8-1913. Liability for damage to highway or structure.
8-1913
8-1913. Liability for damage to highway or structure.
(a) Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance upon any
highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which said
highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation,
driving or moving of such vehicle, object or contrivance, or as a result of
operating, driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance weighing in
excess of the maximum weight in this act but authorized by a special permit
issued as provided in this article.
(b) Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object or
contrivance, but is so operating, driving or moving the same with the
express or implied permission of said owner, then said owner and driver
shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage.
(c) Such damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the
authorities in control of such highways or highway structure.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1913; July 1.