PRINTER'S NO. 3103
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2589
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY MILLARD AND ROWE, MAY 11, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 11, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), entitled
"An act relating to roads, streets, highways and bridges;
amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws
administered by the Secretary of Highways and by the
Department of Highways relating thereto," in construction,
improvement, maintenance and repair of State highways,
further providing for signs, banners, etc., across or within
legal limits of highway, penalty and abatement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 425 of the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242,
No.428), known as the State Highway Law, is amended to read:
Section 425. Signs, Banners, etc., across or within Legal
Limits of Highway; Penalty; Abatement.--(a) It shall be
unlawful to place any sign, banner, or advertising matter of any
kind whatsoever on or across any State highway or on or across
any structure within the legal limits of any State highway
without first having obtained the written consent of the
department. Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall, upon summary conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of
not less than four dollars ($4.00) nor more than twenty dollars
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($20.00). All such fines shall be paid into the county treasury
to be used only for the construction or repair of public roads
or highways.
(b) Any such sign, banner, or advertising matter placed
without the consent of the department is hereby declared to be a
public nuisance, and may be abated by the department with or
without notice to the persons responsible for the placing
thereof.
(c) Any person who is denied written consent under
subsection (a) may appeal the denial as provided under 2 Pa.C.S.
(relating to administrative law and procedure).
(d) Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a)
may appeal the conviction as provided by law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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