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§ 27-52-108. Flashing signals

Whenever flashing red or yellow signals are used, they shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: (1) Flashing red, which is a stop signal, means when a red lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line when […]

§ 27-52-109. Unauthorized signs, etc., prohibited — Removal

(a) (1) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which […]

§ 27-52-111. Automated enforcement device operated by municipality or department of state government operating within boundaries of municipality — Definitions

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Automated enforcement device” means a system operated by a municipality or a department of state government that is operating within the boundaries of the municipality that: (A) Uses a photo-radar device that is capable of detecting a speeding violation; and (B) Photographs or records an image of the […]

§ 27-52-105. Devices on state highways

(a) The State Highway Commission shall place and maintain traffic control devices conforming to its manual and specifications upon all state highways as it shall deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this chapter or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. (b) No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic […]

§ 27-52-106. Local devices

(a) (1) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction as they may deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this chapter or local traffic ordinances or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. (2) All traffic control devices erected shall conform […]

§ 27-52-107. Signal legend

(a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting the words “GO”, “CAUTION”, or “STOP”, or exhibiting different colored lights successively one (1) at a time or with arrows, the following colors only shall be used, and the terms and lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows: (1) Green […]

§ 27-52-101. Penalty for interference with highway or railroad sign, etc

(a) No person shall without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, mutilate, injure, knock down, destroy, or remove any official highway traffic-control device, road marker, lighting equipment, or any railroad crossing sign or signal, or any inscription, shield, or transcription thereon or any part thereof. (b) (1) It is a misdemeanor for […]

§ 27-52-102. Penalty for interference with devices in construction areas

(a) Any unauthorized person who willfully moves, covers, uncovers, alters, tampers with, defaces, or damages any sign, signal, or device erected in a construction area to control the flow of motor vehicle traffic or pedestrian traffic in, through, or around the construction area shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Any person […]

§ 27-52-103. Obedience to official traffic control devices required

The driver of a motor vehicle or operator of a streetcar shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter unless he or she is: (1) Directed by a police officer; or (2) Yielding the right-of-way to a funeral procession as required by § 27-51-1409.