54-21-114 - Outdoor advertising as public nuisance.
54-21-114. Outdoor advertising as public nuisance.
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
[Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2614; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2; 2006, ch. 678, § 1.]