# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 8. Highways

### Subtitle 6. Construction and Maintenance

#### Section 8-661

(a) In this section, "traffic control device" has the meaning stated in Sec. 11-167 of this article.

(b) The Administration shall establish a policy that allows for the installation of decorative treatments on traffic control devices that have been marred by graffiti or vandalism that includes:

  (1) Illicit writings or drawings;

  (2) Illegal postings; or

  (3) Blight from incomplete mitigation of graffiti.

(c)

  (1) A person may apply to the appropriate district office within the Administration for a permit to install a decorative treatment, including a digitally printed vinyl wrap or paint, on a traffic control device.

  (2) Subject to the requirements of this section, a district office may issue a permit to install a decorative treatment on a traffic control device within the jurisdiction of the district office.

(d)

  (1) The Administration shall adopt regulations for the installation of decorative treatments that prohibit decorative treatments from:

    (i) Interfering with the operation or maintenance of a traffic control device; or

    (ii) Obstructing access to and ventilation of a traffic control device.

  (2)

    (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Administration shall adopt viewpoint and content neutral regulations that provide the minimum requirements for decorative treatments.

    (ii) A decorative treatment may not:

      (1) Contain an advertisement;

      (2) Contain an image or a description of graphic violence;

      (3) Contain profanity;

      (4) Contain pornography, obscene material, or images of nudity;

      (5) Demean or disparage an individual or a group of individuals;

      (6) Violate a copyright or any other legal ownership interest; or

      (7) Unnecessarily engage the attention of drivers or cause driver distraction.

  (3) The Administration may adopt any additional regulations necessary to implement this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)