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SD Codified L § 32-15-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-17 - Exhaust system and muffler required--Exhaust location--Muffler cut-out prohibited--Misdemeanor.

32-15-17. Exhaust system and muffler required--Exhaust location--Muffler cut-out prohibited--Misdemeanor.No person may drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless the motor vehicle is equipped with an exhaust system and a muffler both in good working condition and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.Exhaust systems on passenger or passenger-carrying vehicles used on any highway shall discharge the exhaust fumes at a location to the rear of the vehicle body or direct the exhaust fumes outward from the side of the vehicle body at a location rearward of any operable side windows. Any motor vehicle equipped with side exhaust according to the original vehicle manufacturer specifications is exempt from the location requirements. A bus used for the purpose of carrying school children may discharge the exhaust on the left side in front of the rear axle.Exhaust systems on property-carrying vehicles used on any highway shall discharge the exhaust fumes at a point rearward of the passenger-carrying compartment.No person may use a muffler cut-out on any motor vehicle upon a highway.A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0350; SL 1977, ch 189, §107; SL 1977, ch 261; SL 1986, ch 132, §4; SL 1989, ch 255, §33; SL 2002, ch 157, §1.
SD Codified L § 32-15-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-18 - Improperly loaded vehicle unlawful--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-15-18. Improperly loaded vehicle unlawful--Violation as misdemeanor.No person may drive or move any vehicle on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0350; SL 1989, ch 255, §34.
SD Codified L § 32-15-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-20 - Slow-moving vehicle emblem required--Place of mounting--Violation as petty offense.

32-15-20. Slow-moving vehicle emblem required--Place of mounting--Violation as petty offense.All farm machinery, including animal drawn vehicles, and highway construction and maintenance vehicles which are designed for operation at a rate of speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less or such vehicles when operated at speeds of twenty-five miles per hour or less, when operated on a public highway, shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem. Said slow-moving vehicle emblem shall be mounted on the rear of a slow-moving vehicle in such a position and condition as to be clearly visible. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1970, ch 189, §§1, 4; SDCL Supp, §32-15-23.
SD Codified L § 32-15-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-21 - Design of slow-moving vehicle emblem.

32-15-21. Design of slow-moving vehicle emblem.The slow-moving vehicle emblem as required by §32-15-20 shall be of the specification approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Source: SL 1970, ch 189, §3.
SD Codified L § 32-15-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-22 - Misuse of slow-moving vehicle emblem prohibited--Violation as petty offense.

32-15-22. Misuse of slow-moving vehicle emblem prohibited--Violation as petty offense.No vehicle, other than those specified in §32-15-20, shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem, and its use on any type of stationary object is prohibited. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1970, ch 189, §§2, 4; SDCL Supp, §32-15-23.
SD Codified L § 32-15-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-27 - Wheel weight, movement, and damping device requirements for vehicle suspension systems--Violation as petty offense.

32-15-27. Wheel weight, movement, and damping device requirements for vehicle suspension systems--Violation as petty offense.No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway, unless:(1)The vehicle shall be constructed and loaded so that the weight on the wheels of any axle is not less than thirty percent of the gross weight of the vehicle;(2)The vehicle shall have a suspension system that allows movement between the unsprung axle and wheel and the chassis body and shall be equipped with a damping device at each wheel location.A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1977, ch 260, §1 (5), (6); SL 1989, ch 255, §38.
SD Codified L § 32-15-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-28 - Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.

32-15-28. Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway unless the steering system complies with the following requirements:(1)No steering components may extend below the wheel rims in their lowest position;(2)The steering system shall remain unobstructed when turned from lock to lock;(3)The steering wheel may have not less than two turns or more than six turns when turning the road wheels from lock to lock;(4)When the motor vehicle is in a sharp turn at a speed between five and fifteen miles per hour, release of the steering wheel shall result in a distinct tendency for the vehicle to increase its turning radius;(5)The vehicle shall be capable of traversing a slalom type path passing alternately to the left and right of at least four cones or markers arranged in a straight line spaced sixty feet apart on a dry hard flat surface free from loose material, at a minimum velocity of twenty-five miles per hour.A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1977, ch 260, §1 (1) to (4), (7); SL 1989, ch 255, §39.
SD Codified L § 32-15-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-29 - Excess lash or free play in steering system--Test standards--Violation as petty offense.

