Montana Code 7-14-2103. Duties of county commissioners concerning county roads
7-14-2103. Duties of county commissioners concerning county roads. (1) A board of county commissioners has general supervision over the county roads within the county.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-14-2103
- 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
(2)A board may survey, view, lay out, record, open, work, and maintain county roads that are established in accordance with this chapter. Guideposts must be erected.
(3)A board may discontinue or abandon county roads when real property owners properly petition for discontinuance or abandonment.
(4)A board of county commissioners may determine the level and scope of maintenance on a county road under its jurisdiction, and a local entity or the state may not withhold funds based on the board’s maintenance determinations.
(5)A board of county commissioners may issue encroachment permits on request pursuant to 7-14-2134(6).