HLS 10RS-532 ORIGINAL
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 652
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL
UTILITIES: Prohibits the posting of any signs on public utility poles or stanchions
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 45:126, relative to utility poles; to prohibit the display of signs on utility2
poles; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 45:126 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 5
ยง126. Utility poles; prohibition6
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, no signs,7
posters, flyers, or other form of communication shall be erected, displayed, or posted8
on any public utility pole or stanchion.9
B. This Section shall not create any additional legal duty on the owners or10
custodians of such poles or stanchions.11
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hazel HB No. 652
Abstract: Prohibits the posting of signs on utility poles or stanchions.
Proposed law provides that no signs, posters, flyers, or other form of communication shall
be erected, displayed, or posted on any public utility pole or stanchion.
Proposed law does not create any additional legal duty on owners or custodians of such poles
or stanchions.
(Adds R.S. 45:126)