39-1010 Mailboxes; location; violation; duty of Department of Roads.
39-1010. Mailboxes; location; violation; duty of Department of Roads.All mailboxes shall be placed such that no part of the mailbox extends beyond the shoulder line of any highway and the mailbox support shall be placed a minimum of one foot outside the shoulder line of any gravel-surfaced highway, and of any hard-surfaced highway having a shoulder width of six feet or more measured from the edge of the hard surfacing. Along hard-surfaced highways having a shoulder width of less than six feet, the Department of Roads shall, on new construction or reconstruction, where feasible, provide a shoulder width of not less than six feet, or provide for a minimum clear traffic lane of ten feet in width at such mailbox turnouts. On highways built before October 9, 1961, having a shoulder width of less than six feet, the Department of Roads may, where feasible and deemed advisable, provide a shoulder width of not less than six feet or provide for minimum clear traffic lane of ten feet in width at such mailbox turnouts. It shall be the duty of the Department of Roads to notify the owner of all mailboxes in violation of the provisions of this section and the department may remove such mailboxes if the owner fails or refuses to remove the same after a reasonable time after he is notified of such violations. SourceLaws 1961, c. 194, § 1, p. 593.