The on-premise sign industry faces regulation from the federal, state and local governments, and ISA’s Government Relations team works daily on all these issues on behalf of our members. Here are the grassroots tools and facts that sign companies, end users and government officials need to draft reasonable and effective sign codes.
ISA Legislative Action Center
Find and contact your government officials – from your U.S. Senator to your Governor to your state representative to your city council member to your local planner – to let them know how you feel about issues that affect the sign industry and your business.
Model Sign Codes
Download and use these new model sign codes containing the latest in technical and legal developments to help your local officials draft reasonable and effective sign codes for your community.
ISA Online EMC Resource Center
If you are a sign company, end user or local official dealing with an electronic message center (EMC) sign code issue, then you should this “one-stop shop” for all EMC sign code-related questions. Here you can find the latest information regarding lighting issues, traffic safety concerns, model sign ordinance language, educational documents, industry articles and various links focusing specifically on these types of innovative signs.
Government Officials Page
If you are a government official and you need help navigating through the many complicated issues which arise when drafting and enforcing sign ordinances, we can provide assistance.
Sign Code Helpline
By phone or e-mail, ISA provides expertise for sign companies, sign users, city planners, attorneys, accountants and other professionals who work in sign-related businesses.
Legal Issues Involving Signs
The messages embodied in on-premise signs have protections under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Signs also implicate various property and trademark rights as well. Learn about the landmark legal cases regarding commercial speech, and how to make sure your sign code will pass constitutional muster.
The Value of Signs to Small Businesses
Learn how on-premise signs help small businesses - and therefore local communities and our economy – succeed.
Signline
Signline is ISA's newsletter developed especially for sign users, sign companies, planners, building and zoning officials, and other government groups connected with the sign industry. In it you will find important legal and planning information on signage, as well as information on traffic safety, amortization, the economic value of on-premise signs, and other related topics.
Vital Signs - Vibrant Communities - Sign Code Instructional DVD
Click here to view Vital Signs, Vibrant Communities, a 3-minute multimedia presentation on the legal rights of signs, how signs impact public safety, and the economic benefits of visible and well-designed signs.
Congress Understands How Signs Contribute to the Economy
Our recent grassroots efforts have led to various Members of Congress speaking up in favor of signs, and the first-ever bipartisan congressional resolution endorsing the role that on-premise signs play in our economy.
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