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Section 31-19-38 - Appeal as not delaying proceeding. - 31-19-38. Appeal as not delaying proceeding. No appeal in any...
Section 31-19-40 - Procedure as cumulative. - 31-19-40. Procedure as cumulative. Nothing in §§31-19-23 to 31-19-38, inclusive,...
Section 31-19-41.1 - Uneconomic remnant from land acquisition by county or first or second class municipality. - 31-19-41.1. Uneconomic remnant from land acquisition by county or first...
Section 31-19-42 - Acquisition of fee ownership in real estate where uneconomic remnants of land would result or severance damages would be less economical. - 31-19-42. Acquisition of fee ownership in real estate where uneconomic...
Section 31-19-43 - Title to land. - 31-19-43. Title to land. Land acquired pursuant to §31-19-42 is...
Section 31-19-44 - Lease of non-right-of-way property. - 31-19-44. Lease of non-right-of-way property. The Department of Transportation may...
Section 31-19-45 - Sale of non-right-of-way property. - 31-19-45. Sale of non-right-of-way property. The Department of Transportation is...
Section 31-19-46 - Exchange of non-right-of-way property. - 31-19-46. Exchange of non-right-of-way property. Notwithstanding § 31-2-27, the Department...
Section 31-19-47 - Owner's agreement with state relinquishing possession pending determination of damages--Interest pending payment of damages--Tender of payment. - 31-19-47. Owner's agreement with state relinquishing possession pending determination of...
Section 31-19-48 - Tender of estimated compensation--Landowner's rights unaffected by tender or acceptance. - 31-19-48. Tender of estimated compensation--Landowner's rights unaffected by tender or...
Section 31-19-49 - Financial assistance to persons displaced by highway acquisition. - 31-19-49. Financial assistance to persons displaced by highway acquisition. If...
Section 31-19-49.1 - Financial assistance when federal funds are unavailable. - 31-19-49.1. Financial assistance when federal funds are unavailable. If federal...
Section 31-19-60 - Lands no longer needed--Reversion of condemned lands--Sale of lands acquired by gift, devise or purchase--Purchase by abutting landowner--Right of use by utility. - 31-19-60. Lands no longer needed--Reversion of condemned lands--Sale of lands...
Section 31-19-63 - Transfer of right-of-way between state and political subdivisions. - 31-19-63. Transfer of right-of-way between state and political subdivisions. The...
Section 31-19-63.1 - Transfer of right-of-way to federal government or Indian tribe. - 31-19-63.1. Transfer of right-of-way to federal government or Indian tribe....
Section 31-19-64 - Order or resolution to transfer right-of-way--Conveyance--Effect. - 31-19-64. Order or resolution to transfer right-of-way--Conveyance--Effect. If the Department...
Section 31-19-65 - Functional replacement of real property in public ownership. - 31-19-65. Functional replacement of real property in public ownership. The...
Chapter 20 - Use Of Publicly Owned Land For Highway Purposes
Section 31-20-1 - Location of highway across school, endowment, or other state lands--Approval by commissioner of school and public lands. - 31-20-1. Location of highway across school, endowment, or other state...
Section 31-20-2 - Filing map of proposed location with commissioner of school and public lands--Contents of map. - 31-20-2. Filing map of proposed location with commissioner of school...
Section 31-20-3 - Ascertainment of value of land--Inspection and appraisal--Minimum price--Damages. - 31-20-3. Ascertainment of value of land--Inspection and appraisal--Minimum price--Damages. For...
Section 31-20-4 - Payment--Time for conveyance of land--Execution of conveyance--Reversion for nonuser. - 31-20-4. Payment--Time for conveyance of land--Execution of conveyance--Reversion for nonuser....
Section 31-20-5 - Sale or donation of county tax lands for highway purposes--Appraisement and public sale unnecessary--Filing plat or dedication rendering subsequent sales subordinate--Procedure for conveyance--Reversion for nonuser. - 31-20-5. Sale or donation of county tax lands for highway...
Section 31-20-6 - Consideration--Amount necessary for redemption--Distribution by county auditor--Distribution pro rata. - 31-20-6. Consideration--Amount necessary for redemption--Distribution by county auditor--Distribution pro rata....
Section 31-20-7 - Subsequent redemption subject to county's previous sale. - 31-20-7. Subsequent redemption subject to county's previous sale. In case...
Section 31-20-8 - Reconveyance of Indian lands no longer used for highway purposes--Reconveyance with easement for highway purposes--Recitals in deed. - 31-20-8. Reconveyance of Indian lands no longer used for highway...
Section 31-20-9 - Deed by state--Proper officials. - 31-20-9. Deed by state--Proper officials. Any deed of reconveyance made...
Section 31-20-10 - Deed by county--Proper officials. - 31-20-10. Deed by county--Proper officials. Any deed made by authority...
Chapter 21 - Highway Drainage Ditches
Section 31-21-1 - Affidavit that ditch should be opened--Contents of affidavit--Notice of meeting of board of county commissioners--Examination of premises. - 31-21-1. Affidavit that ditch should be opened--Contents of affidavit--Notice of...
Section 31-21-2 - Form of notice. - 31-21-2. Form of notice. The notice required by §31-21-1 may...
