Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "utility pole" means a structure that is:
(1) owned or operated by:
(A) a public utility;
(B) a communications service provider;
(C) a municipality;
(D) an electric membership corporation; or
(E) a rural electric cooperative; and
(2) designed or used to:
(A) carry lines, cables, or wires for telephony, cable television, or electricity;
(B) provide lighting;
(C) provide traffic control; or
(D) provide signage.
The term does not include a wireless support structure or an electrical transmission tower.
As added by P.L.145-2015, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.261-2017, SEC.4.