Section 19.25.270 - Relocation or removal of memorial(a) If, incidental to the construction or maintenance of a state highway, the department determines that a memorial authorized by AS 19.25.260 must be changed, relocated, or removed, the person who placed the memorial within the right-of-way shall change, relocate, or remove the memorial at no expense to the state within a reasonable time set by the department. If the owner does not change, relocate, or remove a memorial within the time set by the department, the memorial is an unauthorized encroachment and subject to the provisions of AS 19.25.230 - 19.25.250.(b) If a memorial in the right-of-way of a state highway does not comply with the requirements of AS 19.25.260, the memorial is an unauthorized encroachment. The department may require removal of the encroachment in the manner provided in AS 19.25.230 - 19.25.250.