North Dakota Code § 39-10-44

Stop signs and yield signs
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1. Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield 
signs as authorized in section 39-07-03.
2. Every stop sign and every yield sign must be erected as near as practicable to the 
nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no 
crosswalk, then as near as practicable to the nearest line of the intersecting roadway.
3. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every 
driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by 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 if none, then at the point 
nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on 
the intersecting roadway.
4. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop 
before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there 
is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the 
intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the 
intersecting roadway.

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