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<td>Garage sale signs not permitted on state highway rights
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<td>Thu, 5 May 2016 17:56:54 +0000</td>
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<td>Gillach, James (DOT) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:james.gillach@state.mn.us"><james.gillach@state.mn.us></a></td>
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<td>#DOT_ALLCOMM <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ALLCOMM.DOT@state.mn.us"><ALLCOMM.DOT@state.mn.us></a></td>
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56303-2107<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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5, 2016
Contact:
J.P. Gillach<br>
218-828-5706<br>
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sale signs not permitted on state highway rights of way<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span
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CLOUD, Minn. – Placement of garage sale signs and other
unauthorized objects in state highway rights of way is not
allowed under state law, according to the Minnesota
Department of Transportation. In addition, campaign signs
may not be placed on private property outside of the right
of way limits without landowner consent.
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rights of way include the driving lanes, inside and outside
shoulders, ditches and sight corners at intersections.
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<span
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crews will remove any unlawfully placed signs and impound
them at one of its local maintenance truck stations or
another local site.
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<span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Violation
of the law (Minn. Stat. 160.27) is a misdemeanor. Civil
penalties also may apply if the placement of such material
contributes to a motor vehicle crash and injures a person or
damages a motor vehicle that runs off the road. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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addition, the Minnesota Outdoor Advertising Control Act
(Minn. Stat. 173.15) prohibits placing advertising materials
on public utility poles, trees and shrubs, and painting or
drawing on rocks or natural features.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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sale signs are treated in the same way as any other signs
wrongly placed on state highway property by businesses,
churches, private citizens or charitable groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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information regarding the proper placement of campaign signs
or where to find signs that have been removed, contact
MnDOT’s Baxter office at 218-828‑5700, or St. Cloud office
at 320-223‑6500. See also
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