty for nonpayment of toll. Whoever uses or attempts to use any toll crossing operated or maintained by the Department without paying the toll at the rate then in force for such use, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  426;  50 Del. Laws, c. 492, §  24;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  3D;
17 DE Code § 426. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 4. Delaware Interstate Highway Division|§ 426. Construction of chapter.

§ 426. Construction of chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry its purposes into effect. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  427;  50 Del. Laws, c. 492, §  26;
17 DE Code § 501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 501. Use of public road or bridge by railway.

§ 501. Use of public road or bridge by railway. No public road or bridge shall be used or occupied by any electric or other railway without the consent of the Department being first obtained, and such operation shall be subject to such regulations and conditions as the Department may from time to time prescribe. 19 Del. Laws, c. 677;  Code 1915, §  1577;  40 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1669;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  501;
17 DE Code § 502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 502. Closing of roads during repair.

§ 502. Closing of roads during repair. (a) Whenever, in the judgment of the Department, it is necessary to close a road or a portion thereof which is being constructed, improved or repaired by the Department, upon the adoption of a resolution by the Department to the effect that it is necessary to close such road, or portion thereof for either of the aforesaid reasons, the Department, or those having charge of the construction, improvement or repair, shall have the right to close such road, or portion thereof, to public travel by the erection of barriers or otherwise. (b) Whoever, being other than an ordinary foot traveler, uses such road, or portion thereof while the same is closed pursuant to the resolution for any purpose whatever shall be fined not more than $100. (c) Nothing herein contained shall in any way affect the right of persons using the road or portion thereof so closed for the purpose of necessary ingress, egress or regress to any property located thereon. 29 Del. Laws, c. 108;  40 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1666;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  502;
17 DE Code § 503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 503. Nuisance; penalty.

§ 503. Nuisance; penalty. Whoever encroaches upon, or obstructs or commits any nuisance in, a public road or wilfully obstructs or injures a public bridge shall be fined not less than $15 nor more than $50. In case of a continuing nuisance, the judge shall order the person to abate the nuisance within a given time, and, on failure to do so, a writ of execution shall be issued to the sheriff commanding the person to abate the same. The sheriff's fee for executing the writ shall be $3.00 a day and all expenses, to be paid by the defendant, which payment may be enforced by attachment and imprisonment. Code 1852, §  1133;  Code 1915, §  1575;  Code 1935, §  1664;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  503;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
17 DE Code § 505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 505. Selling of nonuniform traffic-control devices; penalty.

§ 505. Selling of nonuniform traffic-control devices; penalty. Whoever sells or offers for sale for use on any public highway in this State any traffic-control device which does not conform to the Delaware Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices for Division of Highways shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 and shall make restitution to the purchaser in an amount equal to the entire sum originally paid for the device or devices. In the event a sale consists of the sale of more than 1 separate device, each sale of each separate device shall constitute a violation of this section. Code 1852, §§  1081, 1082;  Code 1915, §  1568;  Code 1935, §  1661;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  505;  60 Del. Laws, c. 700, §  1;
17 DE Code § 506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 506. Maintenance priority of roads used for school buses or mail routes.

§ 506. Maintenance priority of roads used for school buses or mail routes. All roads under the jurisdiction of the Department over which school buses and mail routes are established shall have first consideration in the expenditure of state road funds for the purpose of making and maintaining the roads passable at all times. 36 Del. Laws, c. 130;  Code 1935, §  1658;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  506;
17 DE Code § 509. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 509. Highways deemed public roads.

§ 509. Highways deemed public roads. All public roads, causeways and bridges laid out as such, or made by lawful authority, or which have been used as such and maintained at the public charge for 20 years or more are declared to be common highways. The usage by the public for 20 years or more of any road shall not cause the road to become a common highway or public road unless the same has been maintained at the public charge for 20 years or more. Code 1852, §  1077;  Code 1915, §  1566;  29 Del. Laws, c. 106;  Code 1935, §  1657;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  509;
17 DE Code § 510. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 510. Speed limit and weight limits on structure.

