§ 136-64. Filing of complaints with Department of Transportation; hearing and appeal. - North Carolina Statutes

§136‑64.  Filing of complaints with Department of Transportation; hearingand appeal.

In the event of failure tomaintain the roads of the State highway system or any county road system ingood condition, the board of county commissioners of such county may filecomplaint with the Department of Transportation. When any such complaint isfiled, the Department of Transportation shall at once investigate the same, andif the same be well founded, the said Department of Transportation shall atonce order the repair and maintenance of the roads complained of andinvestigate the negligence of the persons in charge of the roads so complainedof, and if upon investigation the person in charge of the road complained of beat fault, he may be discharged from the service of the Department ofTransportation. The board of commissioners of any county, who shall feelaggrieved at the action of the Department of Transportation upon complaintfiled, may appeal from the decision of the Department of Transportation to theGovernor, and it shall be the duty of the Governor to adjust the differencesbetween the board of county commissioners and the Department of Transportation.(1921, c. 2, s. 20; C.S., s. 3846(11); 1931, c. 145, s. 17; 1933, c.172, s. 17; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1.)