Section 31-21-3 - Filing of notice and affidavit--Service on landowner--Nonresident landowners. - 31-21-3. Filing of notice and affidavit--Service on landowner--Nonresident landowners. The...
Section 31-21-4 - Return of service--Nonresident landowners--Publication of notice--Posting of notice--Time of publication or posting. - 31-21-4. Return of service--Nonresident landowners--Publication of notice--Posting of notice--Time of...
Section 31-21-5 - Examination of land--Hearing reasons for and against ditch--Decision--Assessment of damages in favor of landowner. - 31-21-5. Examination of land--Hearing reasons for and against ditch--Decision--Assessment of...
Section 31-21-6 - Benefits to landowner as factor in fixing damages--Fixing damages by agreement--Writing and filing agreement--Agreement as conclusive. - 31-21-6. Benefits to landowner as factor in fixing damages--Fixing damages...
Section 31-21-7 - Laying out and opening ditch--Statement respecting decisions and damages--Filing of statement--Record kept by county auditor. - 31-21-7. Laying out and opening ditch--Statement respecting decisions and damages--Filing...
Section 31-21-8 - Payment to landowner before opening of ditch. - 31-21-8. Payment to landowner before opening of ditch. When the...
Section 31-21-9 - Appeal from decision to open ditch--Procedure applicable. - 31-21-9. Appeal from decision to open ditch--Procedure applicable. Any person...
Section 31-21-10 - Failure to appeal--Time decision becomes final--Opening of ditch--Landowner's instructions as to line of ditch. - 31-21-10. Failure to appeal--Time decision becomes final--Opening of ditch--Landowner's instructions...
Section 31-21-11 - Entry upon land for maintenance of ditch. - 31-21-11. Entry upon land for maintenance of ditch. At any...
Section 31-21-12 - Civil liability for obstruction of ditch. - 31-21-12. Civil liability for obstruction of ditch. Any person who...
Section 31-21-13 - Obstruction of ditch as misdemeanor. - 31-21-13. Obstruction of ditch as misdemeanor. Any person who shall...
Chapter 22 - Condemnation Of Easements For Isolated Tracts
Section 31-22-1 - Right to access from isolated tract to highway. - 31-22-1. Right to access from isolated tract to highway. Every...
Section 31-22-2 - Inability to agree with servient landowner--Application to board of county commissioners--Contents of application--Notice to servient landowner--Contents of notice--Service of notice. - 31-22-2. Inability to agree with servient landowner--Application to board of...
Section 31-22-3 - Visit to land--Width of right-of-way--Convenience of parties--Use of section line or governmental fractional subdivision. - 31-22-3. Visit to land--Width of right-of-way--Convenience of parties--Use of section...
Section 31-22-4 - Assessment of damages--Report to county auditor--Destruction of records. - 31-22-4. Assessment of damages--Report to county auditor--Destruction of records. The...
Section 31-22-5 - Appeal by servient landowner--Trial de novo--Procedure for appeal--Costs. - 31-22-5. Appeal by servient landowner--Trial de novo--Procedure for appeal--Costs. The...
Section 31-22-6 - Right to easement complete upon payment of damages or refusal thereof--Payment of costs of proceedings--Fees and mileage of county commissioners. - 31-22-6. Right to easement complete upon payment of damages or...
Section 31-22-7 - Responsibility for erecting fence--Easement separating farms--Easement through one farm--Gates--Law of partition fences applicable. - 31-22-7. Responsibility for erecting fence--Easement separating farms--Easement through one farm--Gates--Law...
Section 31-22-8 - Maintenance of right-of-way by dominant landowner. - 31-22-8. Maintenance of right-of-way by dominant landowner. Whenever such right-of-way...
Chapter 23 - Performance Bonds On Highway Contracts
Section 31-23-1 - Performance bond required--Amount of bond--Conditions of bond. - 31-23-1. Performance bond required--Amount of bond--Conditions of bond. Except as...
Section 31-23-2 - Laborer's or materialman's suit on bond--Time for payment. - 31-23-2. Laborer's or materialman's suit on bond--Time for payment. Every...
Section 31-23-3 - Subcontractor's creditors' right of action on bond--Time for payment--Written notice required--Contents of notice--Service of notice. - 31-23-3. Subcontractor's creditors' right of action on bond--Time for payment--Written...
Section 31-23-4 - Title of suit--Venue--Limitations--Costs and expenses. - 31-23-4. Title of suit--Venue--Limitations--Costs and expenses. Every suit instituted under...
Section 31-23-5 - Remedy as exclusive. - 31-23-5. Remedy as exclusive. The remedy provided for in this...
Chapter 24 - Highway Intersections And Private Entrances
Section 31-24-1 - Duty of highway authorities to provide access to abutting property at public expense--New construction. - 31-24-1. Duty of highway authorities to provide access to abutting...
Section 31-24-2 - Approaches necessitated by highway construction--Maintenance. - 31-24-2. Approaches necessitated by highway construction--Maintenance. Approaches required by §31-24-1...
Section 31-24-3 - Limitation on number of farm entrances--Additional entrances at owner's expense. - 31-24-3. Limitation on number of farm entrances--Additional entrances at owner's...
