Arizona Laws 28-6706. Primitive roads
A. The board of supervisors or the governing body of a city or town may designate a public road within its jurisdiction as a primitive road as prescribed in this section.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-6706
- Board: means the transportation board. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- County highway: means a public road that is constructed and maintained by a county. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
B. Neither a county, city or town nor its employees are liable for damages or injuries resulting from the use of a primitive road designated under this section except for intentional injuries or gross negligence caused by an employee acting within the scope of the employee’s employment.
C. The board of supervisors or the governing body of a city or town shall not designate a road as a primitive road unless it was opened before June 13, 1990 and was not constructed in accordance with county standards.
D. The county, city or town shall place signs on every road designated as a primitive road in locations adequate to warn the public. These signs shall state "Primitive road, caution, use at your own risk. This surface is not regularly maintained."
E. A board of supervisors or the governing body of a city or town shall not designate a state or county highway as a primitive road.