§ 608. Unauthorized signs.  


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  • No person shall place, maintain or display, upon or in view of any roadway, any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be, is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device, railroad sign or signal, which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic-control device, railroad sign or signal; and no person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit to be placed or maintained, upon any roadway, any such sign or signal. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the erection of highway signs or signals giving useful directional information and of such type that cannot be mistaken for official signs. Every such prohibited sign, signal or marking is hereby declared a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the street or highway is hereby empowered to remove, impound or cause to be removed or impounded the same without notice.