§ 8–727
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 8-727 (2026)
Title 8. Highways
Subtitle 7. Regulation of Outdoor Advertising
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(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part regulates the erection and maintenance of an outdoor sign along or near a federal-aid primary highway, only if:
(1)
The sign is wholly or partly visible from the main traveled way of the highway; and
(2)
The sign is:
(i)
660 feet or less from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the highway; or
(ii)
More than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the highway, and intended to be read from the main traveled way of the highway.
(b)
Except as provided in §§ 8-734 and 8-735 of this subtitle as to the removal of nonconforming signs, this part does not apply to:
(1)
An outdoor sign that is 660 feet or less from the nearest edge of a federal-aid primary highway, if the sign was erected on or before July 1, 1968; or
(2)
An outdoor sign that is more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of a federal-aid primary highway, if the sign was erected on or before July 1, 1975.
(c)
This part does not apply to on premise outdoor signs.