Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 8-714: (a) Whether or not the person must be licensed under Part II of this subtitle, a person may not erect or maintain any outdoor sign outside the limits of any municipal corporation and within 500 feet of a State highway, unless the person has a permit issued by the Administration for that sign
What this law says, in plain English
A permit from the Administration is required to erect or maintain outdoor signs within 500 feet of a State highway outside municipal limits, with exceptions for property-sale signs, on-premises business signs, historic/fair advertisements, candidate signs, and seasonal produce signs.
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