{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-14-2615","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-14-2615","heading":"Abandonment or vacation of county roads.","body":"(1) All county roads once established must continue to be county roads until abandoned or vacated by:\n(a) operation of law;\n(b) judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or\n(c) the order of the board on completion of the petition process under Title 7, chapter 14, part 26.\n(2) An order to abandon a county road is not valid unless preceded by notice and public hearing.\n(3) The board may not abandon a county road or right-of-way used to provide existing legal access to public land or waters, including access for public recreational use as defined in 23-2-301 and as permitted in 23-2-302, unless another public road or right-of-way provides substantially the same access.\n(4) The board may not abandon a county road or right-of-way used to access private land if the access benefits two or more landowners unless all of the landowners agree to the abandonment.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 14. TRANSPORTATION","Part 26. Establishment, Alteration, and Abandonment of County Roads"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0140/part_0260/section_0150/0070-0140-0260-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:25Z","sha256":"3dcc8a6a3470f71caa34dd8ad17f2a8ed4f54512d6f4e176117a64e91285e493","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-14-2614","next":"us-mt/7-14-2616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}