Crossing limited right-of-way to erect or maintain sign; penalties.

MCL 252.317b

in effect

252.317b. Crossing limited right-of-way to erect or maintain sign; penalties. Sec. 17b. (1) The owner of a sign, agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property shall not cross a limited access right-of-way to erect or maintain a sign. (2) The department shall not issue a permit to cross a limited access right-of-way for purposes of erecting or maintaining a sign to the owner of a sign, agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property. (3) If the owner of a sign, agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property accesses a sign by crossing a limited access right-of-way to erect or maintain the sign, the owner of the sign is subject to the following penalties: (a) For the first violation, a fine of $1,000.00 for each sign location. (b) For a second violation, removal of the sign and sign structure and cancellation of the permit associated with the sign. Add. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014

Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-252-317bFetched: 10/20/2026