Section 67-8-13 - Wiring adjoining highway structures; permit required; application

It is unlawful for any person, company or corporation to place or cause to be placed any conduit, wires or cables across, upon, attached to or upon the highway right of way parallel to and within twenty-five feet of any state highway bridge or structure except pursuant to a permit obtained from the state transportation commission and upon compliance with reasonable conditions and requirements specified in such permit. The state transportation commission is authorized and empowered to prepare application and permit forms for such purposes. History: Laws 1939, ch. 30, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 58-715; 1953 Comp., § 55-7-19; 2003, ch. 142, § 79. ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, added the section heading; and substituted 'state transportation commission' for 'state highway commission'. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Highways, Streets and Bridges §§ 259 to 263. 39A C.J.S. Highways § 139.