Title 40, Chapter 6, Section 25
( 40-6-25)
(a) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of
any highway any sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to
be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control
device or railroad sign or signal or which attempts to direct the
movement of traffic or which hides from view or interferes with the
effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or any railroad
sign or signal. (b) No person shall maintain or place nor shall any public authority
permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon
any commercial advertising. (c) This Code section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection
upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful
directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for
official signs. (d) Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be
a public nuisance, and the authority having jurisdiction over the
highway is empowered to remove it or cause it to be removed without
notice. |