Section 31-24-4 - Additional entrances to property previously having more than one farm entrance--Limitations. - 31-24-4. Additional entrances to property previously having more than one...
Section 31-24-5 - Construction on private property prohibited. - 31-24-5. Construction on private property prohibited. No connecting structure or...
Section 31-24-6 - Entrance to existing highway at owner's expense--Permit--Construction in accordance with approved plans. - 31-24-6. Entrance to existing highway at owner's expense--Permit--Construction in accordance...
Section 31-24-7 - Interference with drainage--Obstruction of right-of-way. - 31-24-7. Interference with drainage--Obstruction of right-of-way. No entrance may be...
Section 31-24-9 - Approaches to highway grade crossings--Failure to perform duty to provide--Petty offense. - 31-24-9. Approaches to highway grade crossings--Failure to perform duty to...
Chapter 25 - Fences, Cattle Ways And Livestock Guards
Section 31-25-1 - Fences across highways--Petition by adjacent landowners--Notice and hearing--Gates or grates required. - 31-25-1. Fences across highways--Petition by adjacent landowners--Notice and hearing--Gates or...
Section 31-25-1.1 - Fences erected across unimproved section-line highways--Gates--Access to highways protected--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-25-1.1. Fences erected across unimproved section-line highways--Gates--Access to highways protected--Violation...
Section 31-25-2 - Cattle ways authorized--Application to highway authority--Designation of construction particulars--Maintenance by landowner. - 31-25-2. Cattle ways authorized--Application to highway authority--Designation of construction particulars--Maintenance...
Section 31-25-3 - Failure of landowner to maintain cattle way--Repair by highway authorities--Recovery of cost. - 31-25-3. Failure of landowner to maintain cattle way--Repair by highway...
Section 31-25-4 - Livestock guards across county or secondary highways authorized--Guards not considered highway obstruction. - 31-25-4. Livestock guards across county or secondary highways authorized--Guards not...
Section 31-25-5 - Dimensions of livestock guard--Passage for wider vehicles. - 31-25-5. Dimensions of livestock guard--Passage for wider vehicles. All livestock...
Section 31-25-6 - Authority of governing body required--Removal of livestock guard on order of governing body. - 31-25-6. Authority of governing body required--Removal of livestock guard on...
Section 31-25-7 - Appeal from order authorizing or forbidding livestock guard--Procedure for appeal--Trial de novo. - 31-25-7. Appeal from order authorizing or forbidding livestock guard--Procedure for...
Section 31-25-8 - Appeal upon failure of governing body to act on request for authorization. - 31-25-8. Appeal upon failure of governing body to act on...
Section 31-25-9 - Livestock guards constructed prior to enactment of statute. - 31-25-9. Livestock guards constructed prior to enactment of statute. Sections...
Section 31-25-10 - Regulatory signs for unfenced roads in livestock grazing area--Application for erection. - 31-25-10. Regulatory signs for unfenced roads in livestock grazing area--Application...
Section 31-25-11 - Uniform signs. - 31-25-11. Uniform signs. The Transportation Commission shall design, produce, and...
Section 31-25-12 - Cost of signs. - 31-25-12. Cost of signs. The cost of the sign shall...
Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways
Section 31-26-1 - Application to board of county commissioners to erect poles and wires or to bury cable for electricity and telephone--Period covered by application--Regulation by Legislature. - 31-26-1. Application to board of county commissioners to erect poles...
Section 31-26-2 - Exclusive grant prohibited. - 31-26-2. Exclusive grant prohibited. The grantee under §31-26-1 shall not...
Section 31-26-3 - Location of poles, fixtures or underground cable--Appeal to commission and circuit court--Procedure. - 31-26-3. Location of poles, fixtures or underground cable--Appeal to commission...
Section 31-26-4 - Change of line upon change of highway--Notice. - 31-26-4. Change of line upon change of highway--Notice. When any...
Section 31-26-5 - Lines or cable maintained in accordance with National Electrical Safety Code--Compliance establishes due care in negligence claim. - 31-26-5. Lines or cable maintained in accordance with National Electrical...
Section 31-26-6 - Negligent construction of lines--Inductive interference--Expense of correction--Burden of proof--Liability in absence of negligence--Lines properly constructed. - 31-26-6. Negligent construction of lines--Inductive interference--Expense of correction--Burden of proof--Liability...
Section 31-26-7 - Telephone lines--Compliance with other statutes. - 31-26-7. Telephone lines--Compliance with other statutes. Any person engaged in...
Section 31-26-8 - "Person" including other entities. - 31-26-8."Person" including other entities. For the purpose of this chapter,...
Section 31-26-9 - Noncompliance with requirements as petty offense. - 31-26-9. Noncompliance with requirements as petty offense. Any person who,...
Section 31-26-10 - Application to county auditor--Telephone lines excepted. - 31-26-10. Application to county auditor--Telephone lines excepted. Any applicant desiring...
Section 31-26-11 - Contents of application--Central plant location--Route--Telephone lines. - 31-26-11. Contents of application--Central plant location--Route--Telephone lines. In the case...
Section 31-26-12 - Rural electrification lines throughout county--Definition of rural electrification. - 31-26-12. Rural electrification lines throughout county--Definition of rural electrification. If...
