# Ind. Code § 8-23-20-9: Removal of previously existing nonconforming signs

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-9

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 8-23-20-9
- **Heading:** Removal of previously existing nonconforming signs
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 8 / Article 23 / Chapter 20 / Section 8-23-20-9

## Text

Sec. 9. (a) A sign lawfully erected in an adjacent area that does not conform to this chapter after June 30, 1968, is not required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after the sign becomes nonconforming.

(b) A sign located beyond six hundred sixty (660) feet of the right-of-way, visible from the traveled way of a highway on the interstate or primary system, that was lawfully erected before July 1, 1976, and does not conform to this chapter is not required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after the sign becomes nonconforming.

As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-1 Agreements with United States Secretary of Commerce](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-2 Form of agreements; negotiation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-3 Determination of legality of Secretary's actions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-4 Signs in adjacent areas; standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-5 Signs in unzoned and zoned commercial and industrial areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-6 Prohibited signs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-7 Authorized signs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-8 Directional signs within 200 feet of right-of-way](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-9 Removal of previously existing nonconforming signs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-10 Acquisition of nonconforming signs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-11 Payment of compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-12 Compensation determination; civil actions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-12.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-13 Enforcement of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-13.md)
- [Ind. Code § 8-23-20-14 Injunctions; criminal proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A23_C20_S8-23-20-14.md)

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