Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 60. HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION

CHAPTER 6. HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS

Part 1. Removal of Encroachments by State Authorities

Encroachment Affixed To The Land -- Time Limit For Removal -- Penalty -- Immediate Removal

60-6-105. Encroachment affixed to the land -- time limit for removal -- penalty -- immediate removal. (1) If an unpermitted encroachment affixed to the land is not removed by the person who erected or maintains the encroachment within 5 days after receiving notice as provided for in 60-6-102, the department may begin action under 60-6-104 to remove it at the expense of the person who causes, owns, or controls it. The department may recover the expense of removal and costs in an action brought for that purpose.

(2) If an encroachment presents an imminent danger to the public, the department may immediately remove the encroachment without the notice required by 60-6-102.

History: En. 32-4414 by Sec. 4, Ch. 231, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 32-4414(2); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 303, L. 2019.