Currrent as of February 4, 2022
Vehicle Code § 22450
Stop requirements; Local regulation
(a) The driver of any vehicle approaching a stop sign at the entrance to, or within, an intersection shall stop at a limit line, if marked, otherwise before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection.
If there is no limit line or crosswalk, the driver shall stop at the entrance to the intersecting roadway.
(b) The driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at a railroad grade crossing shall stop at a limit line, if marked, otherwise before crossing the first track or entrance to the railroad grade crossing.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local authority may adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution providing for the placement of a stop sign at any location on a highway under its jurisdiction where the stop sign would enhance traffic safety.
History
Enacted Stats 1959 ch 3. Amended Stats 1969 ch 364 § 1; Stats 1993 ch 272 § 41 (AB 301), effective July 30, 1993; Stats 2007 ch 630 § 8 (AB 1728), effective January 1, 2008.
Stop Sign CVC