72-3-108. County roads -- Vacation and narrowing -- Notice requirements.
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Effective 5/6/2026
72-3-108. County roads -- Vacation and narrowing -- Notice requirements.
(1)A county may, by ordinance, vacate, narrow, or change the name of a county road without petition or after petition by a property owner.
(2)A county may not vacate a county road unless notice of the hearing is:
(a)published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102 , for at least four weeks before the day of the hearing; and
(b)mailed to the department and all owners of property abutting the county road.
(3)The right-of-way and easements, if any, of a property owner and the franchise rights of any public utility may not be impaired by vacating or narrowing a county road.
(4)Except as provided in Section 72-3-105 or 72-5-305 , if a county vacates a county road, the state's right-of-way interest in the county road is also vacated.
Amended by Chapter 200 , 2026 General Session