§ 39-10-24 — Stop signs and yield signs

1. Preferential right of way may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in
section 39-07-03.
2. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle
approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, or, if none, then at the
point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it. After having stopped, the driver
shall yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another
roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such
driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways and shall
yield the right of way to any other vehicle previously stopped for another stop sign at
the intersection if the intersection is clear for each driver to proceed.
3. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow
down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to
stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, or, if none, before entering the crosswalk
on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, then at the point nearest the
intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the
intersecting roadway before entering it. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield
the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway
so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving
across or within the intersection or junction of roadways. Provided, however, that if a
driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of roadways
after driving past a yield sign without stopping, such collision is deemed prima facie
evidence of the driver's failure to yield the right of way.