Ask a question on the site
Questions
Lawyers
Blogs
Legislation
Contacts
Become a lawyer
Login Registration
Section 220.1 - Highways and Private Roads; Establishment and Maintenance; Authority of Municipalities; Highway Officials, Duties. - Sec. 1. Public highways and private roads may be established,...
283-1909-I - Chapter I Laying Out, Altering and Discontinuing Highways (221.1...221.30)
Section 221.1-221.19 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections regulated width, laying out, altering...
Section 221.20 - Public Highway; Definition, Width. - Sec. 20. All highways regularly established in pursuance of existing...
Section 221.20a - Declaration of Road as Public Highway; Consent; Petition; Action in Circuit Court; Order; Purchase or Condemnation. - Sec. 20a. A township with the prior written consent of...
Section 221.20b - Declaration of Road as Public Highway; Complaint; Deposit. - Sec. 20b. (1) A township proceeding under section 20a shall...
Section 221.20c - Order Fixing Date for Hearing; Contents of Order; Service of Complaint and Order; Notice of Hearing; Service and Publication of Complaint. - Sec. 20c. (1) Upon the filing of a complaint, the...
Section 221.20d - Determining Sufficiency of Petition; Trial Date; Order. - Sec. 20d. On the date of the hearing the court...
Section 221.20e - Applicability of Rules for Civil Actions. - Sec. 20e. Except as therein otherwise provided, the proceedings taken...
Section 221.20f - Notice of Filing of Complaint; Contents; Recordation. - Sec. 20f. For the filing of a complaint in court...
Section 221.20g - Improvement of Road by Township; Standards; Special Assessment; Petition; Acceptance of Public Highway; Maintenance. - Sec. 20g. Any road determined to be a public highway...
Section 221.20h - Acquisition of Property by Township by Gift, Purchase, or Condemnation; Petition; Order of Taking. - Sec. 20h. The township may acquire property by gift, purchase,...
Section 221.21 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section required that roads be ascertained,...
Section 221.22 - Public Highway; Discontinuance. - Sec. 22. Every public highway already laid out, or hereafter...
Section 221.23-221.26 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections set forth matters to be...
Section 221.27 - Repealed. 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to highways across railroads...
Section 221.28-221.30 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections authorized laying out of state...
283-1909-II - Chapter II Taxes for Highway Purposes (222.1...222.19)
Section 222.1-222.19 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections provided for taxes for highway...
283-1909-IV - Chapter IV County Road Law (224.1...224.32)
Section 224.1 - Adoption of County Road System; Referendum; Form of Resolution; Special Election; Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties. - Sec. 1. (1) On petition signed by registered electors of...
Section 224.2 - Election; Time Notice, Form. - Sec. 2. At least 3 weeks shall intervene between the...
Section 224.3 - Election; Publication of Notice, Ballots. - Sec. 3. Said clerk shall cause such notice, printed in...
Section 224.4 - Election; Results. - Sec. 4. If upon the canvass of the votes cast...
Section 224.5 - Election; Conduct. - Sec. 5. In all elections held under this act the...
Section 224.6 - Board of County Road Commissioners; Election or Appointment; Notice of Election; Date; Term of Office; Removal From Office; Notice of Charges; County With Population of 750,000 or More; Powers and Duties; Reorganization; Expenditure o... - Sec. 6. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law and...
Section 224.7 - County Road Commissioners; Oath, Bond, Regular Term, Succession, Eligibility. - Sec. 7. Any person elected or appointed county road commissioner...
Section 224.8 - County Road Commissioners; Vacancies; Compensation; Participation in Insurance or Retirement Program. - Sec. 8. (1) If a vacancy occurs in the office...
Section 224.9 - Board of County Road Commissioners; Body Corporate; Common Seal; Quorum; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Chairperson; Function of Board; Other Employment; Appointment of Superintendent; Official Name for Suing, Being Su... - Sec. 9. (1) The board of county road commissioners shall...
Section 224.9a - Availability of Writings to Public. - Sec. 9a. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession...
Section 224.10 - Board of County Road Commissioners Subject to MCL 15.321 to 15.330; Employment and Duties of County Highway Engineer; Professional and Consultant Services; Laborers; Purchase of Machines, Tools, Appliances, and Materials; Advertising... - Sec. 10. (1) The clerk and the members of a...
