2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 252 - HIGHWAYS
Act 106 of 1972 - HIGHWAY ADVERTISING ACT OF 1972 (252.301 - 252.325)

HIGHWAY ADVERTISING ACT OF 1972
Act 106 of 1972
AN ACT to provide for the licensing, regulation, control, and prohibition of outdoor advertising adjacent to certain roads and highways; to prescribe powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to promulgate rules; to provide remedies and prescribe penalties for violations; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

History: 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 464, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999

• 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.
• Section 252.307 - Permit; fees; expiration; renewal; exception; effect of nonpayment; excess amount to be credited against future renewal fees; transfer fee.
• Section 252.307a - Issuance of annual permits for new signs on or after January 1, 2007; interim permits; construction of sign structure; renewable permit; size limitation on service club signs and religious organization signs.
• Section 252.308 - Repealed. 1976, Act 265, Imd.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 as felony; penalty; 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; distance from interchange, intersection, or rest area.
• Section 252.318 - Prohibited signs or sign structures.
• Section 252.318a - Billboards; advertising purchase or consumption of tobacco products prohibited; violation; civil fine.
• 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 252.323 - Rules; hearings; review.
• Section 252.324 - Repeal.
• Section 252.325 - Repealed. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.