§ 5362 Advertising Display Identification Requirement

Business and Professions Code·California

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•You must put an ID plate on any ad sign you put up.
•If the sign doesn’t have the plate, it’s breaking the rules.
•The sign can be taken down if it doesn’t have the right plate.

Example

You put up a big sign for your lemonade stand on the sidewalk.

If the sign doesn’t have the special ID plate on it, the city can take it away because it’s against the rules.

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§ 5362 Advertising Display Identification Requirement

No person shall place any advertising display unless there is securely fastened upon the front thereof an identification number plate of the character specified in Section 5363. The placing of any advertising display without having affixed thereto an identification number plate is prima facie evidence that the advertising display has been placed and is being maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter, and any such display shall be subject to removal as provided in Section 5463. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 991.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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identification evidence violation

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 5362.

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