CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois landowners have a new way
to tell people to stay off their property.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is
letting people know about a new law that lets landowners use purple paint on
trees and posts to warn people about trespassing. The law doesn't apply in
Chicago.
But landowners can't stop posting "no
trespassing" signs just yet. Until Jan. 1, 2013, property owners using
purple marks still need to give the "no trespassing" warning on a
sign at the main entrance to their property or in some other written or spoken
way.
The purple markings that mean "no
trespassing" are vertical lines at least 8-inches long and colored post
caps.
People who trespass can be charged with a misdemeanor.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
