{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-178.116","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 178.116","heading":"Discontinuance of a road.","body":"(1) Any county road, or road formerly maintained by the county or state, shall be\ndeemed discontinued and possession shall revert to the owner or owners of the tract\nof land to which it originally belonged unless at least one (1) of the following\nconditions exists:\n(a) A public need is served by the road;\n(b) The road provides a necessary access for a private person;\n(c) The road has been maintained and policed by the county or state within a three\n(3) year period.\n(2) If the only condition which exists is for a necessary access for a private person, by a\njoint petition of all parties entitled to such access, the road shall be deemed\ndiscontinued and possession shall revert to the owner or owners of the tract of land\nto which it originally belonged.\n(3) If the only condition which exists is for a necessary access for a private person, by\njoint petition of all parties entitled to such access, the road shall be closed to public\nuse but remain open in accordance with its condition and use for the access of the\nprivate parties involved.\n(4) If a county road has been discontinued under the provisions of KRS 178.070, then\nby a joint petition of all private parties entitled to necessary access the road shall be\nclosed to public use but remain open in accordance wit h its condition and use for\nthe access of the private parties involved, or by a joint petition of all parties entitled\nto necessary access the road shall revert to the owner or owners of the tract or tracts\nof land to which it originally belonged.\n(5) For the purposes of this chapter \"necessary access\" shall be construed to include\naccess to any farm, tract of land, or dwelling, or to any portions of such farm, tract\nof land, or dwelling.","path":["KRS Chapter 178"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5429","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:30Z","sha256":"26f6911185bc27952aa2fef58bd714e6535b896a245f706927d555fcdb18d660","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-178.115","next":"us-ky/krs-178.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}