Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.305 (2026)

Signs subject to act.

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HIGHWAY ADVERTISING ACT OF 1972

Act 106 of 1972

252.305 Signs subject to act.

Sec. 5.

A person shall not engage or continue to engage in outdoor advertising through the erection, use or maintenance of any signs in an adjacent area where the facing of the sign is visible from an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway, except as provided in this act. A sign having a facing visible from more than 1 state highway or other public road shall comply with the requirements for outdoor advertising for each state highway and each public road from which it is visible.

History: 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2022 · leading case: Dingeman Advert., Inc v. Twp. of Saginaw, 285 N.W.2d 440 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979).

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Dingeman Advert., Inc v. Twp. of Saginaw, 285 N.W.2d 440 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “MCL 252.305; MSA 9.391(105). For the reasons expressed above, we affirm the ruling of the trial court.”

Dep't of Transp. v. Outfront Media LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “See MCL 252.305. The stated purposes of the HAA includes “[t]o improve and enhance scenic beauty” and provides “that outdoor advertising is a legitimate accessory commercial use of private property, [and] is an integral part of the -1- marketing function and an established…”

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