Iowa Code 331.362 – Roads and traffic
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1. A county has jurisdiction over secondary roads as provided in section 306.4, subsection 2,section 306.4, subsection 5, paragraph “b”, and section 306.4, subsection 6, paragraph “b”.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.362
- Board: means the board of supervisors of a county. See Iowa Code 331.101
- 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.
- road: include public bridges, and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" "common road" and "state road". See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The board shall exercise the county’s jurisdiction over secondary roads in accordance with chapters 306, 309, 310, 314, and other applicable laws.
3. The board may establish secondary road assessment districts as provided in chapter 311.
4. If a county has land subject to section 312.8, the board shall administer road funds available under that section as prescribed in that section.
5. The board may enter into agreements with the department of transportation as provided in section 313.2.
6. The board shall provide for the control or eradication of noxious weeds in accordance with chapter 317.
7. The board shall cause the removal of obstructions on the secondary roads, in accordance with chapter 318.
8. The board shall proceed upon a petition to construct a sidewalk in accordance with sections 320.1 through 320.3. The board may grant permission to lay gas and water mains, construct and maintain cattleways, or construct sidewalks in connection with the secondary roads, in accordance with sections 320.4 through 320.8.
9. A county may regulate traffic on and use of the secondary roads, in accordance with sections 321.236 through 321.239, 321.241, 321.247 through 321.250, 321.254, 321.255, 321.285, subsection 4, sections 321.352, 321.471 through 321.473, and other applicable provisions of chapter 321, chapter 321E, and sections 321G.9, 321I.10, and 327G.15.