Ohio Code § 5589.32
Ohio Code § 5589.32. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5589.32.
No person, firm, or corporation shall erect, display, or maintain an advertising or
other sign on, along, or near any public highway, in any county of this state, which
resembles the highway crossing signs which steam and interurban railroads have erected,
in compliance with section 4955.33 of the Revised Code , at the crossings of public roads and railroads. The public utilities commission shall enforce this section, prosecute any violations
thereof, and order the removal of any such prohibited sign. The attorney general and the prosecuting attorney of any county shall carry into effect
the orders of the commission made under this section and shall prosecute any violations
of such orders. Each day that any violation of this section continues constitutes a separate offense. The erection, display, or maintenance of each advertising or other sign referred
to in this section, except as provided in section 4955.33 of the Revised Code , constitutes a separate offense.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5589.32
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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