Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION
Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW

23 §2902. Location of railroad crossings; expense; appeals (REPEALED) - §2902. Location of railroad crossings; expense; appeals (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §2903. Maintenance of railroad crossings already laid out (REPEALED) - §2903. Maintenance of railroad crossings already laid out (REPEALED) SECTION...

23 §2904. Recording adjudications of Department of Transportation (REPEALED) - §2904. Recording adjudications of Department of Transportation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §2905. Crossing of public ways (REPEALED) - §2905. Crossing of public ways (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

23 §2906. Ways raised or lowered; course altered (REPEALED) - §2906. Ways raised or lowered; course altered (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §2907. Discontinuance of railroad crossings (REPEALED) - §2907. Discontinuance of railroad crossings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

23 §2908. Damages for neglect (REPEALED) - §2908. Damages for neglect (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

23 §2909. Bridges over canals or railroads; repairs; proceedings where unsafe conditions (REPEALED) - §2909. Bridges over canals or railroads; repairs; proceedings where unsafe...

23 §2910. Temporary crossings (REPEALED) - §2910. Temporary crossings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 456,...

23 §2911. Crossing signs on each side of track; whistle and bell (REPEALED) - §2911. Crossing signs on each side of track; whistle and...

23 §2912. Precautions at crossings (REPEALED) - §2912. Precautions at crossings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

23 §2913. Crossings kept open part of year; expense apportioned (REPEALED) - §2913. Crossings kept open part of year; expense apportioned (REPEALED)...

23 §2914. Signboards at grade crossings; ringing of engine bells (REPEALED) - §2914. Signboards at grade crossings; ringing of engine bells (REPEALED)...

23 §2915. Failure to comply; damages (REPEALED) - §2915. Failure to comply; damages (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

23 §2916. Right of entry (REPEALED) - §2916. Right of entry (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

23 §2917. Plant railroad defined (REPEALED) - §2917. Plant railroad defined (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

23 §2918. Bridges erected by municipalities maintained (REPEALED) - §2918. Bridges erected by municipalities maintained (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

23 §2919. Report of decisions and copies to parties interested (REPEALED) - §2919. Report of decisions and copies to parties interested (REPEALED)...

23 §2920. Speed limit at highway grade crossings (REPEALED) - §2920. Speed limit at highway grade crossings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §2921. Automatic signals; expense; definition (REPEALED) - §2921. Automatic signals; expense; definition (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

23 §2922. Crossings designated (REPEALED) - §2922. Crossings designated (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 456,...

23 §2923. Obstructions ordered removed; notice (REPEALED) - §2923. Obstructions ordered removed; notice (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

23 §2924. Expense of removal paid by municipality; partial state reimbursement (REPEALED) - §2924. Expense of removal paid by municipality; partial state reimbursement...

23 §2925. Damages; municipality and State to share (REPEALED) - §2925. Damages; municipality and State to share (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §2926. Buildings not removed without owner's consent (REPEALED) - §2926. Buildings not removed without owner's consent (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §2927. Applicability to all railroads (REPEALED) - §2927. Applicability to all railroads (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

23 §2928. Railroad company may enter private property (REPEALED) - §2928. Railroad company may enter private property (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §2929. Maintenance charges for private crossings (REPEALED) - §2929. Maintenance charges for private crossings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

23 §2930. Partial reimbursement of cost (REPEALED) - §2930. Partial reimbursement of cost (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...

Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS

23 §2951. Notification to county commissioners of change in highway - §2951. Notification to county commissioners of change in highway Whenever...

23 §2952. Longtime buildings and fences as bounds; estoppel - §2952. Longtime buildings and fences as bounds; estoppel When buildings...

23 §2953. Closing of roads in winter - §2953. Closing of roads in winter 1. Announcement of winter...

23 §2954. Ice bridges; penalty for injuring (REPEALED) - §2954. Ice bridges; penalty for injuring (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

23 §2955. Placing turf in street prohibited (REPEALED) - §2955. Placing turf in street prohibited (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS (REPEALED)

23 §3001. Power of officers; notice (REPEALED) - §3001. Power of officers; notice (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...

23 §3002. Winter roads (REPEALED) - §3002. Winter roads (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711,...

