§ 54-21-120. Removal of Nonconforming Device That Is Destroyed
A nonconforming outdoor advertising device that is destroyed is no longer permitted and must be removed, except when the outdoor advertising device is destroyed by vandalism or some other criminal or tortious act.
§ 54-22-101. Presumptions — Eminent Domain — Fences
Wherever the state proposes to improve a section of an existing two-lane undivided public road, the width of the right-of-way of which cannot be ascertained totally or partially by instruments of conveyance, court orders or otherwise, there shall be a presumption that the unascertained width is twenty-five feet (25′) on either side of the centerline […]
§ 54-22-102. Relocation of Above-Ground Utilities and Encroachments
The state shall be responsible for the necessary removal of any above-ground utilities located entirely on the presumptive right-of-way, and shall relocate the utilities on another location within the proposed right-of-way, or on other land that may be acquired. The state also shall be responsible for the removal and relocation to other land that may […]
§ 54-21-108. Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Devices Adjacent to State Highways
Control of outdoor advertising devices, as provided in §§ 54-21-103 and 54-21-104, is extended to outdoor advertising devices located beyond six hundred sixty feet (660′) of the edge of the right-of-way of the federal-aid interstate or primary systems outside of urban areas erected with the purpose of their message being read from the main traveled […]
§ 54-21-109. Damage, Destruction, or Removal of Signs or Markers on State Highway System
A person shall not erect any sign, or affix another sign to or on any sign erected under the authority of the department, on any right-of-way of any state highway without authorization from the department.
§ 54-21-110. Information for Traveling Public
In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the commissioner is authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and providing other information considered […]
§ 54-21-111. Power of Commissioner to Enforce Provisions — Rulemaking
The commissioner is given authority to and shall, within sixty (60) days of June 22, 2020, begin promulgating and enforcing only those rules as necessary to carry out this chapter and 23 U.S.C. § 131; provided, that the commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for accepting and resolving written complaints related to signs that are […]
§ 54-21-112. Commissioner’s Authority to Enter on Property Without Penalty
The commissioner and all employees under the commissioner’s direction, in the performance of their functions and duties under this chapter, may enter into and upon any property, without penalty, upon which an outdoor advertising device is located and make examinations and surveys as may be relevant or dispose of the outdoor advertising device when disposal […]
§ 54-21-103. Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Devices on Interstate and Primary Highways
An outdoor advertising device shall not be erected or maintained within six hundred sixty feet (660′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary highway systems in this state except the following: Outdoor advertising devices located in areas that are zoned industrial or commercial […]
§ 54-21-104. Permits and Tags — Fees
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not construct, erect, operate, use, maintain, or cause or permit to be constructed, erected, operated, used, or maintained, any outdoor advertising device within six hundred sixty feet (660′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or […]