No local authority, except by permission of the Department of Transportation, shall erect or maintain any stop sign or traffic control signal in such manner as to require the traffic on any state highway to stop before entering or crossing any intersecting highway or any railroad grade crossing.
Cal. Veh. Code § 21353
Erection and Maintenance
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 179 Cal. App. 3d 657 - A. Teichert & Son, Inc. v. Superior Court (1986)
Most recently applied in 219 Cal. App. 3d 1372 - City of El Segundo v. Bright (April 1990)
Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 413, Sec. 2.
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