Show Road Markers Protected by Law in Many States State Eighteen n states now have hate laws making It a misdemeanor to willfully damage official road signs and with trams traffic steadily Increasing there Is II a tendency to Impose severe punishment on those who with thc these utilities of ot tra travel 11 according to the research department of ot the American Automobile association i iThe The national motoring body pointed out that official road signs Include all those erected by the state or local governments or b by A A. A A A. A. A motor clubs with approval al of ot the Interested authorities The A A. A A. A A. A appeals to affiliated clubs In to states where such protective legislation has not been enacted to conduct a 11 vIgorous campaign States In which It Is now a 0 misdemeanor mIl mis demeanor to willfully damage destroy mutilate tear down or deface any official cial road sign shin warning or directional marker on highways hwn's are Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Idaho Moho Louisiana Maine Michigan Minnesota Minne sota rota FOta Nebraska New e Jersey New ew Mexico New r York North Carolina North r Dakota South Dakota and Virginia |