Tennessee § 54-17-109 Excepted signs

Tennessee Statutes

§ 54-17-109 — Excepted signs

Tennessee § 54-17-109

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-17-109 (2026).

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The following signs are excepted from § 54-17-108 :

(1)Official signs and notices, including directional and warning signs, authorized or required by law;

(2)Utility signs; and (3) Signs other than outdoor advertising devices, as defined in § 54-21-102 , if such signs:

(A)(i) Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is an on-premises device; or (ii) Have a sign face that does not exceed twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is not an on-premises device;

(B)Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights; and (C) Are located at least one thousand feet (1,000') apart along the highway frontage if the signs are on-premises devices larger than twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) and more than one (1) s

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The following signs are excepted from § 54-17-108 : (1) Official signs and notices, including directional and warning signs, authorized or required by law; (2) Utility signs; and (3) Signs other than outdoor advertising devices, as defined in § 54-21-102 , if such signs: (A) (i) Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is an on-premises device; or (ii) Have a sign face that does not exceed twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is not an on-premises device; (B) Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights; and (C) Are located at least one thousand feet (1,000') apart along the highway frontage if the signs are on-premises devices larger than twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) and more than one (1) such sign is located on the same property.

Legislative History

Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 3, eff. 6/22/2020. Acts 1971, ch. 431, § 9; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1976, ch. 819, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2509; Acts 1992, ch. 693, § 16; 1995, ch. 476, § 2; 1995, ch. 530, §§ 1, 3-5; 1996, ch. 1000, §§ 1, 3-7; 1997 , ch. 71, § 1; 1997 , ch. 156, § 2; 2000, ch. 615, § 1.