TURNING MOVEMENTS

SJ-MC tit. 11, ch. 11.20

in effect

San José Municipal Code § 11.20.010 Turn markers - Placement authorized when.

11.20.010 - Turn markers - Placement authorized when. The city traffic engineer is authorized to place markers, buttons or signs within, or adjacent to, intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the city traffic engineer is authorized to allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance. (Prior code § 3305.1.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.20.020 Turn markers - Driver obedience required.

11.20.020 - Turn markers - Driver obedience required. When authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the direction of such indications. (Prior code § 3305.2.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.20.030 Restricted-turn signs - Placement at certain locations authorized when.

11.20.030 - Restricted-turn signs - Placement at certain locations authorized when. The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted. (Prior code § 3305.3.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.20.040 Restricted-turn signs - Driver obedience required.

11.20.040 - Restricted-turn signs - Driver obedience required. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign. (Prior code § 3305.4.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.20.050 Right turns against traffic stop signals.

11.20.050 - Right turns against traffic stop signals. The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn against a red or stop signal and shall erect proper signs giving notice of such prohibition. No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the direction of any such sign. (Prior code § 3305.5.)

Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11.20TUMOFetched: 11/1/2026