Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 479.10 (2025)

Sign removal following permit revocation or cancellation.

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479.10 Sign removal following permit revocation or cancellation.—A sign shall be removed by the permittee within 30 days after the date of revocation or cancellation of the permit for the sign. If the permittee fails to remove the sign within the 30-day period, the department shall remove the sign at the permittee’s expense with or without further notice and without incurring any liability as a result of such removal.

History.—s. 8, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 428, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 2014-215; s. 32, ch. 2014-223.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1979–1985 · leading case: Walker v. State, Dept. of Transp., 366 So. 2d 96 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).

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Walker v. State, Dept. of Transp., 366 So. 2d 96 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979). · cites it 7× “Section 479.10, Florida Statutes (1977). Significantly, the 1978 legislation added provisions to Section 479.”

LAMAR-ORLANDO, ETC. v. City of Ormond Beach, 415 So. 2d 1312 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). “Further, section 479.10 entitled "Removal" requires that a sign owner remove his own sign within thirty days after expiration of his permit.”

Fla. Dept. of Transp. v. Et Legg & Co., 472 So. 2d 1336 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). “08, and section 479.10 dealing with removal. Legg argues that Chapter 12-10, Florida Administrative Code, supports its position that the DOT has no jurisdiction within incorporated cities.”

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