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RSA 236:5 · Stop Signs and Signals; Presumption of Legality

Title: XX: TRANSPORTATION
Chapter: 236 · HIGHWAY REGULATION, PROTECTION AND CONTROL REGULATIONS
Status: current
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236:5 Stop Signs and Signals; Presumption of Legality. – Every stop sign, traffic device, or traffic signal erected on any public highway shall be deemed lawfully erected and maintained and to conform to standards set by the commissioner of transportation and approved by him as to type, size, installation and method of operation, until the contrary is proven, in all cases, civil or criminal. Source. 1945, 188:1, part 19:5. RSA 249:9. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(7).

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Source. 1945, 188:1, part 19:5. RSA 249:9. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(7).

Source history

1945, 188:1, part 19:5. RSA 249:9
1981, 87:1
1985, 402:6, I(b)(7)

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