55-8-187 - Obscene or patently offensive bumper stickers, window signs, etc., prohibited.
55-8-187. Obscene or patently offensive bumper stickers, window signs, etc., prohibited.
To avoid distracting other drivers and thereby reduce the likelihood of accidents arising from lack of attention or concentration, the display of obscene and patently offensive movies, bumper stickers, window signs or other markings on or in a motor vehicle that are visible to other drivers is prohibited and display of such materials shall subject the owner of the vehicle on which they are displayed, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than two dollars ($2.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00). Obscene or patently offensive has the meaning specified in § 39-17-901.
[Acts 1988, ch. 764, § 1; 1996, ch. 675, § 64; 2004, ch. 796, § 1.]