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Licensing
A department of the U.S. Roads WikiProject

Welcome to the Licensing Department of the U.S. Roads WikiProject. This page is devoted to researching the copyright statuses and dealing with the proper licensing of the media files used for articles on highways and major roads in the U.S.

Highway markers

Interstate and U.S. Highways

Interstate or US Highway marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Which MUTCD?	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
Interstate shield	M1-1	Federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-1}} or {{PD-MUTCD}}{{trademarked}}	Yes	AASHTO holds a trademark on the design, so all Interstate shield graphics need the additional template
Interstate business loop shield	M1-2	Federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-2}}	Yes
Interstate business spur shield	M1-3	Federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-3}}	Yes
Interstate shield, neutered CA variant	G27-1 (CA)	California MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-CA|G27-1 (CA)}}{{trademarked}}	Files not created	AASHTO holds a trademark on the main design
Interstate shield, state-name CA variant	G27-2 (CA)	California MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-CA|G27-2 (CA)}}{{trademarked}}	Yes	AASHTO holds a trademark on the main design
US Highway shield	M1-4	Federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-4}}	Yes
US Highway shield, CA guide sign variant	G26-1 (CA)	California MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-CA|G26-1 (CA)}}	Only shields are PNG
US Highway shield, CA stand alone variant	G26-2 (CA)	California MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-CA|G26-2 (CA)}}	Yes

State highways

Please update the table, duplicating a state's line as needed for each marker type that needs to be included.

