{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-235.3","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 235.3","heading":"Open drain in highways; consent of commissioner, location, disposition of earth.","body":"Sec. 3.\n\nBefore an open drain shall be laid along a public highway, the highway commissioner of the township in which the drain is located shall be consulted and his consent as to the proposed location of the drain shall be obtained in writing, stipulating that no excavation may be made nearer than 1 rod to the center line of the highway and stating what disposition shall be made of all material excavated. It shall be the duty of the drain commissioner to level down all materials placed in the roadway.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 220","Act Act-283-of-1909"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-235-3","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"d43d47fb6ad57053e0925548239d90b94ad2a491750971ba199b02d664deccfe","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-235.2","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-235.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}