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RSA 231:184 · Excavation in Highway

Title
XX: TRANSPORTATION
Chapter
231 · CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGE DISTRICT HIGHWAYS
Status
current
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231:184 Excavation in Highway. – No person or corporation shall dig up any highway or public ground for the purpose of laying water or gas pipes, or other pipes or structures therein, or of repairing the same, without first obtaining the consent of the commissioner of transportation or his division engineer when the excavation is in any state-maintained highway and in all other cases the consent of the selectmen or highway agent of the town or the mayor and aldermen or street commissioner of the city; except, in cases of emergency where the public health or safety is endangered, such action may be taken as provided in RSA 236:9. Source. 1854, 1527:1. GS 141:1. 1868, 1:40. GL 155:1. PS 82:1. PL 98:1. RL 114:1. 1945, 188:1, part 25:1. RSA 255:2. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(3).

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Source. 1854, 1527:1. GS 141:1. 1868, 1:40. GL 155:1. PS 82:1. PL 98:1. RL 114:1. 1945, 188:1, part 25:1. RSA 255:2. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(3).

Source history

  • 1854, 1527:1. GS 141:1
  • 1868, 1:40. GL 155:1. PS 82:1. PL 98:1. RL 114:1
  • 1945, 188:1, part 25:1. RSA 255:2
  • 1981, 87:1
  • 1985, 402:6, I(b)(3)

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  • 2026 SB409 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    uity and good conscience; (c) Provided, however, that the liability of any governmental unit with respect to its sidewalks, streets, and highways shall be limited as provided in RSA 231 and the liability of any governmental unit with respect to publicly owned airport runways and taxiways shall be limited as set forth in RSA 422. II. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (a) Any claim

  • 2026 SB409-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    uity and good conscience; (c) Provided, however, that the liability of any governmental unit with respect to its sidewalks, streets, and highways shall be limited as provided in RSA 231 and the liability of any governmental unit with respect to publicly owned airport runways and taxiways shall be limited as set forth in RSA 422. II. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (a) Any claim

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