Indiana § 9-21-1-4 Posting of signs on state highways by local authorities; conditions;
prohibitions

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-21-1-4 — Posting of signs on state highways by local authorities; conditions; prohibitions

Indiana § 9-21-1-4

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 21TRAFFIC REGULATION

Ch. 1Application

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 9-21-1-4 (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding IC 8-23-20, IC 9-21-5, and section 5 of this chapter, a city or town may, by ordinance, authorize and pay for signs to be erected along the routes of state highways if the following conditions are met:

(1)The sign is an information sign stating only that a famous person is or was a resident of that city or town.

(2)The sign conforms to the manual on traffic control devices standards for historical signs.

(3)A copy of the sign ordinance is sent to the bureau of the Indiana department of transportation.

(b)The commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation may, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of an ordinance adopted under subsection (a), prohibit the erection of or cause removal of the sign if the bureau finds that the sign:

(1)creates a tra

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(a) Notwithstanding IC 8-23-20, IC 9-21-5, and
section 5 of this chapter, a city or town may, by ordinance, authorize
and pay for signs to be erected along the routes of state highways if the
following conditions are met:
(1) The sign is an information sign stating only that a famous
person is or was a resident of that city or town.
(2) The sign conforms to the manual on traffic control devices
standards for historical signs.
(3) A copy of the sign ordinance is sent to the bureau of the
Indiana department of transportation.
(b) The commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation
may, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of an ordinance
adopted under subsection (a), prohibit the erection of or cause removal
of the sign if the bureau finds that the sign:
(1) creates a traffic hazard; or
(2) expresses a commercial or partisan political message.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-28(d); (e).]