Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1405 (2026)

Streets in unincorporated villages and sanitary and improvement districts; powers and duties of county or township authorities; liability for damages

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(1) All public streets of unincorporated villages are a part of the public roads and shall be worked and maintained by the respective county or township authorities.

(2) The county board may, after the clearance of snow and ice from the county road system, clear snow and ice from all public streets of incorporated sanitary and improvement districts in the same manner as if such streets were part of the county road system.

Any county board performing such snow and ice clearance in a sanitary and improvement district shall not be held liable for any damages arising from such snow and ice clearance unless damages arise as a result of gross negligence.

(3) The county board of commissioners in counties having a population of sixty thousand inhabitants or more may enter into contracts with incorporated associations of homeowners representing at least fifty individual housing units which are located wholly within the county and are not part of any sanitary and improvement district or incorporated municipality for the provision of road maintenance services or snow and ice removal services on nonpublic roads which serve the homeowner association. Such contracts shall provide for payment to the county of an amount which fairly represents the cost to the county of providing such additional services.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1931–1995 · leading case: State ex rel. Scherer v. Madison Cnty. Commissioners, 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995).
State ex rel. Scherer v. Madison Cnty. Commissioners, 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). · cites it 15× “The Court of Appeals noted that other sections within chapter 39 concern a county’s authority and obligations over certain classification of roads: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 39-1405 (1) and (2), 39-1501(5), and 39-2001 to 39-2003 (Reissue 1993).”
Wayne Cnty. v. Steele, 237 N.W. 288 (Neb. 1931). · cites it 3× “As to the first cause of action, the controlling statutory provisions are sections 39-1405 and 60-325, Comp. St. 1929.”
State v. Commissioners of Madison Cnty., 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). · cites it 15× “Finally, the next paragraph of § 39-1405 addresses a county's authority to remove snow and ice in sanitary and improvement districts.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1405(1) — 2 cases
State ex rel. Scherer v. Madison Cnty. Commissioners, 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). “The Court of Appeals noted that other sections within chapter 39 concern a county’s authority and obligations over certain classification of roads: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 39-1405 (1) and (2), 39-1501(5), and 39-2001 to 39-2003 (Reissue 1993).”
State v. Commissioners of Madison Cnty., 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). “Finally, the next paragraph of § 39-1405 addresses a county's authority to remove snow and ice in sanitary and improvement districts.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1405(2) — 2 cases
State ex rel. Scherer v. Madison Cnty. Commissioners, 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). “The Court of Appeals noted that other sections within chapter 39 concern a county’s authority and obligations over certain classification of roads: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 39-1405 (1) and (2), 39-1501(5), and 39-2001 to 39-2003 (Reissue 1993).”
State v. Commissioners of Madison Cnty., 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). “Finally, the next paragraph of § 39-1405 addresses a county's authority to remove snow and ice in sanitary and improvement districts.”
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