Montana § 7-14-2107 - Acquisition Of Right-Of-Way
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-14-2107 — Acquisition Of Right-Of-Way, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-14-2107. Acquisition Of Right-Of-Way
Acquisition of right-of-way. (1) A board of county commissioners shall contract, agree for, purchase, or otherwise lawfully acquire right-of-way for county roads over private property. It may institute proceedings under Title 70, chapter 30, and pay for the right-of-way from the county road fund. (2) A board shall acquire rights-of-way for county roads and discontinue or abandon them only on proper petition pursuant to Title 7, chapter 14, part 26. (3) By taking or accepting interests in real property for county roads, the public acquires only the right-of-way and the incidents necessary to enjoying and maintaining it.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-14-2107 ("Acquisition Of Right-Of-Way") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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