§ 510. Speed limit and weight limits on structure. (a) The Department may conduct an investigation of any public or private bridge, causeway, viaduct or other elevated structure which crosses any public highway regardless of the owner or the owners of said bridge, causeway, viaduct or elevated structure and regardless of what government has jurisdiction over it. (b) If it finds that a public structure set forth in subsection (a) of this section cannot safely withstand vehicles traveling at the speed permissible under the Code, or cannot withstand vehicular gross weights, including carried load, permissible under the Code, the Department shall determine and declare the maximum speed or gross weight, including carried load, or both, of vehicles which such structure can withstand and shall cause or permit signs stating such maximum speed or gross weight, including carried load, to be erected and maintained before the entrance to such structure. (c) If it finds that a private structure as set forth in subsection (a) of this section cannot withstand the usage to which it is being subjected, the Department shall declare the maximum usage to which the structure can be subjected. The Department shall notify the owner and/or user of the private structure, who shall not permit the maximum safe usage as determined by the Department to be exceeded. (d) Whoever violates subsection (c) of this section shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days or both. Code 1852, §  1131;  Code 1915, §  1573;  29 Del. Laws, c. 108;  40 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1665;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  510;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  4C;  60 Del. Laws, c. 700, §  2;
17 DE Code § 511. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 511. Injury to roads and bridges; double damages; jurisdiction of courts; procedure and appeal.

§ 511. Injury to roads and bridges; double damages; jurisdiction of courts; procedure and appeal. (a) Whoever negligently or wilfully injures or damages any public road, bridge or drain, or any gate, light or other appurtenance maintained and used for the convenience or safety of the traveling public in connection with such road, bridge or drain shall forfeit and pay double damages therefor. If a public road, bridge, drain, gate, light, or other appurtenance is on or along a “Delaware byway”, as defined in § 101 of this title, an additional civil mandatory penalty of $500 must be added to the amount of double damages. (b) Action for the recovery of such damages, where the road, bridge, drain or other appurtenance is under the jurisdiction and control of the Department, shall be brought in the name of the State, and all money recovered thereby shall be paid to the State Treasurer. (c) Justices of the peace, the Court of Common Pleas and the Superior Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction of actions under this section, provided that the jurisdiction of justices of the peace shall be limited to cases where the double damage shall not exceed $2,500, and the jurisdiction of the Court of Common Pleas shall be limited to cases where the double damages shall not exceed the sum of $15,000. (d) In actions before Justices of the Peace, the procedure shall be the same as is provided for actions of trespass before Justices of the Peace, with the right of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, and, in actions before the Court of Common Pleas, the right of appeal to the Superior Court shall be preserved. Code 1852, §  1131;  Code 1915, §  1573;  29 Del. Laws, c. 108;  40 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1665;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  511;  66 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 423, §  20;  69 Del. Laws, c. 423, §  20;  77 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  4;
17 DE Code § 512. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 512. Injury to roads, bridges, etc.; penalty.

§ 512. Injury to roads, bridges, etc.; penalty. Whoever wilfully damages or injures any public road, bridge, drain, light, gate or other appurtenance used and maintained for the safety or convenience of the traveling public shall be fined not more than $500. However, if the damage or injury was on or along a “Delaware byway”, as defined in § 101 of this title, an additional civil mandatory penalty of $500 must be added to the fine. The fine and civil penalty, upon the collection thereof, shall be paid to the State Treasurer. Code 1852, §  1131;  Code 1915, §  1573;  29 Del. Laws, c. 108;  40 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1665;  42 Del. Laws, c. 77;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  512;  77 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  5;
17 DE Code § 513. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 513. Trimming of hedges and removal of trimmings; penalty.

§ 513. Trimming of hedges and removal of trimmings; penalty. All hedges growing along any of the public roads in this State shall be trimmed at least once in every year to a height of not more than 41/2 feet, and the owner, tenant or occupant of any land upon which such hedge is so growing shall so trim such hedge. None of the trimmings removed from such hedge shall be allowed to remain on any of the public roads longer than 2 weeks, but shall be removed therefrom by the party doing the trimming. Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel the owner, tenant or occupant of any land upon which such hedge is so growing to remove from the public roads any of such trimmings that cannot be removed by the use of an ordinary horse rake, and such owner, tenant or occupant shall not be compelled to remove the small trimmings within 5 feet of such hedge. Where hedges are cut down for the purpose of laying or allowing to thicken, the same may be permitted to grow without trimming for a period of 3 years. Whoever fails to perform any of the duties imposed by this section shall be fined not more than $50 and, in default of payment thereof, may be imprisoned not more than 60 days. 32 Del. Laws, c. 203;  Code 1935, §  4180;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  513;
17 DE Code § 515. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 515. Maintenance of unfenced junkyards within certain distance of highways; penalty.

