Opinion No. (2003)

Dear Representative Paul D. Roan,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following question:

In general, what is considered a "public road" with regard to roads under the jurisdiction of county commissioners?

¶ 1 The answer to your question requires a review of State statutes and constitutional provisions as well as case law pertaining to public roads. The Oklahoma Constitution directs the Legislature to provide for building and maintaining public roads. Okla. Const. art. XVI, § 1. "Public road" is defined in the…