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Rule Title: POLITICAL SIGNS
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Department: TRANSPORTATION
Chapter: RIGHT-OF-WAY BUREAU
Subchapter: Outdoor Advertising Regulations
 
Latest version of the adopted rule presented in Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM):

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18.6.246    POLITICAL SIGNS

(1) Signs promoting political candidates or issues shall be placed on private property only and cannot be placed without the permission of the property owner. Political signs must comply with sign standards found in 75-15-113, MCA, and ARM 18.6.231, unless otherwise specified in this rule.

(2) Political signs must not be placed on or allow any portion to intrude in the public right-of-way or on public property.

(3) Political signs will not be considered in determining the spacing required between conforming off-premises outdoor advertising signs.

(4) Signs that pose a traffic hazard may be removed by the department without prior notification to the sign owner.

(5) Political signs do not require permits and are not subject to permit fees.

 

History: 75-15-121, MCA; IMP, 75-15-111, MCA; NEW, 1996 MAR p. 1855, Eff. 7/4/96; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2476, Eff. 11/27/08; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 185, Eff. 1/27/12; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1440, Eff. 8/20/16; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1065, Eff. 5/11/24.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
18-199 5/11/2024 Current History: 75-15-121, MCA; IMP, 75-15-111, MCA; NEW, 1996 MAR p. 1855, Eff. 7/4/96; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2476, Eff. 11/27/08; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 185, Eff. 1/27/12; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1440, Eff. 8/20/16; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1065, Eff. 5/11/24.
18-158 8/20/2016 5/11/2024 History: 75-15-121, MCA; IMP, 75-15-111, MCA; NEW, 1996 MAR p. 1855, Eff. 7/4/96; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2476, Eff. 11/27/08; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 185, Eff. 1/27/12; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1440, Eff. 8/20/16.
18-130 1/27/2012 8/20/2016 History: 75-15-121, MCA; IMP, 75-15-111, MCA; NEW, 1996 MAR p. 1855, Eff. 7/4/96; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2476, Eff. 11/27/08; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 185, Eff. 1/27/12.
18-120 11/27/2008 1/27/2012 History: 75-15-121, MCA; IMP, 75-15-111, MCA; NEW, 1996 MAR p. 1855, Eff. 7/4/96; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2476, Eff. 11/27/08.
7/4/1996 11/27/2008 History: 75-15-121, MCA; IMP, 75-15-111, MCA; NEW, 1996 MAR p. 1855, Eff. 7/4/96.
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