§ 8-23-20-25.5 — Changeable message signs; rules; permits; erection; compliance

Indiana § 8-23-20-25.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
• Ch. 20: Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards

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5. (a) The department may adopt rules
under IC 4-22-2 that provide for the issuance of a permit for a
changeable message sign erected, operated, used, or maintained in
areas described in section 25(a) of this chapter.
(b) A permit authorized by this section may not otherwise violate
state or federal law or local ordinances or regulations.
(c) Until the department adopts rules under this section, a person
may erect, operate, or use a changeable message sign in an area
described in section 25(a) of this chapter, subject to any other
requirements of state or federal law or local ordinances or regulations.
(d) This subsection applies to a changeable message sign erected
after the owner or operator receives a permit from the department.
Notwithstanding any rules adopted by the department after the issuance
of the permit, a changeable message sign that is in compliance with the
rules in effect at the time a permit is granted for the changeable
message sign is considered to be in compliance with the department's
rules.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.66-2007, SEC.5.