221.20b Declaration of road as public highway; complaint; deposit.
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221.20b Declaration of road as public highway; complaint; deposit.
Sec. 20b.
(1)A township proceeding under section 20a shall file a complaint for declaration of the road as a public highway in the circuit court of the county in which the road is located. The complaint shall contain or have annexed thereto
(a)a copy of the petition from abutting property owners,
(b)a description of the length and boundaries of the road, and
(c)the names of persons having claims to the road as a private road, including any public utility having facilities located on the road.
(2)Before proceeding under section 20a the township board may require a deposit from the petitioners of an amount estimated by the township board to be sufficient to pay the cost of all legal proceedings.
History: Add. 1974, Act 336, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 1974