§ 515. Maintenance of unfenced junkyards within certain distance of highways; penalty. (a) No person shall place, store or permit the placing or storage of abandoned or scrapped automobiles, or automobiles that have been junked, or maintain or keep any yard where scrapped, abandoned or junked automobiles are kept or stored within a distance of 1/4 mile from the right-of-way of the nearest improved state or public highway, unless the yard or field wherein such automobiles are kept, placed or stored shall have erected thereon a fence parallel to the improved highway for the full length of the yard or field along the highway, and shall also have a further fence extending back from the parallel fence the full length of that portion of the field used for such storage, or for a distance of 75 feet, whichever distance shall be the shorter, which fence or fences shall be at least 7 feet in height, shall be built of wood and the panels thereof shall be spaced not more than 2 inches apart. (b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall, for each separate offense, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not less than 10 nor more than 60 days, or both. (c) Each day that any violation is continued shall be deemed a separate offense and violation of subsection (a) of this section. 41 Del. Laws, c. 194, §§  1, 2;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  515;
17 DE Code § 516. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 516. Creation or maintenance of nuisance within certain limits.

§ 516. Creation or maintenance of nuisance within certain limits. (a) No person shall create, erect, maintain or continue a nuisance, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, within 200 feet of either side of the right-of-way of any public highway entering into the City of Wilmington for a distance of 1 mile from the corporate limits of the City, or within the boundaries thereof, upon land of which such person is partner, or persons are the owner, lessee, agent, tenant or occupant. (b) As used in this section, “nuisance” means any condition of the land, or of the buildings erected thereon, or of the trade or business conducted thereon, or of unsightly articles collected thereon or therein or of obnoxious odors arising thereon, therein or therefrom, which causes any annoyance to the persons making use of any public highway, as mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, by being offensive or obnoxious to the senses of such persons. (c) The Council of the “Mayor and Council of Wilmington” may abate the nuisance by the enactment of ordinances giving directions for the cleansing, removal or remedy of the matter or thing complained of and providing penalties for violations of its orders to be recovered in the Court of Common Pleas. 35 Del. Laws, c. 90, §§  1-3;  Code 1935, §§  2465-2467;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  516;  71 Del. Laws, c. 176, §  26;
17 DE Code § 517. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 517. Boulevard corporations.

§ 517. Boulevard corporations. Article 10, Chapter 65 of the Revised Code of Delaware 1935 shall continue in full force and effect as to boulevard corporations established according to law and existing at the time of the effective date of this Code. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  517;
17 DE Code § 518. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 518. Trash within a certain distance of the highway; penalty.

§ 518. Trash within a certain distance of the highway; penalty. (a) No person shall throw, deposit or place any trash, rubbish or garbage within 100 feet of any public highway in this State. (b) Whoever violates this section shall be punished as follows: The court shall order the violator within a specified period of time to clean up that section of the public highway or property within 100 feet of the public highway where the violator has thrown, deposited or placed trash, rubbish or garbage, except that if the violator refuses to do so, or if such is not possible or feasible, or if the violator fails to do so to the satisfaction of the court, the violator shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500 for each violation and there shall be no suspension of the fine. (c) Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction of offenses under this section. (d) Each day that any violation is continued shall be deemed a separate offense and violation of this section. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  518;  50 Del. Laws, c. 336, §  1;  52 Del. Laws, c. 190;  57 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§  1, 2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 414;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
17 DE Code § 519. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 5. Highways, Roads and Bridges Generally|§ 519. William J. Winchester Bridge.

§ 519. William J. Winchester Bridge. The Department of Transportation is hereby directed to name the bridge which crosses the Christina River at Third Street in the City of Wilmington the “William J. Winchester Bridge.” 62 Del. Laws, c. 54, §  1;