§3651. Failure to provide safety and convenience Highways, town ways and streets legally established shall be opened and kept in repair so as to be safe and convenient for travelers with motor vehicles. In default thereof, those liable may be indicted, convicted and a reasonable fine imposed therefor. [PL 1977, c. 363, §5 (AMD).] […]
§3652. Notice of defect; hearing on petition When a town liable to maintain a way unreasonably neglects to keep it in repair as provided in section 3651, after one of the municipal officers has had 5 days’ actual notice or knowledge of the defective condition, any 3 or more responsible persons may petition the county […]
§3653. Manner of presenting petition The petition provided for in section 3652 may be presented to the county commissioners at any of their sessions, or in vacation to their chairman, who shall procure the concurrence of his associates in fixing the time and place in the order of notice and cause the petition to be […]
§3654. Failure to comply with commissioners’ order; warrant of distress If the town neglects to make the repairs prescribed by the commissioners under section 3652, within the time fixed therefor in such notice to the town, they may cause it to be done by an agent, not one of themselves. Such agent shall cause the […]
§3655. Personal injury actions; limitations; damages; notice A person who receives any bodily injury or suffers damage in the person’s property through any defect or want of repair or sufficient railing in any highway, town way, causeway or bridge may recover for the same in a civil action, to be commenced within one year from […]
§3656. Repair within 6 years; location conclusive When on trial of any such action or indictment as provided for in section 3655 it appears that the defendant county or town has made repairs on the way or bridge within 6 years before the injury, it shall not deny the location of such way or bridge. […]
§3657. Loads exceeding 6 tons; no liability (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 363, §6 (RP).
§3658. Sidewalk accident; no town liability No town is liable to an action for damages to any person on foot on account of snow or ice on any sidewalk or crosswalk nor on account of the slippery condition of any sidewalk or crosswalk.
§3659. Protection of private water supplies In the event a land owner believes that a private water supply on his land has been destroyed or rendered unfit for human consumption by a political subdivision constructing, reconstructing or maintaining a public highway under its jurisdiction, the owner may apply in writing to the political subdivision for […]
