Ohio Code § 5553.31
Ohio Code § 5553.31. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5553.31.
Any person may, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, dedicate lands
for road purposes. A definite description of the lands to be dedicated with a plat of such lands thereto
attached and signed by the party dedicating such lands, with the approval and acceptance
of the board indorsed thereon, shall be placed upon the proper road records of the
county in which such road is situated. The board shall not approve and accept the dedication of any land for road purposes
until any lien attached to such land under division (A) of section 505.82 of the Revised Code is satisfied. If the lands so dedicated contemplate a change in an existing road, the same proceedings
shall be had thereon, after the board by proper resolution approves and accepts the
lands for such purpose, as are provided in cases where the board by unanimous vote
declares its intention to locate, establish, widen, straighten, vacate, or change
the direction of a road without a petition therefor, but otherwise the proposal to
dedicate lands for road purposes, together with the acceptance of the grant by the
board, constitutes the lands so dedicated a public road without any further proceedings
thereon.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5553.31
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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