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Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.1 (2026)

Adoption of county road system; referendum; form of resolution; special election; violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.

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PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE ROADS

Act 283 of 1909

224.1 Adoption of county road system; referendum; form of resolution; special election; violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.

Sec. 1.

(1) On petition signed by registered electors of a county equal to not less than 10% of the registered electors residing in each of the several organized townships, incorporated villages and cities, of the county, or upon a majority vote of the members of the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors of the county may submit the question of adopting the county road system to a vote of the electors of the county. The board of supervisors may submit the question at a general or special election called for that purpose. The form of resolution for submitting the question is as follows: "Resolved, That the question of adopting the county road system be submitted to a vote of the electors of the county of .................... at (the general or special election) to be held on the ........ day of ......... nineteen hundred ..........".

(2) If a special election is to be called, a clause shall be added to the resolution under subsection (1), as follows: "And a special election is called to be held in the townships and wards of the county on that day, for the purpose of taking the vote.".

(3) In a county of this state in which the question of adopting the county road system, whether under this act or under any previous law providing for a county road system, has previously been submitted to a vote of the electors and has been approved, and in which the county road system for any reason has not been put into actual operation and effect, the question of the adoption of the provisions of this chapter may be submitted as provided in this chapter, notwithstanding the previous submission and adoption.

(4) A petition under subsection (1), including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in subsection (1) is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4347 ;-- Am. 1921, Act 122, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 3976 ;-- CL 1948, 224.1 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 173, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 1 of Act 149 of 1893, being CL 1897, § 4262; Act 199 of 1905; and Act 82 of 1907.

PopularName Notes:

County Road Law

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1949–2022 · leading case: Cnty. Road Ass'n of Michigan v. Governor, 782 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).

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Cnty. Road Ass'n of Michigan v. Governor, 782 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See MCL 224.1 et seq. By receiving reduced distributions, the county road commissions “suffered” the same injury as that suffered by the public.”

Arrowhead Dev. Co. v. Livingston Cnty. Road Comm'n, 322 N.W.2d 702 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 2× “To the contrary, the provision of the county road law which imposes this affirmative duty upon the road commission, MCL 224.1 et seq.; MSA 9.101 et seq., specifically provides that the permissible methods of financing county road improvement are borrowing and taxation.”

Van Slooten v. Larsen, 299 N.W.2d 704 (Mich. 1980). · cites it 2× “14 1 Williams & Meyers, supra, § 224.1, p 339, Kuntz, Adverse Possession of Severed Mineral Interests, 5 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 409 (1959), Case Note, Mines and Minerals — Oil and Gas — What Constitutes Adverse Possession of Severed Mineral Interest by Surface…”

Oakland Cnty. Bd. v. Michigan Prop. & Cas. Guar. Ass'n, 575 N.W.2d 751 (Mich. 1998). “We also agree with the Court of Appeals that, as a creation of the Legislature, the road commission cannot assert an equal protection challenge against its creator, the state.”

Cnty. of Ingham v. Mi Cnty. Road Comm'n Self-Ins. Pool, 909 N.W.2d 533 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “The first exception permits the county board of commissioners to appoint a road commission, instead of holding an election, if the county "contains all or part of 12 surveyed townships .”

Tim Edward Brugger II v. Midland Cnty. Bd of Road Commissioners, 920 N.W.2d 388 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “21(3), the provision within the county road act, MCL 224.1 et seq., over MCL 600.1404, the provision within the governmental tort liability act, MCL 691.”

Charter Twp. of Harrison v. Calisi, 329 N.W.2d 488 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “Analyzing both the county road law, MCL 224.1 et seq.; MSA 9.101 et seq., and the Michigan Subdivision Control Act of 1967, MCL 560.”

Lucas v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Road Commissioners, 348 N.W.2d 660 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “Defendant Board of County Road Commissioners of Wayne County is the statutory corporate body created pursuant to the county road act, MCL 224.1 et seq.; MSA 9.101 et seq., responsible for the county road system and highways in Wayne County, Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run…”

Van Slooten v. Larsen, 272 N.W.2d 675 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 3× “” 1 Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law, Adverse Possession and Trespass, § 224.1, p — Another commentator has analyzed the problem and has suggested legislative action.”

Listanski v. Canton Charter Twp., 523 N.W.2d 229 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “All roads in a township are under the county road law, MCL 224.1 et seq. ; MSA 9.101 et seq. whether they are major arterial roads or residential streets in a subdivision.”

Vill. of Bangor v. Twp. of Bangor, 37 N.W.2d 666 (Mich. 1949). “Laws 1929, § 3950, 2 Comp. Laws 1948, § 247.41 (Stat. Ann. § 9.”

Tim Edward Brugger II v. Midland Cnty. Bd of Road Commissioners (Mich. 2021). · cites it 3× “21(3) of the County Road Law, MCL 224.1 et seq., because the estate did not serve the notice on the county clerk.”

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