Chapter 13 - TOWNSHIP ROADS

Section 31-13-1 - Township road system-Township board responsible for township roads
Section 31-13-1.1 - Designation of minimum maintenance road-Level of maintenance
Section 31-13-1.2 - Posting of warning signs on minimum maintenance roads
Section 31-13-1.3 - Designation of full and minimum maintenance roads at annual meeting-Map
Section 31-13-1.4 - Designation of no maintenance section line
Section 31-13-1.5 - Posting of signs on no maintenance section line
Section 31-13-1.6 - Designation of road unsafe for vehicle travel as no maintenance road
Section 31-13-1.7 - Posting of signs that no vehicle travel is advised on no maintenance road
Section 31-13-2 - Designation of board member as overseer-Compensation
Section 31-13-3 - Hiring of help authorized
Section 31-13-3.1 - Secondary road capital improvement fund
Section 31-13-4 - Width of highway grades
Section 31-13-5, 31-13-6 - [Repealed]
Section 31-13-7 - Written contracts required when let without advertising-Performance bond
Section 31-13-8 - Payments on contracts
Section 31-13-9 - Restriction on progress payments
Section 31-13-10 - Township highway tax
Section 31-13-11 - Township highway tax-Certification to county auditor-Collection
Section 31-13-12 - County aid roads-Designation by county commissioners
Section 31-13-13 - Joint contracts for construction and maintenance of township roads
Section 31-13-13.1 - [Repealed]
Section 31-13-14 - Motor vehicle license fees transferable to county
Section 31-13-15 - Road districts
Section 31-13-16 - Petition for improvement of road district-Notice to property owners
Section 31-13-17 - Hearing on road district improvement-Assessments for improvement
Section 31-13-18 - Affidavit of township failure to maintain mail route-Service of affidavit and notice on township
Section 31-13-19 - County maintenance and repair of mail route or failure by township
Section 31-13-20 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Payment from township funds for county repair and maintenance of mail routes-Expense limitation
Section 31-13-20 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Payment from township funds for county repair and maintenance of mail routes-Expense limitation
Section 31-13-21 - Registration of warrants when township funds insufficient to pay for repair of mail route-Call for payment
Section 31-13-22 - Township snow removal reserve fund-Tax levy
Section 31-13-23 - Intent of snow removal reserve fund law
Section 31-13-24 - Expenditures from snow removal reserve fund
Section 31-13-25 - Purposes of snow removal reserve fund
Section 31-13-26 - Contracts for snow removal and repair of damages
Section 31-13-27 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Snow removal contracts with or without advertising
Section 31-13-27 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Snow removal contracts with or without advertising
Section 31-13-27.1 - Snow creating emergency-Expenditures for removal without advertising for bids
Section 31-13-28 - Accumulation of unexpended money as snow removal moneys
Section 31-13-29 - Authority of township to open snowbound roads used for school bus routes
Section 31-13-30 - Street improvements in unincorporated towns
Section 31-13-31 - Validation of construction and repair contracts between townships and residents or landowners
Section 31-13-32 - Improvement of platted streets by special assessment-Definition of terms
Section 31-13-33 - Supervisors' resolution of necessity for improvement-Contents
Section 31-13-34 - Combining of streets in one resolution-Uniformity required
Section 31-13-35 - Combining of streets in one resolution when improvements not uniform
Section 31-13-36 - Township assumption of cost-Referendum
Section 31-13-37 - Publication of resolution-Notice of supervisors' meeting-Hearing of objections
Section 31-13-38 - Resolution not requiring publication
Section 31-13-39 - Notice by mail to property owners-Contents-Address to which sent
Section 31-13-40 - Consideration of objections to improvement-Adoption of resolution-Notice to owners added by amendment
Section 31-13-41 - Waiting period before actions on improvement-Ratification of prior actions
Section 31-13-42 - Apportionment of benefits of improvement
Section 31-13-43 - Costs paid by township-Deduction before assessment to property
Section 31-13-44 - Assessment of costs to abutting property-Computation on front foot basis
Section 31-13-45 - Assessment to nearby property of intersection costs
Section 31-13-46 - Assessment according to special benefits-Investigation of benefits
Section 31-13-47 - Intersection cost assumed by township
Section 31-13-48 - Corner lot costs assumed by township or assessed to other property
Section 31-13-49 - Cost assumed by township when street has been previously improved
Section 31-13-50 - Use of special assessment law
Section 31-13-51 - Annual front foot assessment for maintenance and repairs
Section 31-13-52 - Levy of special assessments-Addition to general levy-Review and equalization
Section 31-13-53 - Records maintained by township clerk-Destruction of certain records
Section 31-13-54 - Contracts and assessments not invalidated by defects-Supervisors' determination conclusive
Section 31-13-55 - Indemnity requirement for construction or survey work within road right-of-way
Section 31-13-56 - Removal of baled or stacked foliage from right-of-way-Violation as petty offense
Section 31-13-57 - Private landowner assessed for erosion repair costs
Section 31-13-58 - Approval of conservation district for repair of erosion damage-Notice to landowner-Declaration