Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 1101
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 1101
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
- highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
- 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.
- Person: includes a municipality or State agency. See
- Selectboard: includes village trustees and city councils. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 1101. Concurrent authority; class 1 highways
On all class 1 highways, and the bridges on class 1 highways, the Agency shall have concurrent authority and jurisdiction with the selectboard in all matters within the authority and jurisdiction of the selectboard under the provisions of this chapter. If a person named in an order made by the Agency under the authority of this section neglects or refuses to comply with the order within the time prescribed by law, the Agency may report the neglect or refusal to the State‘s Attorney of the county where the highway or bridge mentioned in the order is located. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)