South Carolina Statutes
§ 57-25-470 — Compensation for removal of signs.
South Carolina § 57-25-470
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 57-25-470 (2026).
Text
(a)The Department of Highways and Public Transportation may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation, and shall pay just compensation upon the removal of the following outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices:
(1)those lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965;
(2)those lawfully erected on or after May 6, 1969.
(b)Compensation may be paid only for the following:
(1)the taking from the owner of a sign, display, or device of all right, title, leasehold, and interest in the sign, display, or device; and (2) the taking from the owner of the real property on which the sign, display, or device is located, of the right to erect and maintain signs, displays, and devices.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 33-595.5; 1969 (56) 187; 1987 Act No. 173 SECTION 42.
Nearby Sections
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§ 57-25-110
Short title.§ 57-25-120
Definitions.§ 57-25-130
Declaration of purpose.§ 57-25-15
Highway signs.§ 57-25-170
Information signs on highway right-of-way.§ 57-25-185
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South Carolina § 57-25-470, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/25/57-25-470.