Columbia Interference with official traffic control devices or railroad signs or signals ordinance (§ 14-477)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article VI. Traffic Control Signs, Signals, Devices and Markings
In short: Without lawful authority, no one may alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove an official traffic control device or a railroad sign or signal, including any inscription, shield, insignia or other part of one, or even attempt to.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-477
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.