Georgia Code
Part 2 - State Highway System
§ 32-6-70. Declaration of Policy

History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 423, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 5, § 1; Code 1933, § 95A-913, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1086, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1017, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 32.
Law reviews.
For article, “Recommendations Regarding Control of Outdoor Advertising Along the Interstate Highway System in Georgia,” see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 308 (1963).
For comment on State Hwy. Dep’t v. Branch, 222 Ga. 770 , 152 S.E.2d 372 (1966), discussing regulation of outdoor advertising and billboards as a constitutional “taking,” see 18 Mercer L. Rev. 499 (1967).
For note, “Regulation and Ownership of the Marshlands: The Georgia Marshlands Act,” see 5 Ga. L. Rev. 563 (1971).
For annual survey on business corporations, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 61 (2012).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2018).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries

Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally

Article 3 - Control of Signs and Signals

Part 2 - State Highway System

§ 32-6-70. Declaration of Policy

§ 32-6-71. Definitions

§ 32-6-72. Designation of Outdoor Advertising Which May Be Erected or Maintained Within 660 Feet of Nearest Edge of Right of Way

§ 32-6-73. Designation of Outdoor Advertising Which May Be Erected or Maintained Beyond 660 Feet of Nearest Edge of Right of Way

§ 32-6-74. Applications for Outdoor Advertising Sign Permits Generally; Fees; Renewals; Transfer of Permits

§ 32-6-75. Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73; Multiple Message Signs on Interstate System, Primary Highways, and Other Highways

§ 32-6-75.1. Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council; Membership; Purpose; Compensation

§ 32-6-75.2. Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund; Dedication of Certain Revenues

§ 32-6-75.3. Permits for Trimming or Removal of Trees or Vegetation in State Right of Way Which Obstruct View of Outdoor Advertising; Removal of Signs With Lapsed Permits

§ 32-6-76. Restrictions on Directional Signs Generally

§ 32-6-77. Exceptions to Spacing Limitations Contained in Code Sections 32-6-75 and 32-6-76

§ 32-6-78. Restrictions on Public Service Signs

§ 32-6-79. Permits for Nonconforming Signs; Right of Department to Refuse to Issue Additional Permits to Persons Maintaining Illegal Sign; Appeal From Department’s Decision

§ 32-6-80. Renewal of Permits for Nonconforming Signs; Transfer of Permits for Nonconforming Signs

§ 32-6-81. Revocation or Withholding of Permits for Illegal or Unauthorized Actions Against the Department’s Property

§ 32-6-82. Acquisition by Department of Property Rights in Outdoor Advertising Which Does Not Comply With Requirements of Part

§ 32-6-83. Acquisition by Municipal Corporation or County of Outdoor Advertising Which Does Not Comply With Requirements of Applicable Ordinances, Regulations, or Resolutions

§ 32-6-84. Interests and Losses Which May Be Compensable Under Code Sections 32-6-82 and 32-6-83

§ 32-6-85. Department’s Exercise of Eminent Domain Power to Acquire Interests Specified in Code Section 32-6-84

§ 32-6-86. Compensation Contingent Upon Federal Matching Funds

§ 32-6-87. Agreements With United States Secretary of Transportation

§ 32-6-87.1. “Rv Friendly” Markers

§ 32-6-88. Designation of Defined Areas Where Directional Information Is Provided by Previously Conforming Signs or Devices

§ 32-6-89. Retention of Directional Signs, Displays, and Devices in Defined Areas

§ 32-6-90. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Department

§ 32-6-91. Erection or Maintenance of Sign Without Permit as Constituting Misdemeanor

§ 32-6-92. Maintenance of Unauthorized Sign as Constituting Misdemeanor

§ 32-6-93. Erection or Maintenance of Sign Without a Permit as Constituting a Public Nuisance; Enjoining Erection or Maintenance of Such Sign

§ 32-6-94. Maintenance of Unauthorized Sign as Constituting a Public Nuisance; Enjoining Maintenance of Such Sign

§ 32-6-95. Applicability of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” to Part Generally; Affirmance of Agency Decision by Operation of Law

§ 32-6-96. Authority of Department to Enter Upon Private Lands to Implement Administrative Decisions; Reimbursement of Department for Expenses; Return or Disposition of Stored Sign Remnants

§ 32-6-97. Construction of Part