Alabama § 45-12-71 - Construction and Maintenance of Private Roads.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-12-71 — Construction and Maintenance of Private Roads., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-12-71. Construction and Maintenance of Private Roads.
(a) The County Commission of Choctaw County is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain driveways for schools, churches, and church owned cemeteries, located within the county, at county expense.
(b) The county commission is further authorized and empowered to construct and maintain any road or driveway, exclusive of bridges, leading from a public road to the residence of an abutting landowner for a distance of one-fourth of a mile.
(c) The actual cost of operating and constructing the road or driveway shall be borne and paid by the homeowner. The county commission is hereby authorized and empowered to require the posting of a cash bond to insure the payment of such actual cost. The county commission may, in its discretion, provide normal maintenance at county expense on any road or driveway, exclusive of bridges, leading from a public road to the residence of an abutting homeowner for a distance of one-fourth of a mile.
(d) Should any such homeowner desire the construction, opening, or maintenance of any drive extending beyond one-fourth of a mile, he or she must pay the actual cost thereof and the county can require a cash bond for the estimated amount of such construction. Such additional construction shall be at the option of the county commission.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-12-71 ("Construction and Maintenance of Private Roads.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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