North Dakota Code 24-07-04 – Jurisdiction of proceedings to open or vacate highway
Except as otherwise provided in this title, all proceedings for the opening, vacating, or changing of a highway outside of the limits of an incorporated city, including the acquisition of right of way when necessary, must be under the charge and in the name of:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 24-07-04
- Right of way: means a general term denoting land, property, or interest therein, acquired for or devoted to highway purposes and shall include, but not be limited to publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas, sanitary facilities reasonably necessary to accommodate the traveling public, and tracts of land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty adjacent to the state highway system. See North Dakota Code 24-01-01.1
1. The board of county commissioners, if the road is in territory not organized into a civil township.
2. The board of township supervisors of an organized township.
3. The board of county commissioners of each county in case the road is between or in two or more counties.
4. The board of township supervisors of each organized civil township in which any part of the road is situated if the road is situated between two civil townships or in more than one civil township.
5. The board of township supervisors of each organized township and of the board of county commissioners in case the road is situated partly in an organized township and partly in an unorganized township.
6. The board of county commissioners in any case arising under subsection 4 when the boards of township supervisors of the respective civil townships cannot agree or will not take action on petition so to do.