{"data":{"id":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-701","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"19 V.S.A. § 701","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Acceptance” means receipt of the right-of-way needed for a new highway, in some cases this may include a completed roadway.\n(2) “Altered” means a major physical change in the highway such as a change in width from a single lane to two lanes.\n(3) “Classification” means the categorization of all town highways pursuant to section 302 of this title.\n(4) “Discontinued” means a previously designated town highway which through the process of discontinuance all public rights are reconveyed to the adjoining landowners.\n(5) “Dedication” means the process of selecting a right-of-way or an alignment for a highway.\n(6) “Interested person” or “person interested in lands” means a person who has a legal interest of record in the property affected.\n(7) “Landowner” means a person who has title to real estate in fee simple or a life estate.\n(8) “Lay out” means the legal procedure establishing the alignment or right-of-way of a highway.\n(9) “Reclassify” means to change the classification of a highway using the legal process described in this chapter.","path":["Title 19: Highways","Chapter 007: Laying Out, Discontinuing, and Reclassifying Highways","Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/19/007/00701","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"b608136f0a0cc88391ad223a0545c1bc7823823dfc97688d71a8ca9d812e218a","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-520","next":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}