Montana § 7-3-4446 - Acceptance Of Streets Or Alleys

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-3-4446 — Acceptance Of Streets Or Alleys, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 7-3-4446. Acceptance Of Streets Or Alleys

Acceptance of streets or alleys. (1) No streets or alleys except those laid down on such plat and bearing the approval of the supervisor of plats, as hereinbefore provided, shall subsequently in any way be accepted as public streets or alleys by the municipality or shall any public funds be expended in the repair or improvement of streets or alleys subsequently laid out and not on such plat. This restriction shall not apply to a street or alley laid out by the municipality or to streets, alleys, or public grounds laid out on a plat by or with the approval of the supervisor of plats. (2) No street or alley hereafter dedicated to public use by the proprietor of ground in the municipality shall be deemed a public street or alley or under the care or control of the commission unless the dedication be accepted and confirmed by ordinance passed for such purpose or unless the provisions hereof relating to subdivisions shall have been complied with.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Montana Code Annotated § 7-3-4446 cover?

Section 7-3-4446 ("Acceptance Of Streets Or Alleys") 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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