Section 224.10a - Employees and Retirees of Board of County Road Commissioners; Insurance; Annuities or Benefits; Participation; Purchase; Participation for Members of Collective Bargaining Unit; Report; Credit for Previous Service. - Sec. 10a. (1) The board of county road commissioners may...
Section 224.11 - Construction or Improvement of Roads; Public Hearing; Notice; Opposition of Certain Record Owners; Purchase of Private Property. - Sec. 11. (1) The board of county road commissioners may...
Section 224.11a - County Road Commissioners; Acceptance of Land, Payment of Taxes and Special Assessments. - Sec. 11a. The board of county road commissioners in laying...
Section 224.12 - Condemnation; Petition for Appointment of Commissioners; Order for Hearing; Publication and Service; Proof. - Sec. 12. Whenever said board shall by resolution declare it...
Section 224.13 - Condemnation; Commissioners; Appointment, Duties, Qualifications. - Sec. 13. On the day of hearing, the court shall...
Section 224.14 - Condemnation; Meeting of Court Commissioners; Adjournment; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Subpoenas; Oaths; View of Premises; Hearing Proofs and Allegations; Decision; Report; Further Proceedings; Determination of Dam... - Sec. 14. (1) The court commissioners shall meet at the...
Section 224.15 - Condemnation; Powers of Court. - Sec. 15. The court may, at the time of the...
Section 224.16 - Condemnation; Payment of Awards; Certificate of Court, Recording; Vesting of Title; Prima Facie Evidence; Court Commissioners, Compensation, Expenses. - Sec. 16. After the court shall confirm the report of...
Section 224.17 - County Line Road; Establishment; Proceedings; Arbitration; Hearing; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Adjournment; Allotment; Refusing or Neglecting to Construct or Maintain Road; Petition; Duty of State Highway Commissi... - Sec. 17. The boards of county road commissioners of adjoining...
Section 224.18 - State Reward; Map; Conversion; Determination; Notice; Official Name; Intercounty Roads; Abandonment; Discontinuance of Jurisdiction; Petition; List of Occupants on Abutting Land; Hearing; Property as Site of Public Access; Determinat... - Sec. 18. (1) If state reward is to be applied...
Section 224.19 - Board of County Road Commissioners; Powers and Duties Generally. - Sec. 19. (1) The board of county road commissioners may...
Section 224.19a - Contract for Maintenance of Road Surface; Charges; Payment of Damages. - Sec. 19a. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Board"...
Section 224.19b - Working Within Right-of-Way of County Road; Permit Required; Exceptions; Permit Requirements and Schedule of Fees; Schedule of Civil Fines; Itemization of Costs; Annual and Emergency Permits; Security; Certain Conditions Prohibited;... - Sec. 19b. (1) A person, partnership, association, corporation, or governmental...
Section 224.19c - Road Project; Conditions Requiring Competitive Bidding; Very Low-Volume Local Road Project; Requirements; Definitions. - Sec. 19c. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the...
Section 224.20 - County Road Commissioners; Surveys; Tax, Determination, Maximum; Submission to Supervisors, Revision, Apportionment; Tax Levy, Collection, Disbursement. - Sec. 20. Before the first day of October of each...
Section 224.20a - County Road Tax; Nonapplication of Tax Rate Limitations; Local Approval; Use of Revenues. - Sec. 20a. The tax rate limitations of section 20 shall...
Section 224.20b - Tax Levy for Highway, Road, and Street Purposes; Submission to Electorate; Allocation and Use of Revenues. - Sec. 20b. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act,...
Section 224.21 - County Road Commissioners; Authority to Obligate County Limitation; Roads Under Construction; Duty of County to Keep Roads in Repair; Actions Brought Against Board; Liability for Damages. - Sec. 21. (1) A board of county road commissioners shall...
Section 224.22 - Bond Issue; Submission to Electors; Notice; Vote; Expenditure of Proceeds; Contract Indebtedness or Bonds Subject to Revised Municipal Finance Act. - Sec. 22. If the board of supervisors of the county...
Section 224.23, 224.24 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections defined “township roads”, put them...
Section 224.25 - Board of County Road Commissioners; Statement of Accounts Made to Board of Supervisors, Audit, Proof of Filing, Publication, Statement of County Clerk, Filing With State Highway Commissioner. - Sec. 25. Accurate accounts shall be kept under the direction...
