Ohio Code § 4957.30
Ohio Code § 4957.30. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4957.30.
When it is desired by a railroad company constructing a new railroad or in changing
or altering the location of one previously constructed, or by any municipal corporation
or authority constructing a new highway, that the railroad or highway should be so
constructed that they will cross each other at the same grade, or if it is desired
to divert, change, or alter an existing public highway, a petition shall be presented
by the party desiring such construction or diversion, to the court of common pleas
of the county within which the crossing or diversion is situated. If it is the authority constructing a highway asking for the right to cross a railroad,
the railroad company shall be the defendant. If it is a railroad company asking for the right to cross a highway, or divert,
change, or alter any existing public highway in a municipal corporation, such municipal
corporation shall be the defendant. If outside the municipal corporation, and a road or highway other than on the state
highway system, the board of township trustees of the township and the board of county
commissioners of the county shall be the defendants. If it is a road or highway on the state highway system, the director of transportation
shall be the defendant. Summons shall be served and the rule days and the rights of the defendants to plead
shall be the same as in civil actions in such court.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4957.30
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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