The right-of-way is granted to any person or corporation having the right to construct electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone lines within this state to construct them along the margin of the right-of-way of public highways, subject to the removal or change by the county commission of the county, except in cases where the State Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over such highway.
Ala. Code § 23-1-85
Construction of Electric Transmission, Telegraph, or Telephone Lines in Right-of-Way of County Highways.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 171 F. Supp. 2d 1261 - BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Mobile (2001)
Most recently applied in 171 F. Supp. 2d 1261 - BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Mobile (March 2001)
(Code 1907, §5817; Code 1923, §1357; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §48.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.