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Columbia Same—Presumption of legality ordinance (§ 14-465)

Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article VI. Traffic Control Signs, Signals, Devices and Markings

(a) Whenever official traffic control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this chapter, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.

(b) Any official traffic control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-465

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.