SB 834

SENATE BILL NO. 834
A bill to amend 1972 PA 106, entitled
"Highway advertising act of 1972,"
by amending section 17b (MCL 252.317b), as added by
2014 PA 2.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 17b. (1) The owner of a sign, the agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner
or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual
relationship to maintain the sign on his or her that property shall not cross a limited access
right-of-way to erect or maintain a sign without a
permit issued under subsection (3).
(2) The Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (3), the department shall not issue a permit to
cross a limited access right-of-way for purposes of erecting or maintaining a
sign to the owner of a sign, the agent of the
owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom
the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her that property.
(3) The department shall issue a permit to cross a limited access
right-of-way for the purposes of erecting or maintaining a sign to the owner of
a sign, the agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a
property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to
maintain the sign on that property if the property is only accessible by
crossing the limited access right-of-way.
(4) (3) If
the owner of a sign, the agent of the owner of
a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign
owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her that property
accesses a sign by crossing a limited access right-of-way to erect or maintain
the sign without a permit issued under subsection (3),
the owner of the sign is subject to the following penalties:
(a) For the first
violation, a fine of $1,000.00 for each sign location.
(b) For a second
violation, removal of the sign and sign structure and cancellation of the
permit associated with the sign.