1. (1) Except as provided in Section 41-6a-310, a person may not place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, light, marking, or device which:

   1. (a) purports to be or which resembles a traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or authorized emergency vehicle flashing light;
   2. (b) attempts to direct the movement of traffic;
   3. (c) hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of a traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal; or
   4. (d) blinds or dazzles an operator on any adjacent highway.
2. (2) Except as provided under Section 72-7-504 regarding logo advertising, a person may not place or maintain any commercial advertising on any traffic-control device.
3. (3) The provisions of Subsections (1) and (2) do not prohibit a sign on private property adjacent to a highway providing directional information in a manner that may not be mistaken for a traffic-control device.
4. (4) Every prohibited sign, signal, or light, or marking is a public nuisance and the highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway may remove it or cause it to be removed without notice.
5. (5) A violation of this section is an infraction.

Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session