Growing up in a small town had a bit of interesting quirks. One of these were kids going out after school to steal the towns traffic cones as a prank. Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to participate in his exhilarating activity but who would have thought that stealing a cities property was a prank to a bunch of 16 year old’s. I would assume at the time they didn’t think about the ramifications of their actions but I had always wondered if they would have gotten in trouble if they’d been caught. While searching around this is what I have found out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, just like stealing anything, stealing traffic cones is illegal. If you were to get caught in the act or after it would be considered theft of city property and is punishable by fines or even jail time. In some cases, the punishment is greater if the stolen cones were used to intentionally block traffic or cause harm to others. It’s better to find safer and legal ways to obtain a traffic cone by either buying one or renting one from a company\/city.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Now, this answer might not have persuaded you to not go out and steal a traffic cone. If you’re needing more reasons go ahead and keep reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The law is pretty clear on theft. Taking something without permission is considered theft and is punishable. In the case of traffic cones, they are usually owned by either a state or city government so any theft is punishable as criminal actions. States have different degrees of punishment for stealing traffic cones depending on how many were taken and what was done with them once taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat does the law say?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n