CA AB1869

Adds Section 5272.3 to the Business and Professions Code to create a special exemption for digital displays owned by the City of Hawthorne from state outdoor advertising regulations.

Requires the City of Hawthorne to adopt an ordinance specifying display size, separation distances, illumination controls, and operating hours before the exemption applies.

Limits municipal message centers to a maximum of six displays placed within 660 feet of State Routes 105 and 405 rights-of-way, which may have multiple display faces.

Restricts municipal message centers to promoting only Hawthorne businesses and activities, and prohibits advertising tobacco, firearms, or sexually explicit material.

Requires municipal message centers to be networked together, capable of displaying emergency messages and public service announcements from a central control point, and prominently display the City of Hawthorne name and seal.