Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-21-114
Exceptions
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Current — September 30, 2020
As of September 1, 2020
(1) Any outdoor advertising that otherwise violates this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance, and shall be disposed of by the commissioner at the expense of the owner of the property and the owner of the outdoor advertising, who shall be jointly liable for the cost.
(2) Any private citizen who maintains property within a right-of-way in which an unlawful sign is located may remove and dispose of the advertising at the citizen's own expense; provided, however, that this subsection (b) shall not apply to an outdoor advertising sign as defined by § 54-21-102.
This chapter does not apply to signs or markers identifying the location or depth of underground communications and power cables, water mains, gas transmission lines, and other utility facilities located within or without the boundary of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary highway systems in the state.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.