1. (1) A county may, by ordinance, vacate, narrow, or change the name of a county road without petition or after petition by a property owner.

2. (2) A county may not vacate a county road unless notice of the hearing is:

   1. (a) published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least four weeks before the day of the hearing; and
   2. (b) mailed to the department and all owners of property abutting the county road.
3. (3) The right-of-way and easements, if any, of a property owner and the franchise rights of any public utility may not be impaired by vacating or narrowing a county road.
4. (4) Except as provided in Section 72-3-105 or 72-5-305, if a county vacates a county road, the state's right-of-way interest in the county road is also vacated.

Amended by Chapter 200, 2026 General Session