                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITION OF FALSE AND MISLEADING SIGNS (§ 33.2-1232)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain alongside, or in plain
view of, any public highway any false or misleading sign of any kind or
character purporting to furnish travel information relating to place or
direction. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain alongside,
or in plain view of, any public highway any sign of any kind or character
purporting to furnish travel information relating to merchandise or services
unless the design of such sign, the information thereon, and the location
thereof are approved in writing by the Commissioner of Highways, provided that
the provisions of this section as to merchandise and service shall not:

1. Apply to or restrict the right of any person to post, display, erect, or
maintain on any store, dwelling house, or other building, together with so much
land therewith as shall be necessary for the convenience, use, and enjoyment
thereof, or on any mercantile appliances, contrivances, or machinery annexed or
immediately adjacent thereto, any sign advertising goods, merchandise, real or
personal property, business services, entertainment, or amusements actually and
in good faith manufactured, produced, bought, sold, conducted, furnished, or
dealt in on the premises;

2. Limit or restrict the publication of official notices by or under the
direction of any public or court officer in the performance of his official or
directed duties;

3. Limit or restrict notice of sale by a trustee under a deed of trust, deed of
assignment, or other similar instrument; or

4. Apply to or restrict the right of any property owner or his agent, lessee, or
tenant to maintain any sign offering to the public farm products, including
livestock of every kind, or board or lodging or similar entertainment, or the
sale, rental, or lease of the property.
			Nothing in this section shall limit the right of any person, firm, or
corporation to erect signs that advertise natural scenic attractions in the
Commonwealth.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 33-324; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-379; 2014, c. 805.