Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 177.860 (2026)

Administrative regulations -- Standards for billboard advertising

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KY-LRCapps.legislature.ky.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, no later than August 1, 2021, to establish: (1) Permit fees for advertising devices not to exceed: (a) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the initial permit application review, site and compliance inspection, and permit issuance; and (b) One hundred dollars ($100) for an annual permit renewal; and (2) Reasonable standards for the advertising devices hereinafter enumerated, designed to protect the safety of and to guide the users of the highways and otherwise to achieve the objectives set forth in KRS 177.850, and the erection and maintenance of any of the following advertising devices, if they comply with the regulations, shall not be deemed a violation of KRS 177.830 to 177.890: (a) Signs, notices, posters, displays, or other devices that do not meet the definition of advertising device as set forth in KRS 177.830; (b) An advertising device which is not visible from any traveled portion of the highway; and (c) Advertising devices which otherwise comply with the applicable zoning ordinances and regulations of any county or city, and which are to be located in a commercially or industrially developed area, in which the commissioner of highways determines, in exercise of his sound discretion, that the location of the advertising devices is compatible with the safety and convenience of the traveling public. Effective:March 18, 2021 History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 3, effective March 18, 2021. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 402, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 424, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 4, effective June 16, 1960.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1969–2000 · leading case: Commonwealth, Transp. Cabinet, Dep't of Highways v. G.L.G., Inc., 937 S.W.2d 709 (Ky. 1997).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Commonwealth, Transp. Cabinet, Dep't of Highways v. G.L.G., Inc., 937 S.W.2d 709 (Ky. 1997). · cites it 10× “841, unless the sign comes within one of the exceptions provided in KRS 177.860. It is also undisputed that the sign is located in an unzoned area which has some industrial and commercial development.”

Whiteco Metrocom Corp. v. Commonwealth Transp. Cabinet, Dep't of Highways, 14 S.W.3d 24 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “Whiteco’s initial complaint, however, is that KRS 177.860 is the only portion of the Kentucky Billboard Act (KRS 177.”

United Sign, Ltd. v. Commonwealth, 44 S.W.3d 794 (Ky. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “841’s ban on advertising devices are found in KRS 177.860. That statute provides in relevant part: The commissioner of the Department of Highways shall prescribe by regulations reasonable standards for the advertising devices hereinafter enumerated, designed to protect the…”

Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Health v. Haunz, 451 S.W.2d 407 (Ky. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “2d 573 , where KRS 177.860, commonly called the “Billboard Law,” was challenged as being unconstitutional.”

Unisign, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 19 S.W.3d 652 (Ky. 2000). · cites it 6× “The questions presented are whether KRS 177.860(4) is unconstitutional and whether 603 KAR 3:080 § 1(8) exceeds the statutory authority; whether the circuit court erred in issuing the injunction; whether it was error to fail to join the landowners as indispensable parties, and…”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 177.860(4) — 3 cases

Commonwealth, Transp. Cabinet, Dep't of Highways v. G.L.G., Inc., 937 S.W.2d 709 (Ky. 1997). “841, unless the sign comes within one of the exceptions provided in KRS 177.860. It is also undisputed that the sign is located in an unzoned area which has some industrial and commercial development.”

United Sign, Ltd. v. Commonwealth, 44 S.W.3d 794 (Ky. Ct. App. 2000). “841’s ban on advertising devices are found in KRS 177.860. That statute provides in relevant part: The commissioner of the Department of Highways shall prescribe by regulations reasonable standards for the advertising devices hereinafter enumerated, designed to protect the…”

Unisign, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 19 S.W.3d 652 (Ky. 2000). “The questions presented are whether KRS 177.860(4) is unconstitutional and whether 603 KAR 3:080 § 1(8) exceeds the statutory authority; whether the circuit court erred in issuing the injunction; whether it was error to fail to join the landowners as indispensable parties, and…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.