{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-265-31","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 265:31","heading":"Stop Signs; Yield Signs.","body":"I. Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs.\nII. 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.\nIII. 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.\nIV. The fine for violation of this section shall be $100.","path":["Title XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES","Chapter 265: RULES OF THE ROAD","Overtaking and Passing, Highway Markings, Right of Way"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXI/265/265-31.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:35:47Z","sha256":"31d041a5d0a0356bd0494182e39ff9dd151d023f0b25ef24943d5a582af6e845","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-265-30","next":"us-nh/rsa-265-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}