2025 Georgia Codes – Page 275

When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or road, vehicular traffic
may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which
a red signal is shown, provided that a vehicle may enter a lane over which a yellow or amber signal is shown
for purposes of making a left turn only.

(a) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any sign, signal, marking, or
device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad
sign or signal or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view or interferes
with the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.
(b) No person shall maintain or place nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign
or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
(c) This Code section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways
of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
(d) Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public nuisance, and the authority hav-
ing jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove it or cause it to be removed without notice.