Section 31-13-1. – State traffic commission — Manual of traffic control devices.

§ 31-13-1. State traffic commission — Manual of traffic control devices. (a) There is established a state traffic commission consisting of the superintendent of state police or his or her designee from within the department of state police, the director of the department of revenue or his or her designee from within the division of […]

Section 31-13-10. – Unauthorized signs and devices prohibited.

§ 31-13-10. Unauthorized signs and devices prohibited. (a) 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 […]

Section 31-13-10.1. – Traffic control signal preemption devices.

§ 31-13-10.1. Traffic control signal preemption devices. (a) As used in this section, “traffic control signal preemption device” means any device, either mechanical or electrical, that emits a pulse of light or other signal that, when received by a detector attached to a traffic control signal, changes that traffic control signal to a green light […]

Section 31-13-11. – Injury to signs and devices.

§ 31-13-11. Injury to signs and devices. No person shall without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia on it or any other part of it. Violations of this section are […]

Section 31-13-12. – Traffic control near road construction and maintenance operation.

§ 31-13-12. Traffic control near road construction and maintenance operation. The standards set forth in section VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, prepared by the National Joint Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, pertaining to situations where traffic must be moved through or around road construction and maintenance […]

Section 31-13-13. – Hospital sign indicating emergency treatment facility.

§ 31-13-13. Hospital sign indicating emergency treatment facility. The director of transportation is directed to include on all signs indicating a hospital area, directions to a hospital, or the presence of a hospital, and whether the hospital has an emergency treatment facility. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § […]

Section 31-13-14. – Time period to complete projects.

§ 31-13-14. Time period to complete projects. All projects approved by the state traffic commission pursuant to this chapter shall be completed before the end of the following construction season with the exception of geometric improvements/roundabouts and new signals. History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 450, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 477, § 1; P.L. 2018, […]

Section 31-13-2. – Devices on state highways.

§ 31-13-2. Devices on state highways. (a) The state traffic commission shall place and maintain any traffic control devices, conforming to its manual and specifications, upon any state highways, that it shall deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of chapters 12 — 27 of this title or to regulate, warn, or […]

Section 31-13-3. – Devices on local highways.

§ 31-13-3. Devices on local highways. The traffic authority of any city or town may place and maintain traffic control signals, signs, markings, and other safety devices upon the highways under their jurisdiction as they may deem necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of chapters 12 — 27 of this title, or local […]

Section 31-13-4. – Obedience to devices.

§ 31-13-4. Obedience to devices. The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable to him or her placed in accordance with the provisions of chapters 12 — 27 of this title, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver […]

Section 31-13-5. – Signs prerequisite to enforcement of provisions.

§ 31-13-5. Signs prerequisite to enforcement of provisions. No provision of chapters 12 — 27 of this title for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if, at the time and place of the alleged violation, an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by […]

Section 31-13-6. – Meaning of traffic control signals.

§ 31-13-6. Meaning of traffic control signals. Traffic control signals shall have the following meanings for vehicles and pedestrians: (1) Steady green signals shall have the following meanings: (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal is permitted to proceed straight through or turn right or left or make a U-turn movement, except as such […]

Section 31-13-7. – Signals at places other than intersections.

§ 31-13-7. Signals at places other than intersections. In the event an official traffic control signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of § 31-13-6 shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at […]

Section 31-13-8. – Pedestrian control signals.

§ 31-13-8. Pedestrian control signals. Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words “walk” or “wait” or “don’t walk” are in place the signals shall indicate as follows: (1) Walk. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of […]

Section 31-13-9. – Flashing signals.

§ 31-13-9. Flashing signals. Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: (1) Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at […]