Every person operating any vehicle shall, upon approaching any stop sign erected in accordance with § 5-212 of this article, cause such vehicle to come to a complete stop before entering or crossing any street, highway or railroad crossing. The vehicle operator shall stop at a marked stop line or, if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk; but if neither is indicated, then as near the right-of-way line of the intersecting roadway as possible.
(2005 Code, § 5-221)