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      21-3742.   Throwing or otherwise casting rocks or other objects onto street, highway or railroad right-of-way or railroad property. (a) Any person who intentionally throws, pushes, pitches or otherwise casts any rock, stone or other object, matter or thing onto a street, road, highway, railroad right-of-way, or upon any vehicle, engine or car or any train, locomotive, railroad car, caboose, rail-mounted work equipment or rolling stock thereon, is guilty of a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

      (b)   Any person violating subsection (a) who damages any vehicle, engine or car or any train, locomotive, railroad car, caboose, rail-mounted work equipment or rolling stock lawfully on the street, highway or railroad right-of-way by the thrown or cast rock, stone or other object is guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

      (c)   Any person violating subsection (a) who injures another person on the street, road, highway or railroad right-of-way is guilty of a severity level 7, person felony.

      (d)   In any case where a vehicle, engine or car or any train, locomotive, railroad car, caboose, rail-mounted work equipment or rolling stock is damaged by a person violating subsection (a) and a person is injured either as a result of the cast or thrown object or from injuries incurred as a result of damage to the vehicle in which a person was a passenger when struck by such object, the person throwing or casting the rock, stone or other object causing the damage and injury is guilty of a severity level 6, person felony.

      History:   L. 1971, ch. 110, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 132, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 134; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 88; L. 1996, ch. 30, § 3; July 1.