Title 54, Highways, Bridges And Ferries

Elected or appointed chief administrative officers shall serve a term of four (4) years. Elected chief administrative officers shall take office on September 1, following their election.

(a) In the event two (2) or more chief administrative officers are duly elected or appointed with equal duties, the compensation provided in this section shall be divided equally between them. (b) The county legislative body of each county may at any time increase or decrease the…

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the chief administrative officer, a qualified successor shall be chosen in the manner specified by law. (b) If the vacancy occurs as a result of death, resignation or removal of the chief administrative officer, then during the period of t…

Before entering into the duties of the office, the chief administrative officer shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The chief administrative officer shall execute an official bond in an amount of one hundr…

(a) The chief administrative officer shall be the head of the highway department and shall have general control over the location, relocation, construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of the county road systems of the county, including roads designated as county roads…

The chief administrative officer shall be empowered to employ legal counsel or to solicit the use of legal counsel retained by the county to prosecute or defend litigation caused by or necessary to the operation of the county highway department.

(a) The chief administrative officer shall prepare and submit to the county legislative body and to the department of transportation an annual work program to be financed under the state-aid highway system program. (b) The priorities for proposed work contained in the annual work…

(a) The chief administrative officer has supervision and control over and is responsible for all the machinery, equipment, tools, supplies and materials owned or used by the county in the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of the county roads and bridges. The ch…

(a) All funds received by any person for the county for road or highway purposes shall be promptly deposited with the county trustee and shall be expended only upon a disbursement warrant drawn on the trustee in accordance with law. (b) Expenditures of funds for the operation of …

(a) A county highway department is authorized to receive materials, property, services, funds or supplies for the benefit of the county highway department, which materials, property, services, funds or supplies shall be used or disbursed in good faith in accordance with the terms…

There is created a presumption of law that the chief administrative officer of each county highway department is authorized to sign agreements with the department of transportation on behalf of the county. Once an agreement is executed by the chief administrative officer of the c…

(a) The chief administrative officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed any fence, gate, or other obstruction from the roads, bridges and ditches of the county and to clean out and clear all fences and ditches along or adjacent to the county roads. (b) Any person who …

(a) The chief administrative officer shall not authorize or knowingly permit the trucks or road equipment, the rock, crushed stone or any other road materials to be used for any private use or for the use of any individual for private purposes, and the chief administrative office…

(a) Neither the chief administrative officer, county highway commissioner, member of the county governing body nor any employee of the county road department shall be financially interested in or have any personal interest, either directly or indirectly, in the purchase of any su…

If any provision of this chapter is violated in any county, the commissioner of transportation is authorized to withhold state-aid highway system funds due the county until the deficiency has been corrected to the satisfaction of the commissioner.

(a) “Chief administrative officer,” for the purpose of this section, includes county road commissioners, trustees, road supervisors, or other persons charged with supervision or control of a county road department. (b) In addition to any proceeding under title 8, chapter 47, the …

(a) Any theft by a chief administrative officer, either directly or indirectly, of county highway or road money shall be punished under § 39-14-105. (b) If any chief administrative officer charged with the collection, safekeeping, transfer, or disbursement of money or property be…

(a) (1) As used in this subsection (a), “county highway structure” includes any county highway, highway facility, building, bridge, overpass, tunnel, barricade, fence, wall, traffic control device, right-of-way, sign or marker of any nature whatsoever erected upon or maintained w…