Michigan § 247.187 Encroachments; removal, expense of removal by commissioner.

Michigan Statutes

§ 247.187 — Encroachments; removal, expense of removal by commissioner.

Michigan § 247.187

Ch. 247HIGHWAYS

Act 368 of 1925HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS; USE OF HIGHWAY BY PUBLIC UTILITIES (247.171-247.191)

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Bluebook

Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.187 (2026).

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HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS; USE OF HIGHWAY BY PUBLIC UTILITIES (EXCERPT) Act 368 of 1925 247.187 Encroachments; removal, expense of removal by commissioner. Sec.

17.Any person or persons, firm, corporation or municipality violating any of the provisions of this chapter, shall, upon written demand of the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction over the road, remove such encroachments, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers and like structures. If removal be not made within 30 days thereafter, then the said commissioner or commissioners shall have the right to remove the same and the person, persons, firm or corporation or municipality so violating, shall be liable for the amount of expense incurred in making such removal, to be collected in an action of as

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HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS; USE OF HIGHWAY BY PUBLIC UTILITIES (EXCERPT) Act 368 of 1925 247.187 Encroachments; removal, expense of removal by commissioner. Sec. 17. Any person or persons, firm, corporation or municipality violating any of the provisions of this chapter, shall, upon written demand of the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction over the road, remove such encroachments, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers and like structures. If removal be not made within 30 days thereafter, then the said commissioner or commissioners shall have the right to remove the same and the person, persons, firm or corporation or municipality so violating, shall be liable for the amount of expense incurred in making such removal, to be collected in an action of assumpsit, or assessed upon the property of such person, persons, firm or corporation and collected in the same manner as other taxes are assessed and collected.

Legislative History

1925, Act 368, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 4057 ;-- CL 1948, 247.187 Former Law: See section 9 of Ch. 7 of Act 283 of 1909, being CL 1915, § 4409.