Section 54-5-602 - Signal light declared public nuisance

A signal light installed and maintained on a state highway without the authority of the commissioner is declared a public nuisance that may be abated by the employees of the department at the direction of the commissioner or, upon the commissioner's request, by any peace officer, or by civil actions or suits brought in the circuit or chancery courts as provided by the general law.Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1961, ch. 21, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-560; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.