Pursuant to an act bearing Ratification No. R115, H2005, approved by the Governor on May 20, 1981, signs not exceeding 3 feet by 4 feet may be placed on highway rights-of-way outside of a community designating the community as a crime watch area. Such signs shall be placed in accordance with regulations of the department of highways and public transportation, and the sheriff of the county, acting pursuant to such regulations, is hereby authorized to designate appropriate locations for such signs and to place them in such locations.
(1976 Code, § 18-1) (Ord. 1023, § 1, passed 7-20-1982)