Section 224.26 - Audit Required; Frequency. - Sec. 26. (1) Every county road commission in counties of...
Section 224.27 - Audit; Contract With Certified Public Accountant; Audit as Public Record; Certain Persons to Receive Copies; Failure to Provide Audit; Cost; Powers, Duties, and Functions of State Agencies Not Affected. - Sec. 27. Each county road commission shall contract with a...
Section 224.28 - Audit Report; Contents. - Sec. 28. An audit report shall: (a) State that the...
Section 224.29 - Audit Report; Public Inspection. - Sec. 29. The audit reports submitted under this act shall...
Section 224.30 - Statutory Violations; Institution of Proceedings. - Sec. 30. (1) If an audit or investigation conducted under...
Section 224.31 - Verification of Transactions; Immunity of Bank, Contractor, or Other Person Providing Information. - Sec. 31. (1) For purpose of verifying transactions disclosed by...
Section 224.32 - Access To, Examination Of, or Production of Records or Property. - Sec. 32. (1) An authorized employee of any state agency,...
283-1909-V - Chapter V State Reward for Roads (225.1...225.17)
Section 225.1 - State Highway Department; Duties. - Sec. 1. There is hereby created and established a state...
Section 225.2 - Ridesharing Programs; Administration; Duties; Appropriation. - Sec. 2. (1) The department of state highways and transportation...
Section 225.2a - Repealed. 1964, Act 286, Eff. Jan. 4, 1965. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided for an advisory board.
Section 225.2b - Commissioner to Control State Roads; Condemnation, Construction and Improvement of Drains. - Sec. 2b. The state highway commissioner is hereby invested with...
Section 225.3 - Road Institute; Time; Place; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Duties of Delegates; per Diem and Expenses. - Sec. 3. If considered advisable by the state highway commission,...
Section 225.4-225.8 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections required local officials to make...
Section 225.12, 225.13 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections provided for patrol system for...
Section 225.14 - State Department; Office and Equipment. - Sec. 14. There shall be assigned to the state highway...
Section 225.17 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided state aid for bridges...
283-1909-VI - Chapter VI for the Security of Persons and Property on the Highways (226.1...226.6) -
283-1909-IX - Chapter IX Opening of Private Roads and Temporary Highways (229.1...229.11)
Section 229.1 - Application for Private Road; Notice. - Sec. 1. When an application is made to the township...
Section 229.2 - Jury; Formation; Citation; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice. - Sec. 2. At the time and place designated for selecting...
Section 229.3 - Jury; Oath, Duty. - Sec. 3. Such freeholders, when met, shall be sworn by...
Section 229.4 - Certificate of Determination; Appraisal of Damages; Laying Out Road; Recordation. - Sec. 4. If the jury determines that the road applied...
Section 229.5 - Payment of Damages and Expenses. - Sec. 5. The damages awarded to the owner or occupant...
Section 229.6 - Width of Road; Use, Purpose. - Sec. 6. Private roads shall not be less than 1...
Section 229.7 - Temporary Highway; Application; Proceedings. - Sec. 7. Whenever an owner of any timbered land, not...
Section 229.8 - Temporary Highway; Notice; Determinations; Duration; Logging Railroad Prohibited. - Sec. 8. When an application shall be made, the township...
Section 229.9 - Owner's Consent to Highway or Logging Railroad; Temporary Highway Deemed Private Highway; Payment of Expenses and Damages; Cutting Trees. - Sec. 9. A highway or logging railroad shall not be...
Section 229.10 - Temporary Highways; Winter Use. - Sec. 10. In case such highway is only to be...
Section 229.11 - Appeal; Affidavit; Bond; Fees; Procedure; Certification of Judgment; Costs; Stay of Proceedings. - Sec. 11. Any party in interest may appeal from the...
283-1909-X - Chapter X Penalties and Forfeitures (230.1...230.9)
Section 230.1-230.3 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections set penalty for neglect of...
Section 230.4 - Obstruction of Navigable Stream, Highway Drain or Water Course; Forfeiture. - Sec. 4. Whoever shall wilfully obstruct the navigation of any...
Section 230.5 - Mile-Stone, Guide-Post; Wilful Destruction or Injury; Penalty. - Sec. 5. Whoever shall wilfully destroy, remove, injure, or deface...