Section 31-26-13 - Application presented to board of county commissioners--Notice of hearing. - 31-26-13. Application presented to board of county commissioners--Notice of hearing....
Section 31-26-14 - Action by board--Period of delay. - 31-26-14. Action by board--Period of delay. It shall be the...
Section 31-26-15 - Application granted--Adjustment with other utilities--Apportionment of costs--Telephone companies. - 31-26-15. Application granted--Adjustment with other utilities--Apportionment of costs--Telephone companies. If...
Section 31-26-16 - Conformity to public utilities commission order. - 31-26-16. Conformity to public utilities commission order. Any action of...
Section 31-26-17 - Appeal by aggrieved parties--Trial de novo--Appeal during vacation. - 31-26-17. Appeal by aggrieved parties--Trial de novo--Appeal during vacation. Any...
Section 31-26-18 - Change of route--Change by county board--Appeal--Procedure. - 31-26-18. Change of route--Change by county board--Appeal--Procedure. If the board...
Section 31-26-19 - Minimum height of utility lines--Liability for damage to lines below minimum height. - 31-26-19. Minimum height of utility lines--Liability for damage to lines...
Section 31-26-20 - Cost of adjusting lines to minimum height--Acquisition of new highway right-of-way--Items excluded from cost. - 31-26-20. Cost of adjusting lines to minimum height--Acquisition of new...
Section 31-26-21 - Liability for damage for negligent construction or maintenance of line. - 31-26-21. Liability for damage for negligent construction or maintenance of...
Section 31-26-22 - Electrical lines, pipelines, communication lines and other utilities--Permits--Rules--Compliance with National Electrical Safety Code establishes due care in negligence claim. - 31-26-22. Electrical lines, pipelines, communication lines and other utilities--Permits--Rules--Compliance with...
Section 31-26-23 - Relocation or removal of electrical lines, communication lines, and pipelines--Procedural requirements. - 31-26-23. Relocation or removal of electrical lines, communication lines, and...
Section 31-26-23.1 - Agreements with owners of utility lines and facilities for future relocation--Limitation. - 31-26-23.1. Agreements with owners of utility lines and facilities for...
Section 31-26-24 - Rural water pipelines covered by chapter. - 31-26-24. Rural water pipelines covered by chapter. The terms and...
Section 31-26-25 - Application for construction of rural water pipeline over, across, or under public highways--Countywide authorization. - 31-26-25. Application for construction of rural water pipeline over, across,...
Section 31-26-26 - Relocation of pipeline not required by highway change if owner and county board agree. - 31-26-26. Relocation of pipeline not required by highway change if...
Section 31-26-27 - Municipal utility lines--Provisions applicable. - 31-26-27. Municipal utility lines--Provisions applicable. The terms and provisions of...
Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings
Section 31-27-1 - Power of Department of Transportation respecting grade crossings--Expenses of alteration or abolition of crossing. - 31-27-1. Power of Department of Transportation respecting grade crossings--Expenses of...
Section 31-27-2 - Power of Department of Transportation respecting details of grade crossing--Approval of plans and specifications--Separation of grade--Watchmen and safety systems. - 31-27-2. Power of Department of Transportation respecting details of grade...
Section 31-27-2.1 - Railroad responsibility for crossing maintenance after abandonment of right-of-way--Transfer of responsibility. - 31-27-2.1. Railroad responsibility for crossing maintenance after abandonment of right-of-way--Transfer...
Section 31-27-3 - Filing required for establishment of crossing--Approval. - 31-27-3. Filing required for establishment of crossing--Approval. No crossings at,...
Section 31-27-5 - Expense of eliminating crossings. - 31-27-5. Expense of eliminating crossings. The expense of eliminating railroad...
Section 31-27-6 - Expense of land appropriated for relocation of crossings. - 31-27-6. Expense of land appropriated for relocation of crossings. If...
Section 31-27-7 - Determination to eliminate crossing when no right-of-way is needed. - 31-27-7. Determination to eliminate crossing when no right-of-way is needed....
Section 31-27-11 - Grading and approaches if no right-of-way needed. - 31-27-11. Grading and approaches if no right-of-way needed. If no...
Section 31-27-12 - Determination to eliminate dangerous crossing when new right-of-way is necessary. - 31-27-12. Determination to eliminate dangerous crossing when new right-of-way is...
Section 31-27-15 - Purchase or condemnation of new right-of-way--Plats prepared by transportation department or county highway superintendent. - 31-27-15. Purchase or condemnation of new right-of-way--Plats prepared by transportation...
Section 31-27-17 - Cost of right-of-way, grading, and approaches. - 31-27-17. Cost of right-of-way, grading, and approaches. If a new...
Section 31-27-18 - Minimum overhead clearance--Width of roadway--Approaches. - 31-27-18. Minimum overhead clearance--Width of roadway--Approaches. The clearance or overhead...
Section 31-27-19.1 - Cost of repair and maintenance of railroad and highway crossings apportioned on basis of benefit. - 31-27-19.1. Cost of repair and maintenance of railroad and highway...
Section 31-27-20 - Railroad right-of-way defined. - 31-27-20. Railroad right-of-way defined. A railroad right-of-way consists not only...
