Georgia § 40-6-25 - Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-6-25 — Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-6-25. Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings.
No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal. No person shall maintain or place nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. This Code section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs. Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public nuisance, and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove it or cause it to be removed without notice. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 38; Code 1933, § 68A-205, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5.) Cross references. - Provisions regarding erection, placement, or maintenance of unauthorized traffic signs or signals, § 32-6-51 . Law reviews. - For article, "Recommendations Regarding Control of Outdoor Advertising Along the Interstate Highway System in Georgia," see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 308 (1963).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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