Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325)
Section 252.305 - Signs Subject to Act.

Sec. 5.
A person shall not engage or continue to engage in outdoor advertising through the erection, use or maintenance of any signs in an adjacent area where the facing of the sign is visible from an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway, except as provided in this act. A sign having a facing visible from more than 1 state highway or other public road shall comply with the requirements for outdoor advertising for each state highway and each public road from which it is visible.
History: 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999

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Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 252 - Highways

Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325)

Section 252.301 - Short Title.

Section 252.302 - Definitions.

Section 252.303 - Purpose.

Section 252.304 - Size, Lighting, and Spacing of Signs and Sign Structures; Regulation and Control; Exceptions.

Section 252.305 - Signs Subject to Act.

Section 252.306 - Permit; Application; Contents of Form; Change in Highway Designation or Other Reason; Digital Billboard Permit; Owner of Nonstandard Sign.

Section 252.307 - Permit; Fees; Expiration; Renewal; Exception; Effect of Nonpayment; Notice of Permit Cancellation; Maximum Amount of Increased Renewal Fees for Late Payments; Transfer Fee.

Section 252.307a - Issuance of Annual Permit for New Sign on or After January 1, 2007; Permit Issued Before January 1, 2007; Interim Permit; Conditions; Limitations; Renewable Permit; Size Limitation on Service Club Signs or Religious Organization S...

Section 252.307b - Directional Sign for Publicly or Privately Owned Activity or Attraction; Permit; Limitations; Display of Message.

Section 252.308 - Repealed. 1976, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1976.

Section 252.309 - Permit; Issuance or Denial.

Section 252.310 - Permit; Exemption.

Section 252.311 - Trimming or Removing Trees or Shrubs Within Highway Right-of-Way; Violation; Penalty; Hearing; Removal of Sign.

Section 252.311a - Permit to Manage Vegetation.

Section 252.312 - Placing Permit Number on Sign; Violation; Penalty.

Section 252.313 - Signs Prohibited on Adjacent Areas; Exceptions.

Section 252.314 - Signs on Land Leased From State; Conditions; Terms; Cancellation.

Section 252.315 - Size Requirements and Limitations.

Section 252.316 - Illuminated Signs.

Section 252.317 - Distances Between Signs; Sign Utilizing Digital Billboard; Distance From Interchange, Intersection, or Rest Area.

Section 252.317a - Nonconforming Sign; Maintenance and Repair; Compliance With Federal Statutes, Rules, Regulations, or Agreements; Nonstandard Sign; "Customary Maintenance and Repair" Defined.

Section 252.317b - Crossing Limited Right-of-Way to Erect or Maintain Sign; Penalties.

Section 252.318 - Prohibited Signs or Sign Structures.

Section 252.318a - Billboards; Advertising Purchase or Consumption of Tobacco Products Prohibited; Advertising Sexually Oriented Business Prohibited; Violation; Civil Fine.

Section 252.318b - Voluntary Agreement.

Section 252.318c - Michigan Billboard Advisory Council; Creation; Purpose; Duration; Recommendations as Advisory; Membership; Appointment; Terms; Vacancy.

Section 252.319 - Removal of Signs or Sign Structures; Procedure.

Section 252.320 - Severability.

Section 252.321 - Penalty; Misrepresentation.

Section 252.322 - Removal of Signs or Sign Structures; Compensation; Condition.

Section 252.322a - Rescission of Rules.

Section 252.323 - Rules; Hearings; Review.

Section 252.324 - Repeal.

Section 252.325 - Repealed. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.