Streets and Highways Code section 1480.5
(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.
Source:
Section 1480.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=1480.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).
