Virginia Statutes
§ 33.2-1227 — Violation a nuisance; abatement
Virginia § 33.2-1227
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 33.2HIGHWAYS AND OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Subtitle IIMODES OF TRANSPORTATION: HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, FERRIES, RAIL, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Ch. 12OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IN SIGHT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
Art. 1GENERAL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-1227 (2026).
Text
Any sign, advertisement, or advertising structure that is erected, used, maintained, operated, posted, or displayed for which no permit has been obtained where such is required, or after revocation or more than 30 days after expiration of a permit, is hereby declared to be a public and private nuisance and may be forthwith removed, obliterated, or abated by the Commissioner of Highways. The Commissioner of Highways may collect the cost of such removal, obliteration, or abatement from the person erecting, using, maintaining, operating, posting, or displaying such sign, advertisement, or advertising structure.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 33-321; 1954, c. 588; 1960, c. 406; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-375; 1976, c. 14; 2012, cc. 760, 818; 2014, c. 805.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 33.2-1227, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/33.2/33.2-1227.