MUTCD R7-111a · Regulatory signs
Prohibits parking during specified times except for electric vehicles
What it means
Prohibits parking during specified times except for electric vehicles.
What to do about it
It is a regulatory sign: it states a law you must obey, not a suggestion. Ignoring it is a citable violation. (MUTCD R7-111a.)
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Get the appSign designations follow the MUTCD and the California MUTCD published by Caltrans; meanings are checked against the California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025). Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the regulatory signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- R7-107a Alternative design prohibiting parking in bus stop area
- R7-107b Prohibits parking in bus stop area with transit symbol
- R7-108 Limits parking to two hours during specified times
- R7-111 Prohibits parking except for electric vehicles
- R7-112 Limits parking to two hours for electric vehicles only
- R7-112a Limits parking to two hours for electric vehicles only during specified times
