Running a Red Light / Stop Sign: State Laws
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| Alabama |
Obedience
to traffic-control devices
(AL Code 32-5A-31) |
| Alaska |
Negligent
Driving
(AK Statutes 28.35.45) |
| Arizona |
Obedience
to and required traffic control devices
(ARS 28-644) |
| Arkansas |
Traffic-Control
Devices
(AR Code Title 27, Ch. 52) |
| California |
Offenses
Relating to Traffic Devices
(California Vehicle Code Sections 21450 - 21468) |
| Colorado |
Obedience
to official traffic control devices
(CRS 42-4-603) |
| Connecticut |
Traffic
control signals
(GSC section 14-299) |
| Delaware |
Traffic
Signs, Signals, and Markings
(DE Code Title 21, Ch. 41, Subchapter II) |
| District of Columbia |
Browse the D.C. Vehicle Code (scroll to Title 50) |
| Florida |
Traffic
control signal devices
(FS 316.075) |
| Georgia |
Traffic
signals
(Georgia Code 40-6-21) |
| Hawaii |
Obedience
to and required traffic control devices
(HRS section 291C-31) |
| Idaho |
Obedience
to and required traffic control devices
(ID Statutes section 49-801) |
| Illinois |
Traffic
Signs, Signals, and Markings
(625 ILCS 5/11-301 to 5/11-313) |
| Indiana |
Traffic
Control Signals
(Indiana Code 9-21-3) |
| Iowa |
Obedience
to official traffic control devices
(IA Code section 321.256) |
| Kansas |
Official
traffic control devices; required obedience
(KS Statutes 8-1507) |
| Kentucky |
Traffic
control signals
[PDF] (KRS 189.338) |
| Louisiana |
Obedience
to and required traffic control devices
(LRS 32:231) |
| Maine |
Traffic
control devices
(MRS Title 29-A section 2057) |
| Maryland |
Traffic
Signs, Signals, and Markings
(MD Transp. Code Title 21 scroll to Subtitle 2) |
| Massachusetts |
Traffic
control signs and devices
(89 MGL section 9) |
| Michigan |
Traffic
Signs, Signals, and Markings
(MI Vehicle Code sections 257.608 to 257.616a) |
| Minnesota |
Signs,
signals, and markings
(MN Statute 169.06) |
| Mississippi |
Traffic
signs, signals, and markings
(MS Code Title 52, Ch. 3 scroll to Article 7) |
| Missouri |
Observance
of traffic-control devices
(MRS 304.271) |
| Montana |
Obedience
to traffic control devices
(MCA section 61-8-201) |
| Nebraska |
Obedience
to traffic control devices
(R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-6, 119) |
| Nevada |
Obedience
to devices for control of traffic
(NRS 484.278) |
| New Hampshire |
Obedience
to any required traffic control devices
(NH Statutes 265:9) |
| New Jersey |
Traffic
control devices; drivers' obedience
(NJ Statutes 39:4-120.9 |
| New Mexico |
Obedience
to any required traffic-control devices
(NMS 66-7-104) |
| New York |
Traffic
signs, signals, and markings
(NY Vehicle & Traffic Code Article 24) |
| North Carolina |
Vehicle
control signs and signals
(NCGS section 20-158) |
| North Dakota |
Obedience
to and required traffic-control devices
[PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-10 scroll to 39-10-04) |
| Ohio | Obeying Traffic
Control Devices
(ORC section 4511.12) |
| Oklahoma |
Obedience
to and required traffic control devices
(OK Statute 47-11-201) |
| Oregon |
Rules
of the Road: Traffic Control Devices
[PDF] (OR Vehicle Code scroll to 811.260 to 811.270) |
| Pennsylvania |
Operation
of Vehicles: Traffic Control Devices
[PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 31; scroll to Subchapter B) |
| Rhode Island |
Traffic
Control Devices
(RI Code Ch. 31-13) |
| South Carolina |
Obedience
to and required traffic-control devices
(SC Code scroll to section 56-5-950) |
| South Dakota |
Traffic
Control Devices
(SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-28) |
| Tennessee |
Obedience
to any required traffic control device
(TN Code section 55-8-109) |
| Texas |
Traffic
Signs, Signals, and Markings
(TX Transp. Code Ch. 544) |
| Utah |
Obeying
Devices
(UT Code 41-6a-304) |
| Vermont |
Obedience
to traffic-control devices
(23 VSA section 1021) |
| Virginia |
Traffic
lights; penalty
(VA Code 46.2-833) |
| Washington |
Obedience
to and required traffic control devices
(RCW section 46.61.050) |
| West Virginia |
Obedience
to traffic control devices
(WV Code section 17C-3-4) |
| Wisconsin |
Traffic
Signs, Signals, and Markings
[PDF] (WI Code Chapter 346 scroll to Subchapter VI) |
| Wyoming |
Traffic-Control
Devices
(WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5, Article 4) |