Section 230.6 - Trees or Shrubs; Wilful Destruction or Injury; Civil Liability. - Sec. 6. Any person who shall wilfully injure, deface, tear,...
Section 230.7 - Injury to Bridges; Treble Damages. - Sec. 7. A person that injures a bridge maintained at...
Section 230.8 - Trees Felled in Highway; Removal, Failure, Forfeiture. - Sec. 8. If any trees shall fall or be fallen...
Section 230.9 - Repealed. 1963, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section made deposit of garbage or...
283-1909-XI - Chapter XI Shade Trees in Highways (231.1...231.4) -
283-1909-XII - Chapter XII General Duties of Commissioners and Overseers (232.1...232.6) -
283-1909-XIII - Chapter XIII Miscellaneous Provisions (233.1...233.15)
Section 233.1-233.5 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections stated township clerks' duties, powers...
Section 233.7-233.13 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections regulated use of trees on...
Section 233.14 - Ferry Landings; Deemed Public Highways. - Sec. 14. Ferry landings shall be deemed public highways, and...
Section 233.15 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section authorized acquisition of gravel lands...
283-1909-XIV - Chapter XIV Highway Taxes and the Assessment Thereof (234.1...234.18) -
283-1909-XV - Chapter XV Drains (235.1...235.8a)
Section 235.1 - Drain in Public Highway; Release of Right-of-Way, Damages. - Sec. 1. Drains may be laid along and within the...
Section 235.2 - Drain in Public Highways; Bridges and Culverts; Construction Strength, Apportionment and Payment of Cost, Maintenance by Property Owner. - Sec. 2. When any drain crosses a highway, the necessary...
Section 235.3 - Open Drain in Highways; Consent of Commissioner, Location, Disposition of Earth. - Sec. 3. Before an open drain shall be laid along...
Section 235.4 - Open Drain in Highway; Drain Commissioner to Apportion Costs. - Sec. 4. The county drain commissioner shall apportion the per...
Section 235.5 - Drain Across Adjacent Land; Acquisition of Right-of-Way, Approval of Board, Deed. - Sec. 5. Whenever it is necessary or more convenient for...
Section 235.6 - Report to Township Electors; Contents; Highway Drain Fund, Use of Surplus. - Sec. 6. The highway commissioner shall report to the electors...
Section 235.7 - Report on Construction; Contents, Filing; Powers Limited to Highway Drainage. - Sec. 7. On the completion by the highway commissioner of...
Section 235.8 - Failure to Secure Right-of-Way; Application to Drain Commissioner, Procedure; Jurisdiction. - Sec. 8. In case the highway commissioner cannot secure the...
Section 235.8a - Detour Roads; Expense. - Sec. 8a. In case it shall be deemed necessary by...
283-1909-XVI - Chapter XVI Powers and Duties of Boards of Supervisors (236.1...236.11) -
283-1909-XVIII - Chapter XVIII Highway Orders (238.1...238.4) -
283-1909-XIX - Chapter XIX Culverts, or Cattle-Passes and Hedges (239.1...239.6)
Section 239.1 - Culverts or Cattle-Passes; Construction, Permission, Cost. - Sec. 1. It shall be lawful for all persons owning...
Section 239.2 - Culverts or Cattle-Passes; Material of Construction. - Sec. 2. Such culverts or cattle-passes, when constructed, shall be...
Section 239.3 - Culverts or Cattle-Passes; Failure to Repair, Removal, Cost. - Sec. 3. In case any such applicant, heirs or assigns...
Section 239.4 - Culverts or Cattle-Passes; Record. - Sec. 4. A record of such culverts or cattle-passes, and...
Section 239.5 - Hedges; Care, Removal of Brush; Cities Excepted. - Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of every owner,...
Section 239.6 - Hedges; Penalty for Neglect. - Sec. 6. Any owner, occupant or person having charge of...
283-1909-XX - Chapter XX State Roads (240.1...240.5) -
283-1909-XXI - Chapter XXI Sidewalks (241.1...241.13) -
283-1909-XXII - Chapter XXII Recovery of Damages (242.1...242.8) -
283-1909-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Law of the Road (243.1...243.9) -
283-1909-XXIV - Chapter XXIV Noxious Weeds (244.1...244.10) -