23 §3003. Acceptance by town (REPEALED) - §3003. Acceptance by town (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....

23 §3004. Discontinuance of way (REPEALED) - §3004. Discontinuance of way (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....

23 §3005. Damages; appeals (REPEALED) - §3005. Damages; appeals (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 431,...

23 §3006. Refusal or neglect of municipal officers (REPEALED) - §3006. Refusal or neglect of municipal officers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §3007. Use of highway pending decision (REPEALED) - §3007. Use of highway pending decision (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

23 §3008. Unreasonable refusal to accept or discontinue (REPEALED) - §3008. Unreasonable refusal to accept or discontinue (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §3009. Action by county forestalls action by town (REPEALED) - §3009. Action by county forestalls action by town (REPEALED) SECTION...

23 §3010. Grading; county's share of expenses (REPEALED) - §3010. Grading; county's share of expenses (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

23 §3011. Reinstatement of ways discontinued by county; damages (REPEALED) - §3011. Reinstatement of ways discontinued by county; damages (REPEALED) SECTION...

23 §3012. Change of street location on plans (REPEALED) - §3012. Change of street location on plans (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Chapter 304: ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES

23 §3021. Definitions - §3021. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

23 §3022. Laying out of town ways and public easements - §3022. Laying out of town ways and public easements The...

23 §3023. Eminent domain - §3023. Eminent domain A municipality may take property or interests...

23 §3024. Recording of proceedings - §3024. Recording of proceedings No taking of property or interests...

23 §3025. Dedication and acceptance - §3025. Dedication and acceptance No property or interests therein may...

23 §3026. Discontinuance of town ways (REPEALED) - §3026. Discontinuance of town ways (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...

23 §3026-A. Discontinuance of town ways - §3026-A. Discontinuance of town ways A municipality may terminate in...

23 §3027. Vacation of proposed town ways in land subdivision; revocation of dedication - §3027. Vacation of proposed town ways in land subdivision; revocation...

23 §3027-A. Recording of vacation orders; rights of action; prior orders - §3027-A. Recording of vacation orders; rights of action; prior orders...

23 §3028. Abandonment of public ways; determination of status of any town way or public easement (REPEALED) - §3028. Abandonment of public ways; determination of status of any...

23 §3028-A. Abandonment of town ways - §3028-A. Abandonment of town ways Beginning October 1, 2021, a...

23 §3029. Damages; appeal - §3029. Damages; appeal Damages must be determined using the methods...

23 §3029-A. Damage to public easement; cause of action - §3029-A. Damage to public easement; cause of action 1. Cause...

23 §3030. Purchase; prescription - §3030. Purchase; prescription Nothing in this chapter shall be construed...

23 §3031. Public and private rights in proposed, unaccepted ways in subdivisions - §3031. Public and private rights in proposed, unaccepted ways in...

23 §3032. Proposed, unaccepted ways deemed vacated - §3032. Proposed, unaccepted ways deemed vacated 1. Deemed vacation. [PL...

23 §3033. Rights of action concerning ways deemed vacated - §3033. Rights of action concerning ways deemed vacated 1. Notice...

23 §3034. Structures located in proposed ways - §3034. Structures located in proposed ways 1. Action to compel...

23 §3035. Construction of laws - §3035. Construction of laws Nothing in sections 3031 to 3034...

23 §3036. Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission - §3036. Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission The Maine Abandoned...

Chapter 305: CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

Subchapter 1: PUBLIC WAYS

23 §3051. Road machines used after August 10th (REPEALED) - §3051. Road machines used after August 10th (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §3052. Materials placed on roadside; removal - §3052. Materials placed on roadside; removal If any municipality in...

23 §3053. Contracts for construction of bridges (REPEALED) - §3053. Contracts for construction of bridges (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

23 §3054. Performance bonds required - §3054. Performance bonds required No contract shall be awarded unless...

23 §3055. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 compliance - §3055. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 compliance Whenever a...

Subchapter 2: PRIVATE WAYS

23 §3101. Call of meetings; maintenance; repairs - §3101. Call of meetings; maintenance; repairs 1. Definitions. As used...

23 §3102. Commissioner's or board's duties; neglect of owners to pay - §3102. Commissioner's or board's duties; neglect of owners to pay...

