Section 205.3. Municipal responsibilities

(a) General. A municipality or one or more municipalities represented by a council of governments desiring certification under this chapter shall:

(1) Adopt the nationally recommended Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO); or, as a minimum, officially charge its municipal traffic engineer with the responsibilities in § 205.5(a) (relating to municipal traffic engineer responsibilities), as provided in sections 2—10 of the MTO.

(2) Insure that work performed under 75 Pa.C.S. § 6122(a)(2) (relating to authority to erect traffic-control devices) is in conformance with Department regulations, standards and manuals governing the installation, modification and maintenance of traffic signals.

(3) Insure that every effort is made to upgrade traffic signals within municipal boundaries to meet and be in conformance with national or State standards, or both.

(b) Legal and financial consequences. A municipality is responsible for legal and financial consequences associated with work performed under 75 Pa.C.S. § 6122(a)(2).

The provisions of this § 205.3 adopted June 17, 1977, effective June 18, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 1645; amended July 20, 1990, effective July 21, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3979. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (77679).

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The provisions of this § 205.3 amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § § 6103 and 6122(a).