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Sec. 49-6. Roads used for 20 years may be declared public highways.

Montgomery County, Md., Code § 49-6 (2026)

Sec. 49-6. Roads used for 20 years may be declared public highways.Copy Citation

Whenever any road has been used by the public for 20 or more years, though the road may never have been condemned or granted as a public road and regardless of whether the road termini are public, the County Executive may by Executive order published in the County Register declare the road to be public.