23 §3103. Contracts for repair - §3103. Contracts for repair The owners, at a meeting held...

23 §3104. Penalties and process - §3104. Penalties and process Money recovered under sections 3102 and...

23 §3105. Use of town equipment (REPEALED) - §3105. Use of town equipment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009,...

23 §3105-A. Use of town equipment - §3105-A. Use of town equipment The inhabitants of any town...

23 §3106. Municipal assistance for purposes of protecting or restoring a great pond - §3106. Municipal assistance for purposes of protecting or restoring a...

Subchapter 2-A: MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE ROADS THAT BENEFIT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

23 §3121. Responsibility for cost of repairs to and maintenance of private roads that benefit residential properties - §3121. Responsibility for cost of repairs to and maintenance of...

Subchapter 3: BRIDLE PATHS AND TRAILS

23 §3151. Bridle paths and trails; damages - §3151. Bridle paths and trails; damages Bridle paths and trails...

23 §3152. Town regulations apply - §3152. Town regulations apply Bridle paths and trails, when laid...

23 §3153. No obligation to keep open in winter; bridges to be safe; signs - §3153. No obligation to keep open in winter; bridges to...

Subchapter 4: SNOW REMOVAL

23 §3201. Removal required; damages - §3201. Removal required; damages When any ways are blocked or...

23 §3202. Mail routes; snow fences - §3202. Mail routes; snow fences There shall be furnished and...

Subchapter 5: DRAINAGE AND WATERCOURSES

23 §3251. Ditches, drains and culverts; control; damages - §3251. Ditches, drains and culverts; control; damages The municipal officers...

23 §3252. Drainage or obstruction of public ways - §3252. Drainage or obstruction of public ways 1. Change in...

23 §3253. Violations; jurisdiction (REPEALED) - §3253. Violations; jurisdiction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 452,...

23 §3254. Complaints - §3254. Complaints When the attention of a municipal officer, or,...

23 §3255. Watercourses not to injure property; remedy - §3255. Watercourses not to injure property; remedy No road commissioner,...

Subchapter 6: BARRIERS

23 §3271. Definitions - §3271. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

23 §3272. Marked barriers - §3272. Marked barriers The municipal officers of any municipality that...

23 §3273. Penalty - §3273. Penalty Any person who violates section 3272 commits a...

Chapter 307: PROTECTION OF HIGHWAYS

Subchapter 1: GUIDEPOSTS

23 §3301. Guideposts at crossings - §3301. Guideposts at crossings Towns shall erect and maintain at...

23 §3302. Failure to maintain; damages - §3302. Failure to maintain; damages If the municipal officers of...

Subchapter 2: EXCAVATIONS

Article 1: MUNICIPALITIES

23 §3351. Notice to owners to connect - §3351. Notice to owners to connect Prior to paving or...

23 §3351-A. Moratorium restoration requirement - §3351-A. Moratorium restoration requirement If a municipality issues a permit...

23 §3352. Emergency permits - §3352. Emergency permits If the owners, corporations, persons, firms or...

23 §3353. Penalties - §3353. Penalties Any person or persons, firm, corporation or bridge...

23 §3354. Record of permits kept; fees - §3354. Record of permits kept; fees The road commissioner, the...

23 §3355. Size of opening; filling; protection - §3355. Size of opening; filling; protection It is unlawful for...

23 §3356. Skill required - §3356. Skill required If the work or any part of...

23 §3357. Relaying of pavement - §3357. Relaying of pavement When any excavation is made in...

23 §3358. Filing map of location - §3358. Filing map of location The party applying for a...

23 §3359. Minimum excavation for pavement on a concrete base - §3359. Minimum excavation for pavement on a concrete base Unless...

23 §3360. Notice to public utilities (REPEALED) - §3360. Notice to public utilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971,...

23 §3360-A. Protection of underground facilities - §3360-A. Protection of underground facilities 1. Definitions. As used in...

Article 2: TOWNS

23 §3381. Applications; repair (REPEALED) - §3381. Applications; repair (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 337,...

