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Statutes > Utah > Title-72 > Chapter-05 > 72-5-30572-5-305. Term of grant -- Abandonment.
(1) In accordance with the terms of the R.S. 2477 right-of-way grant, once accepted, anR.S. 2477 right-of-way is established for a perpetual term.
(2) (a) Abandonment of any R.S. 2477 right-of-way shall only take place in accordancewith the procedures in Part 1, Public Highways, of this chapter.
(b) If any R.S. 2477 right-of-way is abandoned by a political subdivision of the state, theright-of-way shall revert to the state.
(3) The passage of time or the frequency of use of an R.S. 2477 right-of-way is notevidence of waiver or abandonment of the R.S. 2477 right-of-way.
(4) An R.S. 2477 right-of-way continues even if the servient estate is transferred out ofthe public domain.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
