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Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-50 (2026)

Permit for structure

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No person, firm or corporation shall erect or maintain any outdoor advertising structure, device or display until a permit for the erection of such structure, device or display has been obtained from the Commissioner of Transportation. Application for such permit shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or his authorized agent, upon blanks furnished by the commissioner in such form and requiring such information as he prescribes. Each application shall have attached thereto the written consent of the owners of the property on which such structure, device or display is to be erected or maintained. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in subsection (a) of section 21-52. The fee for such permit shall be as provided in subsection (b) of said section and shall be payable upon the granting of such permit and annually thereafter on the first day of August.

(1949 Rev., S. 4689; 1972, P.A. 272, S. 2; P.A. 81-335, S. 1, 6; P.A. 86-209, S. 1, 4.)

History: 1972 act substituted commissioner of transportation for commissioner of state police; P.A. 81-335 deleted the reference to licensing under Sec. 21-49; P.A. 86-209 added a reference to the application fee and permit fee provided in Sec. 21-52.

Cited. 41 CS 66.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–2018 · leading case: Kuchta v. Arisian, 187 A.3d 408 (Conn. 2018).
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Kuchta v. Arisian, 187 A.3d 408 (Conn. 2018). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes §§ 21-50 through 21-63. According to historical evidence, this requirement was aimed at controlling the proliferation of commercial advertising.”
Burns v. Barrett, 550 A.2d 23 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1988). · cites it 3× “The defendant interposes special defenses attacking the constitutionality of the statutes; General Statutes § 13a-123 and § 21-50 et seq.; and the regulations restricting outdoor advertising, and the constitutionality of the manner of selective and arbitrary enforcement of those…”
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