New Hampshire Statutes
§ 236:5 — Stop Signs and Signals; Presumption of Legality
New Hampshire § 236:5
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXTRANSPORTATION
Ch. 236HIGHWAY REGULATION, PROTECTION AND CONTROL REGULATIONS
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 236:5 (2026).
Text
Every stop sign, traffic device, or traffic signal erected on any public highway shall be deemed lawfully erected and maintained and to conform to standards set by the commissioner of transportation and approved by him as to type, size, installation and method of operation, until the contrary is proven, in all cases, civil or criminal.
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Legislative History
1945, 188:1, part 19:5. RSA 249:9. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(7).
Nearby Sections
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§ 236:1
Regulation§ 236:10
Regulations; Bond§ 236:101
Application of Other Statutes§ 236:102
Public Land§ 236:103
Industrial Areas§ 236:104
Compensation§ 236:105
Acceptance of Federal Funds§ 236:106
Penalty§ 236:107
Injunction§ 236:108
Limitation on Subdivision§ 236:109
Right to Enter§ 236:11
Restoration§ 236:111
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New Hampshire § 236:5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/236/236%3A5.