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Stop Signs and Right of Way

N.D.C.C. § 39-10-24 — stop at the line, then yield to traffic close enough to be a hazard

  • At an intersection with no sign or signal, the driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right; at a T, the terminating road yields.
  • At a signal that is not lit, the driver stops and yields as at a stop sign.
  • At a stop sign, the driver stops at the line or where the cross traffic can be seen, then yields to vehicles that are a hazard and to those that stopped first.
  • A driver yields to authorized vehicles and workers in a marked construction or maintenance area.
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Sources for this section (3)
  1. N.D.C.C. § 39-10-22 — Vehicle approaching or entering intersection
  2. N.D.C.C. § 39-10-24 — Stop signs and yield signs
  3. N.D.C.C. § 39-10-26.1 — Highway construction and maintenance

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed North Dakota attorney.

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