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Applications for temporary permits must indicate the county and route on which the advertisement or advertising structure is to be located and must be accompanied by a fee of $2 to cover the cost of issuance of the temporary permit. If within such 60 days the applicant files with the Commissioner of Highways an application setting forth all of the information required in \u00a7 33.2-1209, together with the required fees, the Commissioner of Highways shall issue to such applicant a permit. In the event that the permit is not issued, the fees submitted shall be returned, except the $2 for the temporary permit.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226272,"text":"In any case in which an applicant for a permit certifies in his application that he is unable to state the actual or proposed location of the advertisement or advertising structure or to file the written consent of the landowner or other person having the legal right to the real estate upon which the advertisement or advertising structure is to be erected, used, maintained, posted, or displayed, the Commissioner of Highways shall issue to such applicant a temporary permit, which shall expire 60 days from the date of issue, together with the proper identification number to be attached to such advertisement or advertising structure. Applications for temporary permits must indicate the county and route on which the advertisement or advertising structure is to be located and must be accompanied by a fee of $2 to cover the cost of issuance of the temporary permit. If within such 60 days the applicant files with the Commissioner of Highways an application setting forth all of the information required in \u00a7 33.2-1209, together with the required fees, the Commissioner of Highways shall issue to such applicant a permit. In the event that the permit is not issued, the fees submitted shall be returned, except the $2 for the temporary permit.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13335,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Policies and Regulations","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13334,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","permalink":{"id":205585,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13335,"identifier":"1","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1","url":"\/33.2\/II\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13334,"edition_id":1,"name":"Outdoor Advertising in Sight of Public Highways","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","permalink":{"id":205583,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13334,"identifier":"12","token":"33.2\/II\/12","url":"\/33.2\/II\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68297,"structure_id":13335,"section_number":"33.2-1200","catch_line":"Policy; 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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 1954, chapter 588; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1979, chapter 216; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66207,"section_number":"33.2-1210","catch_line":"Duration and renewal of permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1210\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79923,"section_number":"33.2-1209","catch_line":"Applications for permits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1209\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205635,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61989,"identifier":"33.2-1212","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1\/33.2-1212","url":"\/33.2-1212\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1212\/","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1\/33.2-1212","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary permit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1212","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In any case in which an applicant for a permit certifies in his application that he is unable to state the actual or proposed location of the advertisement or advertising structure or to file the written consent of the landowner or other person having the legal right to the real estate upon which the advertisement or advertising structure is to be erected, used, maintained, posted, or displayed, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> to such applicant a temporary permit, which shall expire 60 days from the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span>, together with the proper identification number to be attached to such advertisement or advertising structure. 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Applications for temporary permits must indicate the county and route\non which the advertisement or advertising structure is to be located and must be\naccompanied by a fee of $2 to cover the cost of issuance of the temporary\npermit. If within such 60 days the applicant files with the Commissioner of\nHighways an application setting forth all of the information required in \u00a7\n33.2-1209, together with the required fees, the Commissioner of Highways shall\nissue to such applicant a permit. In the event that the permit is not issued,\nthe fees submitted shall be returned, except the $2 for the temporary permit.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-312; 1954, c. 588; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-365; 1979, c.\n216; 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}}