Section 31-27-21 - Railroad and highway crossing defined. - 31-27-21. Railroad and highway crossing defined. A railroad and highway...
Chapter 28 - Highway Markers And Signs
Section 31-28-1 - Marking of highways with standard design--Numbers to correspond with official maps. - 31-28-1. Marking of highways with standard design--Numbers to correspond with...
Section 31-28-2 - Directional signs at highway branches. - 31-28-2. Directional signs at highway branches. If, in the marking...
Section 31-28-4 - Description of routes selected for marking--Previously marked routes to conform. - 31-28-4. Description of routes selected for marking--Previously marked routes to...
Section 31-28-5 - Standard traffic control devices and markings--Adoption and erection--Uniformity of design. - 31-28-5. Standard traffic control devices and markings--Adoption and erection--Uniformity of...
Section 31-28-6 - Warning signs at points of danger--Maintenance--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-28-6. Warning signs at points of danger--Maintenance--Violation as misdemeanor. The...
Section 31-28-7 - Railway crossing signs--Maintenance--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-28-7. Railway crossing signs--Maintenance--Violation as misdemeanor. The public board or...
Section 31-28-7.1 - Legally abandoned and nonoperational track defined. - 31-28-7.1. Legally abandoned and nonoperational track defined. For the purpose...
Section 31-28-7.2 - Notice of nonoperational track becoming operational. - 31-28-7.2. Notice of nonoperational track becoming operational. If a nonoperational...
Section 31-28-8 - Erection of unofficial signs prohibited--Misdemeanor--Emergencies--Approval by Department of Transportation. - 31-28-8. Erection of unofficial signs prohibited--Misdemeanor--Emergencies--Approval by Department of Transportation....
Section 31-28-10 - Marking intrastate and interstate highways--Uniformity--Conformity with other states. - 31-28-10. Marking intrastate and interstate highways--Uniformity--Conformity with other states. The...
Section 31-28-10.1 - Standards for supplemental guide signs--Rules--Definition. - 31-28-10.1. Standards for supplemental guide signs--Rules--Definition. The Transportation Commission shall...
Section 31-28-10.2 - Safety as prime consideration in supplemental guide signs--Traffic generating capacity secondary. - 31-28-10.2. Safety as prime consideration in supplemental guide signs--Traffic generating...
Section 31-28-10.3 - Supplemental guide signs for smaller institutions. - 31-28-10.3. Supplemental guide signs for smaller institutions. In establishing standards...
Section 31-28-11 - Markings to conform to uniform national signing standards on streets and roads constructed with federal aid. - 31-28-11. Markings to conform to uniform national signing standards on...
Section 31-28-12 - Markings on highways under commissioners' jurisdiction--Distances between third class municipalities--Cost of markings. - 31-28-12. Markings on highways under commissioners' jurisdiction--Distances between third class...
Section 31-28-13 - Markings by local authorities--Local regulations not enforceable in absence of sign--Location and legibility of sign. - 31-28-13. Markings by local authorities--Local regulations not enforceable in absence...
Section 31-28-14 - Unauthorized signs, markers, and signals prohibited--Authorization to organization. - 31-28-14. Unauthorized signs, markers, and signals prohibited--Authorization to organization. No...
Section 31-28-16 - Arterial highways--Right-of-way--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-28-16. Arterial highways--Right-of-way--Violation as misdemeanor. The department and boards of...
Section 31-28-17 - Hazardous intersections--Railroad crossings--Warning signs--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-28-17. Hazardous intersections--Railroad crossings--Warning signs--Violation as misdemeanor. Except within the...
Section 31-28-19 - Markings resembling official signs--Obscuring official sign--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-28-19. Markings resembling official signs--Obscuring official sign--Violation as misdemeanor. No...
Section 31-28-20 - Commercial or political campaign advertising--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-28-20. Commercial or political campaign advertising--Violation as misdemeanor. No person...
Section 31-28-21 - Signs on private property. - 31-28-21. Signs on private property. The provisions of §31-28-19 and...
Section 31-28-22 - Prohibited sign as nuisance. - 31-28-22. Prohibited sign as nuisance. Every sign, signal, marking, or...
Section 31-28-23 - Tampering, molesting, or interfering with markers, signs, or control devices--Violation as misdemeanor--Liability for costs. - 31-28-23. Tampering, molesting, or interfering with markers, signs, or control...
Section 31-28-23.1 - Civil penalty for tampering, removing, or interfering with highway marker, sign, or control device. - 31-28-23.1. Civil penalty for tampering, removing, or interfering with highway...
Section 31-28-25 - Traffic light control. - 31-28-25. Traffic light control. Nothing in §§31-28-19 to 31-28-23.1, inclusive,...
Section 31-28-28 - Unauthorized possession of official signs or markers as misdemeanor. - 31-28-28. Unauthorized possession of official signs or markers as misdemeanor....
Section 31-28-29 - Activities of technical professionals not limited. - 31-28-29. Activities of technical professionals not limited. Nothing in this...
Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising
Section 31-29-1 - Billboards near cemetery--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-29-1. Billboards near cemetery--Violation as misdemeanor. It is a Class...
