Senate Bill 21-263 Summary

• Redefines "advertising device" to require compensation in exchange for erection or existence, narrowing the definition to exclude non-commercial signs and informational displays.

• Eliminates three advertising device categories (official, on-premise, and directional devices) from allowed use, restricting what types of outdoor advertising may be erected and maintained.

• Repeals section 43-1-421, which previously allowed on-premise advertising devices to extend over highway rights-of-way in certain circumstances within cities and towns.

• Establishes a 30-day permit issuance timeline for complete applications and creates a formal appeal process through the State Administrative Procedure Act for applicants denied permits.

• Adds requirement that property owners can execute an affidavit under penalty of perjury to claim a device is not an advertising device as an alternative to permit removal, and shifts enforcement to civil rather than criminal proceedings.