Rhode Island General Laws 24-10.1-4. Regulation of advertising
The director of transportation is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations governing the issuance of permits for the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising coming within the exceptions contained in subsections (1), (4) and (5) of § 24-10.1-3 consistent with the safety and welfare of the traveling public, and as may be necessary to carry out the policy of the state declared in this chapter, and consistent with the national standards promulgated by the secretary of commerce pursuant to title 23, United States Code. All permit fees collected pursuant to regulations promulgated under this section shall be deposited in the intermodal surface transportation fund.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 24-10.1-4
- Maintenance: means the normal repair of outdoor advertising due to wear and tear. See Rhode Island General Laws 24-10.1-2
- Outdoor advertising: means an outdoor sign, display, light, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, plaque, poster, billboard, structure, or other thing which is designed, intended or used to advertise or inform, any part of the advertising or information contents of which is visible from any place on the main-traveled way of the interstate, primary, or secondary systems. See Rhode Island General Laws 24-10.1-2
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8