Adoption of county road unit system; procedure

68-515b. Adoption of county road unit system; procedure. Boards of county commissioners may adopt the provisions of the county road unit system by resolution at a regular meeting of said board, and in the event of the filing with the county clerk of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in the county, the board of county commissioners shall adopt the provisions of the county road unit system by resolution at the next regular meeting of said board: Provided, That in either event said resolution shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for at least three (3) consecutive weeks: Provided further, That such adoption shall take effect ninety (90) days after date of the first publication of the resolution providing for such adoption unless within such time there is filed with the county clerk a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in the county protesting such adoption, in which event the board of county commissioners is hereby required to submit the question of a county road unit system to the electors of the respective counties. History: L. 1961, ch. 299, § 15; June 30. Attorney General's Opinions: County road unit system; adoption. 85-57. County road unit system; effect on townships. 85-132. Maintenance of township road; agreement with county; termination; duties and liabilities; Kansas tort claims act. 90-113. Transfer of powers and duties of township board to county; procedure; repair and improvement of township roads and bridges; transfer of funds. 1998-56. All county roads are required to be classified pursuant to K.S.A. 68-116, and this requirement may not be modified by charter resolution. 2002-33. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned; county unit system adopted during period petition for incorporation of city considered. In re Reincorporation of Piper City, 220 Kan. 6, 9, 551 P.2d 909. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026