HB 1246 Summary

• Amends North Dakota Century Code Section 39-10-04 to clarify traffic-control device requirements and enforcement provisions.

• Provisions requiring traffic-control devices cannot be enforced against violators if an official device is not in proper position and legible to an ordinarily observant person.

• Official traffic-control devices placed in approximate conformance with requirements are presumed to be lawfully placed unless competent evidence proves otherwise.

• Department cannot remove or inactivate traffic-control signals within city corporate limits and within 1,000 feet (304.8 meters) of public or nonpublic elementary, middle, or high schools without consulting with the city, except for temporary repair or routine maintenance.

• Passed House 90-0 (4 absent) and Senate 45-1 (1 absent).