Connecticut § 21-53 - Issuance of permit. Contents. Termination. Exemption from other permit fee.
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§ 21-53. Issuance of permit. Contents. Termination. Exemption from other permit fee.
Sec. 21-53. Issuance of permit. Contents. Termination. Exemption from other permit fee. Upon receipt of an application, as set forth in section 21-50, and the required application and annual permit fees, the Commissioner of Transportation shall cause to be issued a permit for the erection or continued maintenance of the outdoor advertising structure, device or display named in such application, which permit shall state the size of such structure, device or display and the location upon which it is to be erected or maintained and shall be in force until the first day of August next following the date thereof. Any advertisement displayed upon any such structure or device shall be exempted from the payment of any other permit fee during the period covered by such permit.
(1949 Rev., S. 4692; 1972, P.A. 272, S. 4; P.A. 86-209, S. 3, 4.)
History: 1972 act substituted commissioner of transportation for commissioner of state police; P.A. 86-209 added reference to application fee.
See Sec. 13a-123 re requirement that signs, etc. licensed under chapter conform to regulations and standards.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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