State v. Klapes

There is no dispute that the defendant did in fact pass a stop sign. The only question raised is whether the state, in order to prove a prima facie case, was required to establish that the stop sign had been legally erected. No evidence *24was offered as to the authority for the stop sign, and the defendant contends that without such proof there could be no conviction under § 14-301 (c) of the General Statutes.

Section 14-301 provides, in part, as follows: “The traffic authority of any town, city or borough may designate any highway or part thereof under the control of such town, city or borough…