§ 31-17-4. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.
(a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield
signs.
(b) 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 at a clearly marked stop line, but 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 the intersection. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the
right-of-way to any pedestrian intending to cross the lane of traffic in a crosswalk
or any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is
approaching so closely on the highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during
the time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection.
(c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall, in obedience to the 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, but 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. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way
to any pedestrian intending to cross the lane of traffic in a crosswalk or any vehicle
in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute
an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection.
(d) Violations of this section are subject to the fines enumerated in section 31-41.1-4, unless bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death occurs to any person other
than the offending operator under this section.
(e) When bodily injury of any person other than the offending operator of any motor vehicle
is caused by violation of this section, the offending operator shall be fined two
hundred dollars ($200). When serious bodily injury of any person other than the offending
operator of any motor vehicle is caused by violation of this section, the offending
operator shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) and his/her driver's license shall
be suspended for a period of three (3) months. When the death of any person other
than the offending operator of any motor vehicle is caused by violation of this section,
the offending operator shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) and his/her driver's
license shall be suspended for a period of one year.
(f) As used in this section, "serious bodily injury� means physical injury that creates
a substantial risk of death or causes serious physical disfigurement or protracted
loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.