Section 1480.5 Of Chapter 6. Obstructions And Injuries To County Highways From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 6.
1480.5
. The road commissioner may immediately remove, or by notice
may require the removal of, any of the following encroachments:
(a) An encroachment which obstructs or prevents the use of a
county highway by the public.
(b) An encroachment which consists of refuse.
(c) An encroachment which is a traffic hazard.
(d) An encroachment which is an advertising sign or device of any
description, unless excepted by subdivision (c) of Section 1460. The
road commissioner may return such sign or device to its owner, or
otherwise dispose of it in his discretion, except that if the
commissioner determines in good faith that the sign or other device
is of more than nominal value he shall not effect such other
disposition until he has made a reasonable attempt to identify and
notify the owner of the sign or device and provided a reasonable time
for the owner to retrieve it under provisions of this section. The
return of such sign or device to its owner may be conditioned upon
payment of an amount sufficient to reimburse the road commissioner
for the expense of removal.
The road commissioner may recover from the person causing any of
the above encroachments, in an action brought in the name of the
county for that purpose, the court costs of the road commissioner,
the expense of such removal, and any other damages caused by the
encroachment.