Tex.
Transp. Code Section 394.021
Erecting Off-premise Sign Without Permit; Offense
(a)
A person commits an offense if the person erects an off-premise sign unless the person first obtains a permit under this subchapter from the commission.(b)
Except as otherwise authorized by this chapter, the commission may not issue a permit for an off-premise sign unless the sign is to be located:(1)
within 800 feet of a recognized commercial or industrial business activity or the office of a governmental entity; and(2)
on the same side of the road as the business activity or the office of the governmental entity.(b-1)
If the off-premise sign is located within the jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million that is exercising its authority to regulate off-premise signs, the commission may not issue a permit under this section if the municipality has acted to prohibit new off-premise signs within the jurisdiction of the municipality.(c)
A person commits an offense if the person:(1)
allows an off-premise sign to be erected on property owned by the person; and(2)
knows or should have known that the sign was erected in violation of this chapter.(d)
An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of the proscribed conduct is a separate offense.(e)
It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under this chapter that the person removed the unauthorized sign not later than the 45th day after the date the person received a citation for the offense. If the court is satisfied with the evidence produced by the person to establish a defense under this subsection, the court shall dismiss the charge.
Source:
Section 394.021 — Erecting Off-premise Sign Without Permit; Offense, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.394.htm#394.021 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
