189.337 Traffic control signs, uniform standards to be prescribed -- Sign to

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(1)As used in this chapter, "official traffic control devices" shall mean all signs,

signals, markings, and devices placed or erected by authority of a public body or

official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or dividing

traffic.

(2)The Department of Highways shall promulgate and adopt a manual of standards and

specifications for a uniform system of official traffic control devices for use upon

all roads and streets open to public travel. The manual and its future revisions and

supplements shall be applicable to all roads and streets under the control of the

Department of Highways or any county or incorporated city.

(3)All traffic control devices installed on any road or street after the adoption of the

manual shall conform to the provisions thereof. Satisfactory operating traffic

devices in use on the date of the adoption of the manual may continue to be used;

however, if such devices are replaced or revised, they must be replaced or revised in

conformance with the provisions of the manual.

(4)No person shall place, maintain, or display on or in the view of any highway any

authorized sign, signal, marking, or device which resembles, purports to be, or is an

imitation of an official traffic control device or signal.

(5)A person shall not attempt to or in fact alter, twist, deface, injure, knock down, or

interfere with the effective operation of any official traffic control device or signal,

or any part thereof.