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§ 67323. Penalty for destroying signs

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Part X. Townships of the Second Class
Chapter 141. Second Class Township Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XXIII. Roads, Streets, Bridges and Highways (Refs & Annos)
53 P.S. § 67323
§ 67323. Penalty for destroying signs
A person shall not destroy, remove, injure or deface any sign legally erected upon or near any public street, road or bridge by the board of supervisors, or by any club, association or other organized body, for the direction, guidance or safety of travelers. A person shall not destroy, remove, injure or deface any temporary traffic-control device legally erected to enhance traffic or worker safety in a construction or maintenance work zone, including, but not limited to, cones, batons, barrels, barricades, signs, sign trucks, arrow boards or other devices specified in a traffic safety plan approved by the township or the Department of Transportation. Any person who violates this section commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense and a mandatory fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for the second or any subsequent offense, with costs of prosecution, together with the value of the destroyed, removed or defaced sign. All fines and moneys imposed and collected shall be paid to the township treasurer.

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1933, May 1, P.L. 103, No. 69, § 2323, added 1995, Nov. 9, P.L. 350, No. 60, § 1, effective in 180 days.
53 P.S. § 67323, PA ST 53 P.S. § 67323
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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