{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-231-45-a","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 231:45-a","heading":"Discontinuance of Highways Subject to Legislative Body Approval.","body":"I. No class IV or V highway shall be discontinued or discontinued subject to gates and bars without the vote of the local legislative body as required by RSA 231:43 or RSA 231:45.\nII. No vote or other action of the governing body shall be effective to reclassify a class IV or V highway as a class VI highway, except for the failure to maintain and repair that highway in suitable condition for travel thereon for 5 or more successive years as provided by RSA 229:5, VII.\nIII. Any municipality which neglects to maintain and repair a class IV or V highway, without the vote of the legislative body, shall be subject to proceedings under RSA 231:90 or RSA 231:82 at any time prior to the lapse of the 5-year period under RSA 229:5, VII.","path":["Title XX: TRANSPORTATION","Chapter 231: CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGE DISTRICT HIGHWAYS","Discontinuance of Class IV, V and VI Highways"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XX/231/231-45-a.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:29:00Z","sha256":"37889aa550f73127cb62538bf596cb9b38be7b2b5d40ce8d433e4d3d69dba277","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-231-45","next":"us-nh/rsa-231-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}