Subchapter 3: ABOLISHMENT OF GRADE CROSSINGS

23 §3411. Petition; damages; expenses; temporary ways (REPEALED) - §3411. Petition; damages; expenses; temporary ways (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

23 §3412. Tracks of more than one railroad (REPEALED) - §3412. Tracks of more than one railroad (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §3413. Order of Department of Transportation; appeals (REPEALED) - §3413. Order of Department of Transportation; appeals (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §3414. Amount paid by State or railroad corporation limited (REPEALED) - §3414. Amount paid by State or railroad corporation limited (REPEALED)...

Subchapter 4: REMOVAL OF BARS, FENCES OR OBSTRUCTIONS

23 §3451. Gates, bars and fences; removal permitted - §3451. Gates, bars and fences; removal permitted Any person may...

23 §3452. Removal of obstructions - §3452. Removal of obstructions When logs, lumber or other obstructions...

23 §3453. Nuisances; payment of prosecution expense - §3453. Nuisances; payment of prosecution expense When anything has been...

23 §3454. Trees near railroad crossings (REPEALED) - §3454. Trees near railroad crossings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971,...

Chapter 309: EMINENT DOMAIN

23 §3501. Materials taken from lands not enclosed or planted (REPEALED) - §3501. Materials taken from lands not enclosed or planted (REPEALED)...

23 §3502. Land taken; damages (REPEALED) - §3502. Land taken; damages (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....

23 §3503. Recording of proceedings (REPEALED) - §3503. Recording of proceedings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....

Chapter 311: FISCAL MATTERS

Subchapter 1: APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES

23 §3551. Raising of money - §3551. Raising of money Towns shall annually raise money to...

23 §3552. Expenditures to be spaced (REPEALED) - §3552. Expenditures to be spaced (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...

Subchapter 2: ASSESSMENTS ON ABUTTING OWNERS

23 §3601. Apportionment of damages or benefits - §3601. Apportionment of damages or benefits Whenever the city government...

23 §3602. Notification to owners - §3602. Notification to owners After said assessment provided for in...

23 §3603. Board of arbitration - §3603. Board of arbitration Any person not satisfied with the...

23 §3604. Collection procedure - §3604. Collection procedure All assessments and charges made under sections...

23 §3605. Action for collection; amount recovered - §3605. Action for collection; amount recovered If said assessments under...

23 §3606. Assessment for improvements - §3606. Assessment for improvements Whenever a majority of the abutters...

23 §3607. Damages for raising or lowering streets - §3607. Damages for raising or lowering streets When a way...

Chapter 313: LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES

23 §3651. Failure to provide safety and convenience - §3651. Failure to provide safety and convenience Highways, town ways...

23 §3652. Notice of defect; hearing on petition - §3652. Notice of defect; hearing on petition When a town...

23 §3653. Manner of presenting petition - §3653. Manner of presenting petition The petition provided for in...

23 §3654. Failure to comply with commissioners' order; warrant of distress - §3654. Failure to comply with commissioners' order; warrant of distress...

23 §3655. Personal injury actions; limitations; damages; notice - §3655. Personal injury actions; limitations; damages; notice A person who...

23 §3656. Repair within 6 years; location conclusive - §3656. Repair within 6 years; location conclusive When on trial...

23 §3657. Loads exceeding 6 tons; no liability (REPEALED) - §3657. Loads exceeding 6 tons; no liability (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

23 §3658. Sidewalk accident; no town liability - §3658. Sidewalk accident; no town liability No town is liable...

23 §3659. Protection of private water supplies - §3659. Protection of private water supplies In the event a...

Chapter 315: ACTIONS AGAINST TOWNS OR RAILROADS

23 §3701. Defective crossings; notice to railroad of action against town - §3701. Defective crossings; notice to railroad of action against town...

23 §3702. Liability of railroad company - §3702. Liability of railroad company In such trial described in...

23 §3703. Form of notice - §3703. Form of notice The notice required in section 3701...

23 §3704. One indictment only at a term - §3704. One indictment only at a term One indictment only...

23 §3705. Disposition of fines; agents; duties - §3705. Disposition of fines; agents; duties All fines imposed under...

23 §3706. Fines collected by assessment as taxes - §3706. Fines collected by assessment as taxes When a fine...

23 §3707. Failure to repair in 4 months; collection - §3707. Failure to repair in 4 months; collection If the...

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Maine Revised Statutes TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW

Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION
Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW