§ 179.010 Definitions
§ 179.020 County road engineer or supervisor
§ 179.040 County engineer — Office — Supplies — Records to be turned over to successors
§ 179.050 Transportation of engineer — When fiscal court to furnish
§ 179.060 Removal of engineer — Filling of vacancy
§ 179.070 General powers and duties of engineer — Requirement of site development plan in certain counties
§ 179.150 Engineer to request contractors to put their sections in repair — Duty of engineer when contractor fails
§ 179.160 Engineer not to employ relatives — Reports to fiscal court
§ 179.180 Engineer may lease or hire machinery
§ 179.210 Removal of obstructions by contractor or engineer — Repair of bridges — Payment of cost
§ 179.220 Fiscal court may order weeds, shrubs and overhanging branches to be removed — Hedges to be trimmed
§ 179.230 When removal to be made — Notice of requirements to be published
§ 179.240 Owner to remove obstructions — Dead trees not to be left standing near roads
§ 179.250 Poles and wires not to obstruct roads
§ 179.260 Pipelines not to obstruct roads
§ 179.265 Cost of relocating utility facilities paid by public
§ 179.270 Engineer to remove obstructions when owner fails
§ 179.280 Procedure for assessing cost when engineer removes obstructions — Collection and disposition of charges
§ 179.290 Railroad companies not to obstruct county roads
§ 179.300 Engineer may enter private lands to prevent flooding of roads
§ 179.310 Payment of damages for engineer’s entry upon private lands
§ 179.320 Erection of guideboards on county roads
§ 179.330 Names of county roads — How changed and established — Erection of signs
§ 179.350 Roads to be measured by engineer — Report
§ 179.360 Engineer to examine toll bridges — Owner to repair bridge — Engineer to repair bridge when owner fails
§ 179.370 Closing of roads and bridges for repairs — Temporary roads
§ 179.375 Acceptance of donations of roads and driveways to churches, cemeteries and schools
§ 179.380 Approaches to be kept in repair by owner or tenant
§ 179.400 Counties receiving state aid — Fiscal court to appropriate money for road purposes — Contract or cooperative agreement with department for construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of county roads and bridges
§ 179.410 Allocation of funds appropriated to counties
§ 179.415 Payment of pro rata share of funds appropriated to counties
§ 179.440 Counties may spend county road funds
§ 179.460 Engineer not to influence voters
§ 179.470 Maintenance of subdivision roads in counties
§ 179.480 Dust control treatment of county road by producers transporting natural resources thereon
§ 179.700 Definitions
§ 179.705 Creation of subdivision road districts — Limitation on tax levy
§ 179.710 Changing territorial limits of established district — Liability for taxes after change
§ 179.715 Board of trustees — Selection — Terms — Officers — Removal of appointed members
§ 179.720 Taxes levied by district — Maintenance of roads by county
§ 179.725 Minute book
§ 179.730 Legal representation
§ 179.735 Reimbursed expenses
§ 179.990 Penalties

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 179 - County Road Engineer and Maintenance of Public Roads

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County engineer: means county road engineer. See Kentucky Statutes 179.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obstructions: includes any object which prevents the easy, safe and convenient use of a county road for public travel. See Kentucky Statutes 179.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010