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Section 230:79 – Department of Transportation to Act; Liability.

    230:79 Department of Transportation to Act; Liability. – I. Upon receipt of such notice of insufficiency, and unless the commissioner determines in good faith that no such insufficiency exists, the department of transportation shall immediately cause proper danger signals to be placed to warn persons by day or night of such insufficiency, and shall, […]

Section 230:80 – Liability of the Department of Transportation; Standard of Care.

    230:80 Liability of the Department of Transportation; Standard of Care. – I. The department of transportation shall not be held liable for damages in an action to recover for personal injury or property damage arising out of its construction, maintenance, or repair of public highways and highway bridges unless such injury or damage was […]

Section 230:62 – Payment of Judgment and Costs.

    230:62 Payment of Judgment and Costs. – The commissioner of transportation shall pay from funds of his department the amount of final judgment and costs. Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:8. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1. RSA 237:8. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2).

Section 230:53 – Regulations; Posting.

    230:53 Regulations; Posting. – The commissioner of transportation may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of such limited access facilities by trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles, may regulate or prohibit the use of such facilities by all other types of vehicles, and may regulate or prohibit other use of such facilities. Such regulations […]

Section 230:54 – Penalty and Liability.

    230:54 Penalty and Liability. – Any person violating the provisions of the regulations posted under RSA 230:53 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. Any person shall be liable for all damage occasioned thereby. Source. 1943, 79:1, par. 8. 1945, 188:1, part […]

Section 230:55 – Notice of Finding.

    230:55 Notice of Finding. – Whenever the commissioner of transportation shall alter or relocate any portion of any class I or class II highway, and finds that there is no further occasion to use such portion for class I or class II highway purposes for property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier, […]

Section 230:56 – Determination by Selectmen.

    230:56 Determination by Selectmen. – The selectmen of such town within 60 days after receiving such notice regarding property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier, shall determine, after notice to the owners of land or abutting owners given in the same manner as provided for in the laying out of highways by […]

Section 230:57 – Reversion to Town.

    230:57 Reversion to Town. – Upon the filing of notice with the commissioner of transportation that such occasion exists, or, in the event that the selectmen fail to take any action or notify the commissioner of transportation in writing of their determination within 60 days after the receipt of notice from the commissioner regarding […]

Section 230:58 – Notice of Discontinuance.

    230:58 Notice of Discontinuance. – Regarding property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier, upon the filing of notice with the commissioner of transportation that such occasion does not exist, the commissioner shall post notice in 2 public places in such town that such portion of highway is thereupon discontinued. Source. 1945, 188:1, […]

Section 230:58-a – Encumbrances.

    230:58-a Encumbrances. – Whenever a highway is discontinued pursuant to this subdivision, any existing sewer, drain, water pipe or other utility easements or any permits or licenses previously established pursuant to RSA 231:159-182 shall be presumed to be reserved and shall remain in effect as an encumbrance upon the underlying land for so long […]