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RSA 265:31 · Stop Signs; Yield Signs

Title
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter
265 · RULES OF THE ROAD
Status
current
Official source linked
Yes

Official source

265:31 Stop Signs; Yield Signs. –
I. Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs.
II. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
III. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
IV. The fine for violation of this section shall be $100.
Source. RSA 262-A:50. 1955, 178:2. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1. 2005, 177:43, eff. July 1, 2005.

Source note

Source. RSA 262-A:50. 1955, 178:2. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1. 2005, 177:43, eff. July 1, 2005.

Source history

  • 1955, 178:2
  • 1963, 330:1
  • 1981, 146:1
  • 2005, 177:43, eff. July 1, 2005
  • RSA 262-A:50

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