KRS 178.025: Road presumed established -- Presumption of width and area of public
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 178
road right-of-way.
(1) Any road, street, highway, or parcel of ground, dedicated and laid -off as a public
way and used without restrictions on a continuous basis by the general publi c for
fifteen (15) consecutive years, shall conclusively be presumed to be a public road.
(2) In the absence of any record, the width of a public road right -of-way shall be
presumed to extend to and include that area lying outside the shoulders and ditch
lines and within any landmarks such as fences, fence posts, cornerstones, or other
similar monuments indicating the boundary lines.
(3) In the absence of both record or landmark, the right-of-way of a public road shall be
deemed to extend to and include the shoulders and ditch lines adjacent to said road
and to the top of cuts or toe of fills where such exist.
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