Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 368.031 (2026)

County jurisdiction over local access roads

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368.031 County jurisdiction over local access roads. A local access road that is outside a city is subject to the exercise of jurisdiction by a county governing body in the same manner as a county road except as follows:

(1) A county and its officers, employees or agents are not liable for failure to improve the local access road or keep it in repair.

(2) A county governing body shall spend county moneys on the local access road only if it determines that the work is an emergency or if:

(a) The county road official recommends the expenditure;

(b) The public use of the road justifies the expenditure proposed; and

(c) The county governing body enacts an order or resolution authorizing the work and designating the work to be either a single project or a continuing program. [1981 c.153 §7]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: Johnson v. Gibson, 369 P.3d 1151 (Or. 2016).

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Johnson v. Gibson, 369 P.3d 1151 (Or. 2016). “See ORS 368.031 (immunizing counties and their officers, employees, or agents for failure to improve or keep in repair local access roads); ORS 453.”

Johnson v. Gibson (Or. 2016). “See ORS 368.031 (immunizing counties and their officers, employees, or agents for failure to improve or keep in repair local access roads); ORS 453.”

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