Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Transportation must issue permits for existing signs and outdoor advertising signs on highways in the interstate system or federal-aid primary system in this State that are nonconforming only because a permit was not obtained prior to erection of the sign. The department may not require removal of conforming signs and outdoor advertising signs as a prerequisite to issuing a permit for such signs that would otherwise qualify for a permit.
S.C. Code Ann. § 57-25-155
Issuance of permits for existing signs; department not authorized to require removal of conforming signs
Known as the Highway Advertising Control Act
The act spans §§ 57–57 (16 sections).
1992 Act No. 473, SECTION 3; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1530.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.