State or territory highway marker status

Jurisdiction	Sign code	State MUTCD?	PD release?	State template?	Files updated?	Notes
Alabama		Supplement	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes	Supplement not online
Alaska	M1-5	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-AK}}	Yes
Arizona	M1-5a (2 digit), M1-5b (3 digit), M1-5e (loop)	Supplement	Yes, adopts the federal MUTCD except where modified	{{PD-MUTCD-AZ}}	Yes
Arkansas		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
California	G28-2 (CA)	Yes	Yes, both the standard release from the federal MUTCD (p. 54.) and "NOTE: The contents of this publication are not copyrighted. They may be reprinted freely." in the introductory pages	{{PD-MUTCD-CA}}	Yes	Interstate and US Highway shields noted above
Colorado		Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-CO}}	Yes
Connecticut		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Delaware	M1-5	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
Delaware	D14-4 DE	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|D14-4 DE}}	Yes	Delaware Byway marker
Florida		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Georgia	M1-5	No	Yes, Georgia has adopted the MUTCD (page 1-3)	{{PD-MUTCD-GA|M1-5}}	Yes
Hawaii		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Idaho	M1-7	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-ID|M1-7}}	Yes
Illinois	M1-I100	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-IL}}	Yes	2 historic shields not done
Indiana	M1-5	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD-IN|M1-5}}	Yes
Iowa	M1-5	Supplement	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
Kansas		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Kentucky	M1-5	No	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
Louisiana		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Maine		No	Shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Maryland	M1-5	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p.I-1)	{{PD-MUTCD-MD|M1-5}}	Yes
Massachusetts	M1-5	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-MA|M1-5}}	Yes
Michigan	M1-6	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-1); per 2012 Attorney General opinion, the shield "is in the public domain and is otherwise not subject to protection under trademark law."	{{PD-MUTCD-MI}}	Yes
Minnesota	M1-5b	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. iii)	{{PD-MUTCD-MN}}	Yes
Mississippi		No	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
Missouri	M1-5	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-MO}}	Yes	Primary routes
Missouri	M1-5a	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-MO}}	Yes	Supplemental routes
Missouri	D6-4c	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-MO}}	Not yet	Missouri Scenic Byways Signs
Montana	M1-5	No	Shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes	Primary
Montana	M1-12	No	Shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes	Secondary
Nebraska	M1-5	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-NE}}	Yes	Historic not handled
Nebraska	M1-8	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-NE}}	Yes	Recreational roads
Nebraska	M1-9L	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-NE}}	Yes	Link roads
Nebraska	M1-9S	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-NE}}	Yes	Spur roads
Nevada	GNV1-2, GNV1-3	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-NV}}	Yes
New Hampshire		No	Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted (cannot copyright the mountain)	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
New Jersey	M1-5	No	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
New Mexico	M1-NM-5	No	Yes, New Mexico has adopted the MUTCD (p. 1.1-1)	{{PD-MUTCD-NM|M1-NM-5}}	Yes
New York	NYM3-1	Supplement	Page 11 states that "effective September 13, 2007, the provisions of the MUTCD were formally adopted by the State of New York," incorporating the federal release by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-NY}}	Yes	Sign codes NYM3-2 (3-digit) and NYM3-3 (three-digit suffixed) Reference routes not done, standard not found
North Carolina	M1-5	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-NC}}	Yes
North Dakota		Supplement	Yes, has adopted the MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-ND}}	Yes	Supplement not online
Ohio	M1-5	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-OH|M1-5}}	Yes
Ohio	M8-H3	Yes	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-OH|M8-H3}}	Not yet	Ohio Byway marker
Oklahoma		Supplement	Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Oregon	W1	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-OR}}	Yes
Pennsylvania	M1-5	Supplement	Yes, adopts federal MUTCD except where noted	{{PD-MUTCD-PA}}	Yes	Historic not handled
Rhode Island		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
South Carolina	M1-5-30, M1-5-45	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-SC}}	Yes	State route markers
South Carolina	M1-21-15, M1-21-24	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-SC}}	Shield not created yet	Savannah River National Scenic Highway
South Carolina	M1-24.1-24	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-SC}}	Yes	South Carolina Scenic Byway marker
South Carolina	M1-24.2-24	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-SC}}	Shield not created yet	South Carolina Local Byway marker
South Dakota		No	Yes, shields are too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Tennessee	T-S-8	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-TN|T-S-8}}	Yes
Texas	M1-6T	Yes	Yes, modified release from federal MUTCD (p. I-1)	{{PD-MUTCD-TX}}	Yes	FM= M1-6F, RM= M1-6R; Texas Heritage Trails D71-XX (XX=two letter code for each named trail)
Utah	GS1-4a/b	Supplement	Yes, modified release from federal MUTCD (p. I-1)	{{PD-MUTCD-UT}}	Yes
Vermont		No	Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Vermont (town)		No	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
Virginia (primary)	M1-V1a (2-digit), M1-V1c (3-digit)	Supplement	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD-VA}}	Yes	HRMB request will take care of these
Virginia (secondary)		Supplement	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
Washington	M1-601	Supplement	Per this, WSDOT adopted federal MUTCD with modifications	{{PD-MUTCD-WA}}	Yes
West Virginia		Supplement (unrelated to signage)	Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Wisconsin	M1-5A (for CTH), M1-6	Supplement	Yes, incorporates federal MUTCD by reference	{{PD-MUTCD-WI}}	Yes
Wyoming	M1-5	No	Yes, Wyoming adopted the MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-WY|M1-5}}	Yes
American Samoa			Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
District of Columbia		No	Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes	Not including historic
Guam		No	Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Northern Marianas
Puerto Rico (primary)		Supplement	Yes, shields too simple to be copyrighted	{{PD-simple}}	Yes	Supplement not online
Puerto Rico (secondary)		Supplement	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-6}}	Yes	Pentagon from federal MUTCD
Puerto Rico (tertiary)		Supplement	Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD
U.S. Virgin Islands			Yes, standard release from federal MUTCD (p. I-3)	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-5}}	Yes	Circle from federal MUTCD

County roads and similar roadways

Other roadway marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Which MUTCD?	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
County road (pentagon)	M1-6	Federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|M1-6}}	Yes	Some states may assign a different code
County road (b&w square)	M1-H6a	Ohio MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-OH|M1-H6a}}	Not yet	Other states may use it, but Ohio's MUTCD has explicitly included it in their manual. Michigan may have included it in an older edition which can be cited
Township road (b&w square)	M1-H6b	Ohio MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD-OH|M1-H6b}}	Not yet	Other states may use it, but Ohio's MUTCD has explicitly included it in their manual
Forest highways	M1-7	Federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|1-7}}	Yes	Licenses were done by the bot when they were created; others were updated
National Scenic Byways Sign	D6-4	Federal MUTCD	{{PD-MUTCD|D6-4}}	Yes	Done at upload
File:National Forest Scenic Byways Sign	—	None	{{PD-USGov-USDA-FS}}	Yes

Highway maps

Maps

Map type	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
1955 Yellow Book	{{Yellow Book}} and {{PD-USGov-DOC}}	Yes	Scans from AJFroggie's website