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23 ME Rev Stat § 2057 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2057. -- estimation and award

 §2057. -- estimation and award If any person's property is damaged by laying out, altering or discontinuing a county highway, the county commissioners shall estimate the amount, and in their return state the share of each separately. Damages shall be determined as if the land were taken for highway purposes under chapter 3. Damages shall be allowed to the owners of reversions and remainders and to tenants for life and for years in proportion to their interests in the estate taken. Said commissioners shall not order such damages to be paid, nor shall any right thereto accrue to the claimant, until the land over which the highway or alteration is located has been entered upon and possession taken for the purpose of construction or use.   [PL 1975, c. 711, §§ 2, 3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 431, §10 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 711, §§2,3 (AMD).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2058 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2058. -- appeals

 §2058. -- appeals Any person aggrieved by the estimate of damages by the county commissioners, on account of the laying out or discontinuing of a way, may appeal therefrom, at any time within 30 days after the commissioners' return is made, to the Superior Court, in the county where the land is situated, which court shall determine the same by a committee of reference if the parties so agree, or by a verdict of its jury, and shall render judgment for the damages recovered, and judgment for costs in favor of the party entitled thereto, and shall issue execution for the costs only. The appellant shall file notice of his appeal with the county commissioners within the time above limited, and shall include in the complaint a statement setting forth substantially the facts, upon which the case shall be tried like other cases. The clerk shall certify the final judgment of the court to the county commissioners, who shall enter the same of record and order the damages therein recovered to be paid as provided in section 2057. The party prevailing recovers costs to be taxed and allowed by the court, except that they shall not be recovered by the party claiming damages, but by the other party, if on such appeal by either party, said claimant fails to recover a greater sum as damages than was allowed to him by the commissioners. The committee shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for their services to be fixed by the court upon the presentation of their report and paid from the county treasury upon the certificate of the clerk of courts.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2059 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2059. Removing growth and opening way

 §2059. Removing growth and opening way The owners of land taken under sections 2051 to 2060 shall be allowed not exceeding one year after the proceedings regarding the location are finally closed to take off timber, wood or any erection thereon. A time not exceeding 2 years shall be allowed for making and opening the way.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2060 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2060. Discontinuance where new state highway

 §2060. Discontinuance where new state highway 1.  General procedures.  When the Department of Transportation has constructed a highway over substantially the same route as that of a county or town way and has recorded the plans of that highway in the registry of deeds, the county commissioners or municipal officers may, on their own motion, after notice and hearing, proceed to alter or discontinue the portion of that way not within the limits of the highway. The county commissioners or municipal officers shall give notice and proceed as provided in this chapter or chapter 304, as applicable, including serving any public utility having facilities located in that portion to be discontinued. Notice to abutters must include notice that all or a portion of the discontinued roadway may pass to the abutters unless an exception in the plans and order of discontinuance is requested. Any aggrieved person may appeal as provided in the applicable chapter. The plans prepared by the department and recorded in the registry of deeds must be referred to in describing those portions of the county or town way to be discontinued. The department shall prepare the description of the discontinuance order upon the request of the county commissioners or municipal officers.   [PL 1999, c. 188, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Effect and exceptions.  Upon discontinuance, all interests of the county or municipality pass to the abutting property owners to the center of the way, including any public easement, in accordance with section 3026‑A. When the Department of Transportation is an abutting owner, then the interests in the way pass to the property owner opposite the department's ownership in accordance with a plan showing the right-of-way line established for the new highway location by the department. The plan must be referenced in the order of discontinuance.   [PL 2015, c. 464, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 593, §22 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 711, §4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 188, §2 (RPR). PL 2015, c. 464, §1 (AMD).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2061 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2061. Discontinuance before damages paid; proceedings

 §2061. Discontinuance before damages paid; proceedings When the way is discontinued before the time limited for the payment of damages, the commissioners may revoke their order of payment, and estimate the damages actually sustained and order them paid. Any person aggrieved may have them assessed by a committee or jury as provided.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2062 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2062. Same petition for towns, plantations or outside lands; appeals (REPEALED)

 §2062. Same petition for towns, plantations or outside lands; appeals (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §5 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2063 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2063. Hearings; appeals; stay

 §2063. Hearings; appeals; stay Parties interested may appear, jointly or severally, at the time of hearing before the commissioners on a petition for laying out, altering, grading or discontinuing a highway. Any such party may appeal from their decision thereon within 30 days after it has been placed on file to the Superior Court in said county, which appeal may be prosecuted by him or by any other party who so appeared. All further proceedings before the commissioners shall be stayed until a decision is made in the appellate court.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2064 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2064. Proceedings on appeal