Section 31-29-2 - Obstruction of highway or to vision--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-29-2. Obstruction of highway or to vision--Violation as misdemeanor. It...
Section 31-29-12 - Rest areas and facilities--Commercial accommodations prohibited. - 31-29-12. Rest areas and facilities--Commercial accommodations prohibited. The Department of...
Section 31-29-13 - Interest in land acquired--Acquisition by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation. - 31-29-13. Interest in land acquired--Acquisition by gift, purchase, exchange, or...
Section 31-29-59 - Maps, directories, and pamphlets at rest areas--Advertising and media display at information centers. - 31-29-59. Maps, directories, and pamphlets at rest areas--Advertising and media...
Section 31-29-60 - Compensation for removal of nonconforming signs--Federal contributions. - 31-29-60. Compensation for removal of nonconforming signs--Federal contributions. No sign,...
Section 31-29-61 - Legislative policy on outdoor advertising along interstate and primary highways. - 31-29-61. Legislative policy on outdoor advertising along interstate and primary...
Section 31-29-62 - Definition of terms. - 31-29-62. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean:...
Section 31-29-63 - Advertising prohibited within specified distances of main-traveled way--Exceptions. - 31-29-63. Advertising prohibited within specified distances of main-traveled way--Exceptions. No...
Section 31-29-63.1 - Notice to owner to remove nonconforming sign--Removal by department at owner's expense. - 31-29-63.1. Notice to owner to remove nonconforming sign--Removal by department...
Section 31-29-63.2 - Abandoned sign--Determination. - 31-29-63.2. Abandoned sign--Determination. Any abandoned sign as defined by §31-29-62...
Section 31-29-63.3 - "Available for lease" and public service messages. - 31-29-63.3."Available for lease" and public service messages. For the purposes...
Section 31-29-63.4 - On-premise signs. - 31-29-63.4. On-premise signs. The following are not on-premise signs: (1)A...
Section 31-29-64 - Advertising prohibited within certain distance of interstate or limited access highway interchanges, intersections at grade, or rest areas--Measurement. - 31-29-64. Advertising prohibited within certain distance of interstate or limited...
Section 31-29-65 - Size standards and criteria. - 31-29-65. Size standards and criteria. The standards and criteria for...
Section 31-29-66 - Lighting standards and criteria. - 31-29-66. Lighting standards and criteria. The standards and criteria for...
Section 31-29-67 - Spacing standards and criteria. - 31-29-67. Spacing standards and criteria. The standards and criteria for...
Section 31-29-67.1 - Maintenance of signs. - 31-29-67.1. Maintenance of signs. All signs subject to provisions of...
Section 31-29-68 - Local zoning authority's determination in lieu of size, lighting, and space controls. - 31-29-68. Local zoning authority's determination in lieu of size, lighting,...
Section 31-29-69 - Blanket prohibition by local authority not authorized--Reasonableness required. - 31-29-69. Blanket prohibition by local authority not authorized--Reasonableness required. Nothing...
Section 31-29-70 - Unzoned commercial or industrial area defined--Measurements--Designation terminated after cessation of commercial or industrial activity. - 31-29-70. Unzoned commercial or industrial area defined--Measurements--Designation terminated after cessation...
Section 31-29-71 - Permit required to maintain sign--Sign without permit as nuisance--Abatement. - 31-29-71. Permit required to maintain sign--Sign without permit as nuisance--Abatement....
Section 31-29-71.1 - Fee for permit--Exception. - 31-29-71.1. Fee for permit--Exception. Any application for the permit required...
Section 31-29-71.2 - Duration of permit--Renewal--Fee in lieu of property tax. - 31-29-71.2. Duration of permit--Renewal--Fee in lieu of property tax. A...
Section 31-29-71.3 - Disposition of fee revenue. - 31-29-71.3. Disposition of fee revenue. The funds collected under §31-29-71.1...
Section 31-29-71.4 - Certain signs exempt from permit requirement. - 31-29-71.4. Certain signs exempt from permit requirement. Any sign, display,...
Section 31-29-71.5 - Municipal signs exempt from permit requirement. - 31-29-71.5. Municipal signs exempt from permit requirement. Any sign, display,...
Section 31-29-71.6 - Conforming permit. - 31-29-71.6. Conforming permit. The department may issue a conforming permit...
Section 31-29-71.7 - Nonconforming permit. - 31-29-71.7. Nonconforming permit. The department may issue a nonconforming permit...
Section 31-29-71.8 - Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to interstate system outside municipality. - 31-29-71.8. Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to interstate system...
Section 31-29-71.9 - Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial in quadrant of interstate interchange with no service road. - 31-29-71.9. Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial in quadrant of interstate...
Section 31-29-71.10 - Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial in quadrant of interstate interchange with service road. - 31-29-71.10. Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial in quadrant of interstate...
Section 31-29-71.11 - Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to interstate with municipality. - 31-29-71.11. Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to interstate with...
Section 31-29-71.12 - Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to primary system. - 31-29-71.12. Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to primary system....
Section 31-29-71.13 - Commercial or industrial activity. - 31-29-71.13. Commercial or industrial activity. For the purposes of this...
Section 31-29-71.14 - Applications for permits--Forms provided. - 31-29-71.14. Applications for permits--Forms provided. Any applications for permits provided...
