LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 109, as amended, Feuer. Outdoor advertising: digital
advertising displays.
Existing law, the Outdoor Advertising Act, provides for the
regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising
displays, as defined, within view of public highways, as specified.
This bill , until January 1, 2012, would
prohibit an advertising display that is visible from a state, county,
or city highway, as specified, from being constructed as, or
converted, enhanced, improved, modified, modernized, or altered into,
a digital advertising display, as defined , unless it complies
with a specified permitting process . The bill, until January
1, 2012, would also prohibit an official highway changeable message
sign, as defined, from being constructed as, or converted, enhanced,
improved, modified, modernized, or altered into, a digital
advertising display for the purpose of displaying messages other than
official traffic operations or public safety messages. The bill
would also prohibit the painting, installation, or application of a
supergraphic, as defined, to an exterior building wall until the
State Fire Marshal promulgates safety regulations
governing these signs. The bill would provide for civil
penalties for a violation of these provisions and provide other
remedies for enforcement. The bill would also state the intent of the
Legislature.

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