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Cal. Gov. Code § 38774

Nuisances

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 8 Cal. 3d 785 - City of Escondido v. Desert Outdoor Advertising, Inc. (1973)

Most recently applied in 140 Cal. App. 4th 230 - VIACOM OUTDOOR, INC. v. City of Arcata (June 2006)

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.

How often courts cite this section

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citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

The legislative body may:

(a) Regulate the exhibition, posting, or carrying of banners, placards, posters, cards, pictures, signs, or advertisements in or on the street, or on or upon buildings, fences, billboards, or other structures; or on or upon any pole in any sidewalk, alley, street, lane, court, park, or other public place.

(b) Regulate the suspension of banners, flags, signs, advertisements, posters, pictures, or cards across, or over any sidewalk, alley, street, lane, court, park, or other public place, or such suspension from fences, poles, houses, or other structures.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.