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§ 8-722. Outdoor signs in existence on June 1, 1931

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 8. Highways (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Regulation of Outdoor Advertising (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Outdoor Signs Along State Highways Generally
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-722
§ 8-722. Outdoor signs in existence on June 1, 1931
Currentness
Application of part
(a) Except for payment of the annual fee required by § 8-718 of this subtitle, this part does not affect any outdoor sign in existence on June 1, 1931, unless the sign:
(1) Affects adversely the safety of public travel on any State highway by dangerously obstructing the clear view of the highway by the driver of a motor vehicle on it; or
(2) Is lighted in a way that makes it dangerous to drive a motor vehicle on any State highway.
Adverse effects on public travel or dangerously lighted signs
(b) If the outdoor sign affects adversely the safety of public travel or is dangerously lighted as described in subsection (a) of this section, the Administration may remove the sign as provided in Part VI of this subtitle, after 15 days' written notice and an opportunity to be heard.
Appeals to removal orders
(c) Any person whose outdoor sign is ordered removed under this section may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the sign is located. The appeal shall be heard de novo.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 820, § 3; Acts 1994, c. 3, § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1994.
Formerly Art. 56, § 207.
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-722, MD TRANS § 8-722
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 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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