Utah § 72-5-305 - Term of grant -- Abandonment.

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§ 72-5-305. Term of grant -- Abandonment.

Effective 5/7/2025
72-5-305.  Term of grant -- Abandonment.
(1)In accordance with the terms of the R.S. 2477 right-of-way grant, once accepted, an R.S. 2477 right-of-way is established for a perpetual term.
(2)
(a)Abandonment of any R.S. 2477 right-of-way shall only take place in accordance with the procedures in Part 1, Public Highways, of this chapter.
(b)If any R.S. 2477 right-of-way is abandoned by a political subdivision of the state, the right-of-way shall revert to the state.
(c)To abandon an R.S. 2477 right-of-way as described in Subsection (2)(b), a political subdivision shall:
(i)comply with Subsection 72-3-105(9); and
(ii)provide notice of abandonment to the advisor of the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office created in Section 63L-11-201.
(3)The passage of time or the frequency of use of an R.S. 2477 right-of-way is not evidence of waiver or abandonment of the R.S. 2477 right-of-way.
(4)An R.S. 2477 right-of-way continues even if the servient estate is transferred out of the public domain.


Amended by Chapter 131, 2025 General Session

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

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