Traverso v. People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation

Opinion

LUCAS, C. J.

Section 5463 of the Business and Professions Code permits the California Department of Transportation (hereafter Caltrans), on 10 days’ written notice, to revoke a permit or license and remove and destroy any off-premises billboard that fails to comply with the provisions of the California Outdoor Advertising Act (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 5200 et seq.; further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated). In this case we must decide whether the provisions of the first paragraph of section 5463, authorizing Caltrans to take such action, impermissibly…