 §2064. Proceedings on appeal If no person appears to prosecute the appeal provided for in section 2063, the judgment of the commissioners may be affirmed. If the appellant appears, the court may appoint a committee of 3 disinterested persons, who shall be sworn, and if one of them dies, declines or becomes interested, the court may appoint some suitable person in his place. They shall give such notice as the court has ordered, view the route, hear the parties and make their report to the court within 60 days or such further time as the court allows after their appointment, whether the judgment of the commissioners should be in whole or in part affirmed or reversed; which, being accepted and judgment thereon entered, shall forthwith be certified to the clerk of the commissioners.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2065 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2065. Judgment on appeal

 §2065. Judgment on appeal If the judgment of the commissioners in favor of laying out, grading or altering a way, as prayed for, is wholly reversed on appeal, they shall proceed no further. In all cases when the judgment of the commissioners is reversed on appeal, no petition praying substantially for the same thing shall be entertained by them for 2 years thereafter. If their judgment is affirmed in whole or in part, they shall carry into effect the judgment of the appellate court. In all cases they shall carry into full effect the judgment of the appellate court in the same manner as if made by themselves. The party appealing or prosecuting shall pay the costs incurred since the appeal, if so adjudged by the appellate court, which may allow costs in such cases to the prevailing party, to be paid out of the county treasury. The committee provided for in section 2064 shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for their services, to be fixed by the court upon the presentation of their report and paid from the county treasury upon the certificate of the clerk of courts. The costs allowed the prevailing party and the fees of the committee shall be collected as provided in section 2053. This section shall not apply to any case where the judgment has been reversed on account of informality in the proceedings.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2066 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2066. Committee sworn

 §2066. Committee sworn All such committees provided for in section 2064, whether agreed on or appointed on appeal from the county commissioners, may be sworn at any time before viewing the route and hearing the parties.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2067 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2067. Paths to great ponds in unorganized territory

 §2067. Paths to great ponds in unorganized territory The county commissioners of any county may lay out, alter or discontinue paths or trails, for pedestrian use only, in the unorganized territory of the county which will provide a right of access to great ponds, provided a request therefor is made by petition signed by not less than 40 residents of said county. Such trails or paths shall not exceed 10 feet in width or one mile in length. Sections 2051 to 2059, where not inconsistent with this section, shall apply to the proceedings under this section.   [PL 1965, c. 96 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 96 (NEW).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2068 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 203: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §2068. Limited-user highways (REPEALED)

 §2068. Limited-user highways (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 240 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 313 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 593, §22 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 20 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2101 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 205: FIXING OF BOUNDARIES OR LOCATIONS|23 §2101. Lost or doubtful boundaries

 §2101. Lost or doubtful boundaries When the true boundaries of highways or town ways duly located, or of which the location is lost, or which can only be established by user, are doubtful, uncertain or lost, the county commissioners of the county wherein such highway or town way is located, upon petition of the municipal officers of the town wherein the same lies, shall, after such notice thereon as is required for the location of new ways, proceed to hear the parties, examine said highway or town way, locate and define its limits and boundaries by placing stakes on side lines at all apparent intersecting property lines and at intervals of not more than 100 feet and cause durable monuments to be erected at the angles thereof at the expense of the town wherein said highway or town way lies, make a correct return of their doings, signed by them, accompanied by an accurate plan of the way. If any real estate is damaged by said action, they shall award damages to the owner as in laying out new highways, in the case of highways to be paid by the county and in the case of town ways to be paid by the town. Their return, made at the next regular statute session after the hearing, shall be placed on file and the case shall be continued to await a final decision respecting damages. Sections 2055 and 2056 shall be applicable to appeals for increase of damages under this section. Said municipal officers shall maintain all highway or town way monuments and replace them forthwith when destroyed. If any appeal for increase of damages is taken and the commissioners are of opinion that their proceedings or any part thereof ought not to take effect, they shall enter a judgment that the prayer of the original petitioners or any part thereof, designating what part, is not granted for that reason. Upon such judgment no damages shall be allowed for that part of the prayer of the petitioners not granted, but the costs shall be paid by the county.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2102 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 205: FIXING OF BOUNDARIES OR LOCATIONS|23 §2102. Lost or disregarded locations; stay

 §2102. Lost or disregarded locations; stay When a highway is laid out through a town and an agent appointed by the county commissioners to open and make it, and the record location thereof cannot be found on the face of the earth or consistently applied thereto or said agent is not making said highway according to the record location, the municipal officers or town agent may file a complaint in the Superior Court setting forth the facts and praying an injunction to stay the proceedings of said road agent. The court shall issue a summary notice to said road agent to appear before it to answer said complaint and on a hearing of the parties may issue a temporary injunction upon such terms and conditions as it deems reasonable. Subsequent proceedings on the complaint shall be similar to proceedings in other civil actions in which equitable relief is sought.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2103 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 205: FIXING OF BOUNDARIES OR LOCATIONS|23 §2103. Lost or unrecorded boundaries

