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A permit is required for an off-premises sign, advertisement, or advertising structure authorized by \u00a7 33.2-1217 if it is located within a municipality and is visible from the main traveled way of any Interstate System, federal-aid primary, or National Highway System highway.\n\t\tNo bond or permit is required for the posting or display of any advertisement posted or displayed on any advertising structure or space for which a permit has been issued or renewed for the then-current calendar year under the provisions of this article unless such permit has been revoked.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299648,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person, whether engaged in the business of outdoor advertising or not, shall erect, use, maintain, post, or display any advertisement or advertising structure outside municipalities in the Commonwealth without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Commissioner of Highways and paying the annual fee therefor, as provided in this article. 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 322; in 1993, chapter 538; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0145\">145<\/a>; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70283,"section_number":"25.1-209","catch_line":"Notice of filing of petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-209\/"},{"id":67868,"section_number":"25.1-227.2","catch_line":"Empanelment of commissioners","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-227.2\/"},{"id":59171,"section_number":"25.1-229","catch_line":"Selection of jurors","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-229\/"},{"id":71835,"section_number":"33.2-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1000\/"},{"id":63987,"section_number":"33.2-1013","catch_line":"Notice of exercise of eminent domain power; evidence of value","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1013\/"},{"id":72918,"section_number":"33.2-1016","catch_line":"Procedure in general; suits in name of Commissioner of Highways; survival; validation of suits; notice of filing","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1016\/"},{"id":68297,"section_number":"33.2-1200","catch_line":"Policy; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1200\/"},{"id":87257,"section_number":"33.2-1204","catch_line":"Excepted signs, advertisements, and advertising structures","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1204\/"},{"id":80749,"section_number":"33.2-1211","catch_line":"Revocation of permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1211\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61349,"section_number":"33.2-1217","catch_line":"Special provisions pertaining to Interstate System, National Highway System, and federal-aid primary highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1217\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205619,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83618,"identifier":"33.2-1208","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1\/33.2-1208","url":"\/33.2-1208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1208\/","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1\/33.2-1208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permits required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person, whether engaged in the business of outdoor advertising or not, shall erect, use, maintain, post, or display any advertisement or advertising structure outside municipalities in the Commonwealth without first obtaining a permit therefor from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> and paying the annual fee therefor, as provided in this article. A permit is required for an off-premises sign, advertisement, or advertising structure authorized by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Special provisions pertaining to Interstate System, National Highway System, and federal-aid primary highways\" href=\"\/33.2-1217\/\">33.2-1217<\/a> if it is located within a municipality and is visible from the main traveled way of any <span class=\"dictionary\">Interstate System<\/span>, federal-aid primary, or <span class=\"dictionary\">National Highway System<\/span> highway.\n\t\tNo <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> or permit is required for the posting or display of any advertisement posted or displayed on any advertising structure or space for which a permit has been issued or renewed for the then-current calendar year under the provisions of this article unless such permit has been revoked.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMITS REQUIRED (\u00a7 33.2-1208)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this article, no person, whether engaged in the\nbusiness of outdoor advertising or not, shall erect, use, maintain, post, or\ndisplay any advertisement or advertising structure outside municipalities in the\nCommonwealth without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Commissioner of\nHighways and paying the annual fee therefor, as provided in this article. A\npermit is required for an off-premises sign, advertisement, or advertising\nstructure authorized by \u00a7 33.2-1217 if it is located within a municipality and\nis visible from the main traveled way of any Interstate System, federal-aid\nprimary, or National Highway System highway.\n\t\tNo bond or permit is required for the posting or display of any advertisement\nposted or displayed on any advertising structure or space for which a permit has\nbeen issued or renewed for the then-current calendar year under the provisions\nof this article unless such permit has been revoked.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-307; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-360; 1993, c. 538; 2012, c.\n145; 2014, c. 805.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}