Section 21401 Of Article 2. Official Traffic Control Devices From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
21401
. (a) Except as provided in Section 21374, only those official
traffic control devices that conform to the uniform standards and
specifications promulgated by the Department of Transportation shall
be placed upon a street or highway.
(b) Any traffic signal controller that is newly installed or
upgraded by the Department of Transportation shall be of a standard
traffic signal communication protocol capable of two-way
communications. A local authority may follow this requirement.
(c) In recognition of the state and local interests served by the
action made optional for a local authority in subdivision (b), the
Legislature encourages local agencies to continue taking the action
formerly mandated by this section. However nothing in this
subdivision may be construed to impose any liability on a local
agency that does not continue to take the formerly mandated action.