2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXI - MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 265 - RULES OF THE ROAD
Section 265:31 - Stop Signs; Yield Signs.

NH Rev Stat § 265:31 (2015) What's This?

    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.


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