A. The director, with reference to state highways, and local authorities, with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction, may designate through highways and erect stop or yield signs at specified entrances to the through highways or may designate an intersection as a stop or yield intersection and erect like signs at one or more entrances to the intersection.
B. A driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, or if there is no line, shall stop at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection except when directed to proceed by a police officer.
C. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow down in obedience to the sign to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall yield the right-of-way to 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. If after driving past a yield sign without stopping the driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection, the collision is prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield the right-of-way.
Notes of Decisions
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2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2024 · leading case:
Carlton v. Emhardt, 674 P.2d 907 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983).
Carlton v. Emhardt, 674 P.2d 907 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983).
· cites it 2× “The jury was correctly instructed that if they, found that the defendant violated A.R.S. § 28-855, by failing to stop at the stop sign, that the defendant was negligent, and that they should then determine whether the defendant was negligent, and that they then should determine…”
St. Ex Rel. De Concini v. City Ct. of City of Tucson, Pima Cnty., 454 P.2d 192 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1969).
· cites it 4× “This court has issued a special writ to test the propriety of an order entered by a city magistrate granting to the defendant a jury trial in a criminal action in which the defendant is charged with violating two sections of our state statutes pertaining to the operation of…”
Kelch v. Courson, 439 P.2d 528 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1968).
· cites it 4× “The court stated: "We think that Miss Ornelas' admissions show clearly that she did violate these sections [A.R.S. §§ 28-855 and 28-773]." 84 Ariz. at 120 , 324 P.”
State of Arizona v. Vivek a Patel, 486 P.3d 188 (Ariz. 2021).
“…§ 28-794, exercising due care; (8) § 28-797(F), (G), (H), or (I), complying with school crosswalk restrictions; (9) § 28-855(B), obeying where to stop at stop sign; and, (10) § 28-857(A), encountering stopped school bus. § 28-672 (2017). 2 The legislature increased the…”
Nash v. Kamrath, 521 P.2d 161 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1974).
· cites it 2× “7 concerning the duty to stop at a stop sign under A.R.S. § 28-855 (D). They argue that since the decedent testified on deposition that he did stop at the stop sign, there was no evidence to support the instruction.”
Fonda v. City of Mesa, 456 P.2d 957 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1969).
· cites it 5× “Plaintiff’s basic contention on appeal is that the City of Mesa was negligent per se by violating A.R.S. § 28-855, which requires that stop signs be placed as near as possible to the intersection to facilitate vision of traffic.”
Taylor v. Mueller, 539 P.2d 517 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1975).
“The driver of a vehicle shall stop as required by § 28-855 at the entrance to a through highway and shall yield the right of way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection from the through highway or which are approaching so closely on the through highway as to…”
Boudreaux v. Edwards, 437 P.2d 430 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1968).
“The driver of a vehicle shall stop as required by § 28-855 at the entrance to a through highway and shall yield the right of way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection from the through highway or which are approaching so closely on the through highway as to…”
State v. Hon gordon/owen, 544 P.3d 673 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 2× “§ 28-735 (establishing a civil penalty when a driver fails to leave a safe distance between his or her vehicle and a bicycle, and “the violation results in a collision,” causing serious physical injury or death (emphasis added)); A.R.S. § 28-855(C) (requiring drivers approaching…”
Johnson v. Maricopa Cnty., 730 P.2d 862 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
· cites it 2× “This principle is implicit in A.R.S. § 28-855(B), which provides: Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-855(B) — 2 cases
State of Arizona v. Vivek a Patel, 486 P.3d 188 (Ariz. 2021).
“…§ 28-794, exercising due care; (8) § 28-797(F), (G), (H), or (I), complying with school crosswalk restrictions; (9) § 28-855(B), obeying where to stop at stop sign; and, (10) § 28-857(A), encountering stopped school bus. § 28-672 (2017). 2 The legislature increased the…”
Johnson v. Maricopa Cnty., 730 P.2d 862 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
“This principle is implicit in A.R.S. § 28-855(B), which provides: Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-855(C) — 1 case
State v. Hon gordon/owen, 544 P.3d 673 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024).
“§ 28-735 (establishing a civil penalty when a driver fails to leave a safe distance between his or her vehicle and a bicycle, and “the violation results in a collision,” causing serious physical injury or death (emphasis added)); A.R.S. § 28-855(C) (requiring drivers approaching…”
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