Pennsylvania § 16985 Sign destruction penalties

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 16985 — Sign destruction penalties

Pennsylvania § 16985

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 16COUNTIES

PartPART IV

Ch. 169ROADS

Subch.PROTECTION OF ROADS

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Bluebook

16 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 16985 (2026).

Text

(a)General rule.--It shall be unlawful for an individual to willfully destroy, remove, injure or deface any sign or index board erected upon or near any public street, road or bridge by the authorities of any county, or erected, with the consent of such authorities, by any club, association or other organized body, for the direction, guidance or safety of travelers. Each sign affixed to a tree or post in or upon a road, properly erected in a manner that the sign does not interfere with travel, or on a fence, telegraph, telephone, trolley or other pole, with the permission of the owners of the fence or pole, or on private grounds, if consent has been obtained from the owners and tenants, and which are close to roads, shall be within the provisions of this section.

(b)Penalties.--An indiv

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(a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful for an individual to willfully destroy, remove, injure or deface any sign or index board erected upon or near any public street, road or bridge by the authorities of any county, or erected, with the consent of such authorities, by any club, association or other organized body, for the direction, guidance or safety of travelers. Each sign affixed to a tree or post in or upon a road, properly erected in a manner that the sign does not interfere with travel, or on a fence, telegraph, telephone, trolley or other pole, with the permission of the owners of the fence or pole, or on private grounds, if consent has been obtained from the owners and tenants, and which are close to roads, shall be within the provisions of this section.

(b) Penalties.--An individual who violates the provisions of this section commits a summary offense and, in addition to other fines and penalties provided by law, may be required to provide reimbursement for the value of a sign destroyed.