# ORS § 368.031: 368.031 County jurisdiction over local access roads

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.031

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 368.031
- **Heading:** 368.031 County jurisdiction over local access roads
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 31 / Chapter 368 / Section 368.031

## Text

A local access road that is outside a city is subject to the exercise of jurisdiction by a county governing body in the same manner as a county road except as follows:

(1) A county and its officers, employees or agents are not liable for failure to improve the local access road or keep it in repair.

(2) A county governing body shall spend county moneys on the local access road only if it determines that the work is an emergency or if:

(a) The county road official recommends the expenditure;

(b) The public use of the road justifies the expenditure proposed; and

(c) The county governing body enacts an order or resolution authorizing the work and designating the work to be either a single project or a continuing program. [1981 c.153 §7]

Source: Section 368.031 — County jurisdiction over local access roads , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 368.001 368.001 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.001.md)
- [ORS § 368.011 368.011 County authority to supersede statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.011.md)
- [ORS § 368.016 368.016 County authority over roads](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.016.md)
- [ORS § 368.021 368.021 County authority over trails](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.021.md)
- [ORS § 368.026 368.026 Withdrawal of county road status](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.026.md)
- [ORS § 368.031 368.031 County jurisdiction over local access roads](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.031.md)
- [ORS § 368.036 368.036 Standards for county roads and road work](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.036.md)
- [ORS § 368.039 368.039 Road standards adopted by local government supersede standards in fire codes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.039.md)
- [ORS § 368.041 368.041 Widths of county roads](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.041.md)
- [ORS § 368.046 368.046 Employment of county road official](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.046.md)
- [ORS § 368.051 368.051 Accounting for county road work](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.051.md)
- [ORS § 368.056 368.056 Permit for gate construction on public road](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.056.md)
- [ORS § 368.062 368.062 Transferring road within city to county jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.062.md)
- [ORS § 368.073 368.073 Initiation of proceedings to acquire property for road purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T31_C368_S368.073.md)

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