§291C-133  Waste material falling
from motor vehicles.  (a)  Notwithstanding sections 291C-131 and 291C-132
to the contrary, a driver of a motor vehicle from which waste material falls
onto a highway or roadway shall be responsible for the removal of the fallen
waste material.  If the driver is unable to remove the waste material from the
highway or roadway, or if removal will create a hazardous situation, the driver
shall report, without unnecessary delay, the following information to the
county police department:



(1)  Description of the fallen waste material;



(2)  Location of the fallen waste material;



(3)  Time of the incident; and



(4)  Any other pertinent information.



(b)  A driver who:



(1)  Knowingly refuses to remove waste material that
has fallen from the driver's motor vehicle onto a highway or roadway; and



(2)  Knowingly fails to report the incident, without
unnecessary delay, to the county police department, pursuant to subsection (a),



shall be subject to the penalties set forth in
section 291C-161.



(c)  As used in this section, "waste
material" means rubbish, refuse, garbage, trash, tire debris, mufflers,
tail pipes, or debris of whatever kind or description.  "Waste
material" does not include material used by authorized persons in
connection with any lawful purpose. [L 1998, c 145, §1; am L 1999, c 18, §5]