Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 32. HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES · Chapter 6. REGULATION OF MAINTENANCE AND USE OF PUBLIC ROADS GENERALLY · Article 3. CONTROL OF SIGNS AND SIGNALS · Part 2. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

32-6-93. Erection or maintenance of sign without a permit as constituting a public nuisance; enjoining erection or maintenance of such sign.

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The erection or maintenance by any person, firm, or corporation of any sign for which a permit is required by this part without a valid permit or renewal thereof issued by the department is declared to be a public nuisance. In addition to the remedies provided for in this part or which may otherwise exist under the laws of Georgia, the department is authorized to bring an equitable proceeding to enjoin any person, firm, or corporation from erecting or maintaining, without a valid permit or renewal thereof, any sign for which a permit or renewal thereof is required by this part. It shall not be necessary for the department to allege and prove that there is no adequate remedy at law in order to obtain the equitable relief provided for in this Code section.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 5, § 17; Code 1933, § 95A-929, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1.

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Text read from t32-(v23a)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volume V23A, 2019 edition, page 298; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 04a286a38b4e.