New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265:49 – All Vehicles Must Stop at Certain Railroad Grade Crossings
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265:49
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:13
- Driver: shall mean a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle as defined in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:25
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122
The commissioner of transportation is hereby authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to order stop signs erected at such crossings. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to erect such stop signs at such designated crossings where said highways are under his jurisdiction. Local communities shall when ordered by commissioner erect such stop signs on highways within their jurisdiction. When such stop signs are erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.