New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 21 - TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAGE
Part 5 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Section 18.21.5.14 - OFF-PREMISE CHANGEABLE ELECTRONIC VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS (CEVMS) - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Permit required. A person desiring to erect, install, convert or maintain an off-premise changeable electronic variable message sign shall obtain a new permit from the department pursuant to this rule for that use prior to erection, installation, conversion or maintenance of the sign.
B. Location. No sign utilizing changeable electronic variable message technology may be erected, installed, converted or maintained outside the limits of any municipality, town or village, or within the boundaries or limits of any designated scenic byway, or outside the boundaries or limits of any designated scenic byway where the intent or result is that the changeable electronic variable message advertisements are oriented to, or visible or legible from, the scenic byway.
C. Modification. The permit holder and the owner of the sign are responsible for any changes, alterations or modifications to the advertisements or to the use of the changeable electronic variable message sign made by an unauthorized user, or by an advertiser authorized to facilitate such changes, alterations or modifications.
D. Conversion.