Montana § 7-14-2615 - Abandonment Or Vacation Of County Roads
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-14-2615 — Abandonment Or Vacation Of County Roads, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-14-2615. Abandonment Or Vacation Of County Roads
Abandonment or vacation of county roads. (1) All county roads once established must continue to be county roads until abandoned or vacated by: (a) operation of law; (b) judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (c) the order of the board on completion of the petition process under Title 7, chapter 14, part 26. (2) An order to abandon a county road is not valid unless preceded by notice and public hearing. (3) The board may not abandon a county road or right-of-way used to provide existing legal access to public land or waters, including access for public recreational use as defined in 23-2-301 and as permitted in 23-2-302 , unless another public road or right-of-way provides substantially the same access. (4) The board may not abandon a county road or right-of-way used to access private land if the access benefits two or more landowners unless all of the landowners agree to the abandonment.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-14-2615 ("Abandonment Or Vacation Of County Roads") 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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