 §2103. Lost or unrecorded boundaries When a highway survey has not been properly recorded or preserved or the termination and boundaries cannot be ascertained, the select board or municipal officers of any municipality may use and control for highway purposes 1 1/2 rods on each side of the center of the traveled portion of such way.   [PL 2021, c. 275, §7 (AMD).]When any real estate is damaged by the use and control for highway purposes of such land outside the existing improved portion and within the limits of 1 1/2 rods on each side of the center of the traveled portion, they shall award damages to the owner as provided in section 3029.   [PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §27 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 288 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §27 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 275, §7 (AMD).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2151 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 207: ROADS IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES|23 §2151. Call of meeting; notices

 §2151. Call of meeting; notices When a petition is presented respecting a way in 2 or more counties, the commissioners receiving the petition, being satisfied as aforesaid, may call a meeting of the commissioners of all the counties, to be held at a time and place named, by causing an attested copy of such petition and of their order thereon to be served upon their chairmen. They shall give notice of such meeting by causing a like copy to be published in the state paper and in one paper, if any, printed in every such county, and by posting it in 3 public places in each town interested and serving it on the clerk thereof. These notices shall be posted, served and published 30 days before the time of meeting.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2152 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 207: ROADS IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES|23 §2152. Proceedings

 §2152. Proceedings Each county must be represented at such meeting by a majority of its commissioners. A majority of those present may decide upon the whole matter. The duty of carrying that judgment into effect shall be performed in each county by its own commissioners in the manner respecting ways wholly within it. When each county is not so represented, those present may adjourn the meeting to another time.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2153 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 207: ROADS IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES|23 §2153. Appeals

 §2153. Appeals When proceedings have been had by the county commissioners on a petition for laying out, altering, grading or discontinuing a way in 2 or more counties, an appeal may be taken in the manner provided in case of a way wholly in one county.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2154 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 207: ROADS IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES|23 §2154. Proceedings on appeal

 §2154. Proceedings on appeal When an appeal is taken as provided for in section 2153, it shall be filed with the commissioners of, and subsequent proceedings shall be had in, the county where proceedings originated, and the commissioners with whom such appeal is filed shall immediately give notice of such appeal to the commissioners of all the counties interested, and the clerk of courts shall certify the final judgment of court to the commissioners of all said counties.
23 ME Rev Stat § 2201 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 209: NEGLECT OR DELAY|23 §2201. Time limitations (REPEALED)

 §2201. Time limitations (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §6 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2202 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 209: NEGLECT OR DELAY|23 §2202. Action when town fails; expenses (REPEALED)

 §2202. Action when town fails; expenses (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §6 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2251 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 211: TOLL HOUSES|23 §2251. Injury or attempt to pass without toll (REPEALED)

 §2251. Injury or attempt to pass without toll (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 456, §A79 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 2252 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 2: COUNTY HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 211: TOLL HOUSES|23 §2252. Acquisition of land (REPEALED)

 §2252. Acquisition of land (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 456, §A79 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3001 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3001. Power of officers; notice (REPEALED)

 §3001. Power of officers; notice (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3002 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3002. Winter roads (REPEALED)

 §3002. Winter roads (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3003 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3003. Acceptance by town (REPEALED)

 §3003. Acceptance by town (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3004 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3004. Discontinuance of way (REPEALED)

 §3004. Discontinuance of way (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 270, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 456 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §§133-A (AMD). PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3005 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3005. Damages; appeals (REPEALED)

 §3005. Damages; appeals (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 431, §11 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3006 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3006. Refusal or neglect of municipal officers (REPEALED)

 §3006. Refusal or neglect of municipal officers (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3007 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3007. Use of highway pending decision (REPEALED)

 §3007. Use of highway pending decision (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3008 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3008. Unreasonable refusal to accept or discontinue (REPEALED)

 §3008. Unreasonable refusal to accept or discontinue (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3009 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3009. Action by county forestalls action by town (REPEALED)

 §3009. Action by county forestalls action by town (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3010 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3010. Grading; county's share of expenses (REPEALED)

 §3010. Grading; county's share of expenses (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3011 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3011. Reinstatement of ways discontinued by county; damages (REPEALED)

 §3011. Reinstatement of ways discontinued by county; damages (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).
23 ME Rev Stat § 3012 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION|Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW|Chapter 303: LAYING OUT, ALTERING OR DISCONTINUING HIGHWAYS|23 §3012. Change of street location on plans (REPEALED)

 §3012. Change of street location on plans (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 306 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 711, §7 (RP).