Prohibición de arrojar basura en propiedades públicas o privadas

Explicación Simple

No puedes tirar basura en lugares que no te pertenecen, como calles o parques. Si lo haces, podrías recibir una multa o tener que trabajar recogiendo basura.

Es como si llevaras un bocadillo a la casa de un amigo y dejaras migajas por todo su piso; eso no sería respetuoso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está en un parque y decide tirar su envoltura de caramelo en el suelo. Si lo atrapan, podría recibir una multa de hasta cien dólares y tener que trabajar recogiendo basura durante ocho horas.

Penalidades

Multa de $25 a $100 y hasta 30 días de cárcel, además de 8 horas de servicio comunitario.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-11-700. Dumping litter on private or public property prohibited; exceptions; responsibility for removal; penalties. (A) A person, from a vehicle or otherwise, may not dump, throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter or other solid waste, as defined by Section 44-96-40(2), (6), (32), (33), (43), (46), (73), and (74), and including cigarette butts and cigarette component litter, upon waters or public or private property in the State for which he is not the legal owner or a person otherwise granted permission by the legal owner including, but not limited to, a highway, park, beach, campground, forest land, recreational area, trailer park, road, street, or alley except: (1) on property designated by the State for the disposal of litter and other solid waste and the person is authorized to use the property for that purpose; or (2) into a litter receptacle in a manner that the litter is prevented from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon a part of the private or public property or waters. (B) Responsibility for the removal of litter from property or receptacles is upon the person convicted pursuant to this section of littering the property or receptacles. If there is no conviction for littering, the responsibility is upon the owner of the property. (C) A person who violates the provisions of this section in an amount not more than fifteen pounds, including cigarette butts and cigarette components, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. In addition to the fine or term of imprisonment, the court also must impose eight hours of litter-gathering labor or other form of community service. (D) The f