Mississippi § 17-1-25 - Acceptance for maintenance of subdivision street before subdivision completed.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 17-1-25 — Acceptance for maintenance of subdivision street before subdivision completed., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-1-25. Acceptance for maintenance of subdivision street before subdivision completed.
The governing authorities of each municipality or county of the state, in their discretion, may accept in the name of such municipality or county, for maintenance, any road or roads, or street or streets, as shall be completed to acceptable specifications established by such governing authorities of a municipality or county of each such subdivision or subdivisions as shall be located within the corporate limits of a municipality or the boundaries of a county. By acceptance of such street or road by such governing authorities, even though such subdivision shall not be completed as proposed or platted, such municipality or county shall not be bound to accept in part or in its entirety such subdivision when it shall be completed except as provided by regular procedures by ordinance or regulation of such municipality or county.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 17-1-25 cover?
Section 17-1-25 ("Acceptance for maintenance of subdivision street before subdivision completed.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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