Senate BillNo. 31


Introduced by Senator Padilla

December 3, 2012


An act to amend Section 5213 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to outdoor advertising.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 31, as introduced, Padilla. Outdoor advertising: definition of highway.

Existing law, the Outdoor Advertising Act, provides for regulation by the Director of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act regulates the placement of off-premise advertising displays along highways, which displays generally advertise business conducted or services rendered or goods produced or sold at a location other than the property upon which the display is located.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the act.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 5213 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

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5213.  

begin delete“Highway” end deletebegin insertFor purposes of this chapter, “highway” end insert
4includes roads, streets, boulevards, lanes, courts, places, commons,
5trails, ways or other rights-of-way or easements used for or laid
P2    1out and intended for the public passage of vehicles or of vehicles
2and persons.



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