Arizona Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Billboards

Arizona Capitol Reports Staff//November 12, 2004//[read_meter]

The Arizona Supreme Court has been asked by Tucson attorneys for permission to remove 89 billboards that violate city regulations.

But a lawyer for Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. argued Nov. 4 that city efforts to remove the signs violate the statute of limitations under a state law limiting the city’s ability get rid of billboards on many streets.

The attorneys made their arguments at a special session of the state Supreme Court at the University of Arizona College of Law as part of a program to increase public access to the court.

The justices gave no indication of when they will rule on the case.

The 2000 law requires the city to file a complaint about an illegal billboard within two years after a violation is discovered.

Although the city issued violation notices for the 89 billboards before the 2000 law was adopted, Clear Channel attorney John Munger argued that the two-year statute of limitations included in the law should be applied retroactively. —

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