New Hampshire § 265:14 Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 265:14 — Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings

New Hampshire § 265:14

Title XXIMOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 265RULES OF THE ROAD

SubdivisionTraffic Signs, Signals and Markings

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 265:14 (2026).

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I.No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any way any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.

II.No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any way any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.

III.This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to ways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.

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I. No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any way any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.
II. No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any way any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
III. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to ways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
IV. Every such prohibited sign, signal or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the way is hereby empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.