Section 31-29-72 - Acquisition of nonconforming signs--Compensation required--Removal not required unless necessary funds available and compensation paid. - 31-29-72. Acquisition of nonconforming signs--Compensation required--Removal not required unless necessary...
Section 31-29-72.2 - Priority in removal of advertising. - 31-29-72.2. Priority in removal of advertising. The secretary of the...
Section 31-29-73 - Takings requiring compensation. - 31-29-73. Takings requiring compensation. Just compensation shall be paid under...
Section 31-29-73.1 - Highway fund used to pay for signs removed. - 31-29-73.1. Highway fund used to pay for signs removed. The...
Section 31-29-75 - Removal or valuation by amortization schedule prohibited--Owners of signs and property guaranteed just compensation. - 31-29-75. Removal or valuation by amortization schedule prohibited--Owners of signs...
Section 31-29-80.1 - Directional sign program. - 31-29-80.1. Directional sign program. The transportation commission shall promulgate rules,...
Section 31-29-80.2 - Funding of directional sign program. - 31-29-80.2. Funding of directional sign program. The Department of Transportation...
Section 31-29-80.3 - Standards for directional signs submitted to federal government--Rules. - 31-29-80.3. Standards for directional signs submitted to federal government--Rules. The...
Section 31-29-80.4 - Procedure for authorizing directional signs--Compliance with rules. - 31-29-80.4. Procedure for authorizing directional signs--Compliance with rules. The secretary...
Section 31-29-80.5 - Attraction defined. - 31-29-80.5. Attraction defined. For the purposes of §31-29-80.1, the term,...
Section 31-29-82 - Repair of sign permitted until actual removal--Maximum expenditure. - 31-29-82. Repair of sign permitted until actual removal--Maximum expenditure. A...
Section 31-29-83 - Commercial activities in rest areas or information centers prohibited--Exceptions. - 31-29-83. Commercial activities in rest areas or information centers prohibited--Exceptions....
Chapter 30 - Junk Yards Along Highways
Section 31-30-1 - Regulation of junk yards adjacent to interstate and primary highways--Nonconforming junk yards as public nuisances. - 31-30-1. Regulation of junk yards adjacent to interstate and primary...
Section 31-30-2 - Definitions. - 31-30-2. Definitions. Terms in this chapter mean: (1)"Junk," old or...
Section 31-30-3 - Nonconforming junk yards prohibited--Proximity to highway--Screening. - 31-30-3. Nonconforming junk yards prohibited--Proximity to highway--Screening. No person may...
Section 31-30-4 - Screening preexisting junk yards. - 31-30-4. Screening preexisting junk yards. Any junk yard lawfully in...
Section 31-30-5 - Rules respecting screening. - 31-30-5. Rules respecting screening. The Transportation Commission may adopt rules,...
Section 31-30-6 - Acquisition of junk yards that cannot be screened. - 31-30-6. Acquisition of junk yards that cannot be screened. If...
Section 31-30-7 - Acquisition of land to provide screening. - 31-30-7. Acquisition of land to provide screening. If the department...
Section 31-30-8 - Acquisition of land for relocation where adequate screening not feasible. - 31-30-8. Acquisition of land for relocation where adequate screening not...
Section 31-30-9 - Injunction to abate nuisance. - 31-30-9. Injunction to abate nuisance. The department may apply for...
Section 31-30-10 - Expenditure of funds for regulation of junk yards. - 31-30-10. Expenditure of funds for regulation of junk yards. The...
Section 31-30-11 - Agreements with United States. - 31-30-11. Agreements with United States. The department may enter into...
Section 31-30-12 - More restrictive regulation not affected. - 31-30-12. More restrictive regulation not affected. Nothing in this chapter...
Chapter 31 - Weed Removal Along Highways
Section 31-31-1 - Weed removal on state or county roads. - 31-31-1. Weed removal on state or county roads. The Department...
Section 31-31-2 - Weed removal on township roads--Duty of abutting landowner. - 31-31-2. Weed removal on township roads--Duty of abutting landowner. The...
Section 31-31-3 - Time for weed removal. - 31-31-3. Time for weed removal. Grass, weeds, trees, crops, or...
Section 31-31-4 - Employment of assistance in weed removal. - 31-31-4. Employment of assistance in weed removal. The Department of...
Section 31-31-5 - Failure of abutting landowner to remove weeds--Removal by board of supervisors--Compensation for removal. - 31-31-5. Failure of abutting landowner to remove weeds--Removal by board...
Section 31-31-6 - Payment for cleanup by landowner or township--Election to determine. - 31-31-6. Payment for cleanup by landowner or township--Election to determine....
Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects
Section 31-32-1 - Intentionally damaging highway or bridge--Felony. - 31-32-1. Intentionally damaging highway or bridge--Felony. Every person who intentionally...
Section 31-32-3.1 - Intentional dumping on highway right-of-way prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-32-3.1. Intentional dumping on highway right-of-way prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor. No...
Section 31-32-3.2 - Authorized dumping on highway right-of-way. - 31-32-3.2. Authorized dumping on highway right-of-way. Any governmental employee or...
