Montana Code 60-1-201. Classification — highways and roads
60-1-201. Classification — highways and roads. (1) Public highways of this state are classified as follows:
Terms Used In Montana Code 60-1-201
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)commission-designated highway systems;
(b)state highways;
(c)county roads;
(d)city streets.
(2)All highways that are not designated, selected, or established by the commission or constructed or maintained by the department may be designated as county roads or city streets upon the acceptance of the county or city.
(3)County roads are those that are opened, established, constructed, maintained, changed, abandoned, or discontinued by a county in accordance with Title 7, chapter 14, or that have been the subject of a request under 7-14-2622 and for which a legal route has been recognized by a district court as provided in 7-14-2622.
(4)City streets are those public highways under the jurisdiction of municipal officials.