Texas Transportation Code
§ 394.021 — ERECTING OFF-PREMISE SIGN WITHOUT PERMIT; OFFENSE
TN § 394.021Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 394. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR SIGNS ON RURAL ROADS · Art. B. LICENSE AND PERMIT FOR OFF-PREMISE SIGN
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person erects an off-premise sign unless the person first obtains a permit under this subchapter from the commission.
(b)Except as otherwise authorized by this chapter, the commission may not issue a permit for an off-premise sign unless the sign is to be located:
(1)within 800 feet of a recognized commercial or industrial business activity or the office of a governmental entity; and
(2)on the same side of the road as the business activity or the office of the governmental entity. (b-1) If the off-premise sign is located within the jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million that is exercising its authority to regulate off-premise signs, the commission may not issue a permit under this section if the municipality has acted to prohibit new off-premise signs within the jurisdiction of the municipality.
(c)A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)allows an off-premise sign to be erected on property owned by the person; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 611 (H.B. 412), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 611 (H.B. 412), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (H.B. 2944), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(101), eff. September 1, 2009.