Sec. 14.
(1) A person that proposes to construct a telegraph, telephone, power line or cable television line, broadband line, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers, or like structures upon, over or under a county road or bridge, shall obtain the consent of the board of county road commissioners before commencing work.
(2) A person that proposes to construct a telegraph, telephone, power line, cable television line, broadband line, pipe line, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers or like structures, upon, over or under a state trunk line highway, or upon, over or under any bridge that this state has participated in constructing, shall obtain the consent of the state highway commissioner before commencing work.
History: 1925, Act 368, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 4054 ;-- CL 1948, 247.184 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1972 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 450, Eff. Mar. 21, 2019
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Section 247.171 - Encroachments; Removal Order, Service; Temporary Permit.
Section 247.173 - Encroachments; Denied, Notice to Commissioner; Trespass Action.
Section 247.174 - Trespass Action; Brought by Commissioner.
Section 247.175 - Trespass Action; Pleadings and Trial.
Section 247.176 - Trespass Action; Trial and Verdict.
Section 247.177 - Trespass Action; Trial and Appeal.
Section 247.178 - Encroachment; Removal by Commissioner; Penalty on Owner or Occupant for Neglect.
Section 247.179 - Encroachment; Removal, Interference, Penalty.
Section 247.181 - Loose Obstructions, Logs, or Wood; No Value, Compensation for Removing.
Section 247.182 - Obstructions; Road Fence if Dangerous, Penalty.
Section 247.184 - Consent of County or State to Construction.
Section 247.185 - Paramount Rights of Public; Injury to Trees and Shrubs; Regulation of Rights.
Section 247.186 - Public Utility; Placing Poles, Fixtures, Wires, or Cables.
Section 247.187 - Encroachments; Removal, Expense of Removal by Commissioner.
Section 247.188 - Obstructions to Traffic; Moving; Permit, Bond; Penalty.
Section 247.189 - Repealed. 2020, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 29, 2021.
Section 247.190 - Width of Highway; Encroachment Does Not Give Right to Land.