§ 8-605. Placement of signs, signals, or markers along highways
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2020
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-605
§ 8-605. Placement of signs, signals, or markers along highways
(a) Along any State highway, the Administration may place signs, signals, or markers to inform the traveling public of directions, distances, danger, or other information.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration shall assume the full cost of installing and maintaining traffic signals required at the intersection of a State highway with any municipal street or highway or at any other place along a State highway that is within the limits of any municipal corporation.
(c) Signs, signals, and markers placed along any interstate highway shall conform to all applicable federal standards.
(d)(1) For the purpose of providing information to the driving public on the availability of gas, food, lodging, camping, or attractions, the Administration may place along State controlled access highways specific service signs, subject to the applicable federal standards.
(e) Any person who removes, damages, or defaces any sign, signal, or marker placed under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
(f)(1) Except for a sign placed or maintained by the Administration or with the authorization of the Administration, a person may not place or maintain a sign or direct, consent to, or approve the placement or maintenance of a sign, within a State highway right-of-way.
(3)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a person that places or maintains a commercial sign within the right-of-way of a State highway in violation of this subsection is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $25 per commercial sign placed or maintained, which, if not paid after being cited and assessed by the Administration, county, or municipal corporation, may be recovered in a civil action in the District Court by the Administration or by the county or municipal corporation in which the commercial sign was located.
(4) For the purposes of enforcing this subsection, the presence of a sign within a State highway right-of-way shall be evidence that the sign was placed or maintained at the direction of, or with the consent and approval of, the person or the person's agent or representative in the State whose name, business, location, or product representation is displayed on the sign.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 761; Acts 1985, c. 10, § 3; Acts 1985, c. 619; Acts 2000, c. 447, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2011, c. 466, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 467, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2020, c. 534, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 89B, §§ 26, 71, 71B.
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-605, MD TRANS § 8-605
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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