{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-136-96.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-96.1","heading":"Special proceeding to declare a right-of-way dedicated to public use.","body":"(a)\tA special proceeding under Article 3, Chapter 1 of the General Statutes may be brought to declare a right-of-way dedicated to public use if:\n(1)\tThe landowners of tracts constituting two-thirds of the road frontage of the land abutting the right-of-way in question join in the action;\n(2)\tThe right-of-way is depicted on an unrecorded map, plat, or survey;\n(3)\tThe right-of-way has been actually open and used by the public; and\n(4)\tRecorded deeds for at least three separate parcels abutting the right-of-way recite the existence of the right-of-way as a named street or road.\n(b)\tIn a special proceeding brought pursuant to this section, the clerk of court shall issue an order declaring the right-of-way to be dedicated to public use upon finding that the provisions of subsection (a) of this section have been proven.\n(c)\tAny right-of-way found to be dedicated to public use pursuant to this section that is proposed for addition to the State highway system shall meet the requirements of G.S. 136-102.6.\n(d)\tThis section shall not apply to any right-of-way established by adverse possession or by cartway proceeding. (2001-501, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 136. Transportation.","Article 7. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_136/GS_136-96.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:47Z","sha256":"80f66288e1c028eb34be69a2abbde7fdb74c650413c0c2e33713e3c075f329a7","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-136-96","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-136-96.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}