Section 31-32-4 - Intentional destruction of tollhouse or turnpike gate--Felony. - 31-32-4. Intentional destruction of tollhouse or turnpike gate--Felony. Every person...
Section 31-32-5 - Placing barbed wire across traveled road without visible obstruction--Petty offense--Civil liability. - 31-32-5. Placing barbed wire across traveled road without visible obstruction--Petty...
Section 31-32-6 - Duty to notify where bridge or highway is obstructed. - 31-32-6. Duty to notify where bridge or highway is obstructed....
Section 31-32-7 - Destruction, etc., of highway grade or ditch--Violation as misdemeanor. - 31-32-7. Destruction, etc., of highway grade or ditch--Violation as misdemeanor....
Section 31-32-8 - Civil liability for violating § 31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7--Attorney fees. - 31-32-8. Civil liability for violating §31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7--Attorney fees....
Section 31-32-9 - Duty of governing body to remove obstructions or repair--Recovery of expense from wrongdoer--Temporary obstruction for building purposes. - 31-32-9. Duty of governing body to remove obstructions or repair--Recovery...
Section 31-32-10 - Duty of governing body to give notice of dangerous road--Time for notice--Guards--Guards along abandoned roadway--Violation as petty offense. - 31-32-10. Duty of governing body to give notice of dangerous...
Section 31-32-12 - Bridges over ditches and canals excepted from notice requirements. - 31-32-12. Bridges over ditches and canals excepted from notice requirements....
Section 31-32-13 - Business requiring use of highway by customers as misdemeanor--Exceptions. - 31-32-13. Business requiring use of highway by customers as misdemeanor--Exceptions....
Section 31-32-14 - Approved ingress and egress excepted from highway use restriction. - 31-32-14. Approved ingress and egress excepted from highway use restriction....
Section 31-32-15 - Unlawful use of right-of-way as public nuisance. - 31-32-15. Unlawful use of right-of-way as public nuisance. The conducting...
Section 31-32-16 - Objects likely to fall on highway as public nuisance. - 31-32-16. Objects likely to fall on highway as public nuisance....
Section 31-32-17 - Negotiation with owner for abatement of nuisance. - 31-32-17. Negotiation with owner for abatement of nuisance. If it...
Section 31-32-18 - Failure of owner to abate nuisance--Civil action--Cost charged against owner. - 31-32-18. Failure of owner to abate nuisance--Civil action--Cost charged against...
Chapter 33 - Municipal Arterial Street Systems
Section 31-33-1 - "Arterial street" defined. - 31-33-1."Arterial street" defined. For the purposes of this chapter unless...
Section 31-33-2 - Requirement for establishment of arterial street system. - 31-33-2. Requirement for establishment of arterial street system. An arterial...
Section 31-33-3 - Trunk highway system not included in arterial street system--Total mileage limitation. - 31-33-3. Trunk highway system not included in arterial street system--Total...
Section 31-33-4 - Legislative intent--Joint planning between first or second class municipality, county and state officials--Integrated system of state highways and arterial streets. - 31-33-4. Legislative intent--Joint planning between first or second class municipality,...
Section 31-33-5 - Adoption of arterial street system by governing body--Recording with Department of Transportation. - 31-33-5. Adoption of arterial street system by governing body--Recording with...
Section 31-33-6 - Filing map and description of system in county and city auditor's offices and city engineer's office. - 31-33-6. Filing map and description of system in county and...
Section 31-33-7 - Additions, relocations, or deletions from arterial street system. - 31-33-7. Additions, relocations, or deletions from arterial street system. Any...
Section 31-33-8 - Additions--Total mileage limitation and recording requirements applicable. - 31-33-8. Additions--Total mileage limitation and recording requirements applicable. Additions to...
Section 31-33-9 - Relocations or deletions--Notice and hearing--Recording requirement applicable. - 31-33-9. Relocations or deletions--Notice and hearing--Recording requirement applicable. When a...
Section 31-33-10 - Jurisdiction and supervision of construction, improvement and marking of system--Agreements for participation in federal or state programs. - 31-33-10. Jurisdiction and supervision of construction, improvement and marking of...
Chapter 34 - Rural Access Infrastructure
Section 31-34-1 - Definition. - 31-34-1. Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, the term,...
Section 31-34-2 - Money distribution by state--Inventory--Grants. - 31-34-2. Money distribution by state--Inventory--Grants. Before August 1, 2021, the...
Section 31-34-3 - Distribution of moneys by county--Permissible uses--Use of unobligated moneys. - 31-34-3. Distribution of moneys by county--Permissible uses--Use of unobligated moneys....
Section 31-34-4 - Application process. - 31-34-4. Application process. Applications for use of moneys allocated to...
Section 31-34-5 - Criteria for award. - 31-34-5. Criteria for award. The board of county commissioners shall,...
Section 31-34-6 - Township eligibility--Plan and annual report—Tax requirement. - 31-34-6. Township eligibility--Plan and annual report—Tax requirement. A requesting township...
Section 31-34-7 - Township eligibility--Contents of plan--Updates. - 31-34-7. Township eligibility--Contents of plan--Updates. To be eligible to receive...
Section 31-34-8 - County use of funds conditioned. - 31-34-8. County use of funds conditioned. The county commission may...