32-15-29. Excess lash or free play in steering system--Test standards--Violation as petty offense.No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway, unless the motor vehicle shall be capable of complying with the following test for excess lash or free play in the steering system: with the engine on and the wheels in the straight ahead position, the steering wheel shall be turned in one direction until there is a perceptible movement of a front road wheel; if a point on the steering wheel rim moves more than the value shown in the following table before perceptible return movement of the road wheel under observation, there is excessive lash or free play in the steering system: Steering Wheel DiameterLash16 inches or less2 inches18 inches2-1/4 inches20 inches2-1/2 inches22 inches2-3/4 inches A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1977, ch 260, §1 (8); SL 1989, ch 255, §40.
SD Codified L § 32-15-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-31 - Floor pan required.

32-15-31. Floor pan required.Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a floor pan under the entire passenger-carrying compartment. Source: SL 1978, ch 228, §4.
SD Codified L § 32-15-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-32 - Door levers, handles, and devices of egress--Hood latches.

32-15-32. Door levers, handles, and devices of egress--Hood latches.Door levers, handles, and other suitable devices, installed on motor vehicles by the original vehicle manufacturer as original equipment, and actuated from the inside of the vehicle as a means of egress, shall be maintained and kept in an operable condition. Both the primary and secondary latches, installed on motor vehicles by the original vehicle manufacturer as original equipment, which are used to secure the vehicle front opening compartment hood in a closed position shall be maintained and kept in an operable condition.A motor vehicle that has been modified so that previously available means of egress from seating accommodations are no longer available shall be equipped with another means of egress from such seating accommodations using a mechanically actuated door latch which firmly and automatically secures the door when pushed closed and which allows the door providing this new means of egress to be opened from the inside by the actuation of a convenient lever, handle, or other suitable device. Source: SL 1978, ch 228, §5; SL 1981, ch 13, §7; SL 1994, ch 258.
SD Codified L § 32-15-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-33 - Disconnecting, resetting, or altering odometer as criminal offense--Repairs--Notice of mileage change--Criminal penalties.

32-15-33. Disconnecting, resetting, or altering odometer as criminal offense--Repairs--Notice of mileage change--Criminal penalties.No person may disconnect, reset, or alter, or cause to be disconnected, reset, or altered, the odometer of any motor vehicle. This section does not apply to any person repairing or replacing an odometer. However, if the indicated mileage is changed, a notice shall be permanently attached to the left front door frame of the vehicle. A person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person violating this section for a second or subsequent time is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Source: SL 1978, ch 222, §2; SL 1984, ch 229.
SD Codified L § 32-15-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-34 - Operating vehicle with disconnected odometer as misdemeanor.

32-15-34. Operating vehicle with disconnected odometer as misdemeanor.No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state with the odometer of the vehicle disconnected. A person violating this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1978, ch 222, §3.
SD Codified L § 32-15-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-35 - Definitions--Aftermarket crash parts.

32-15-35. Definitions--Aftermarket crash parts.Terms used in §32-15-36 mean:(1)"Aftermarket crash part," a replacement for any of the nonmechanical sheet metal or plastic parts which generally constitute the exterior of a motor vehicle, including inner and outer panels;(2)"Installer," an individual who actually does the work of replacing or repairing parts of a motor vehicle;(3)"Insurer," an insurance company and any person authorized to represent the insurer with respect to a claim;(4)"Nonoriginal equipment manufacturer (Non-OEM) aftermarket crash part," aftermarket crash parts not made for or by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle;(5)"Repair facility," any motor vehicle dealer, garage, body shop, or other commercial entity which undertakes the repair or replacement of those parts that generally constitute the exterior of a motor vehicle. Source: SL 1990, ch 408, §1.
SD Codified L § 32-15-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications|Section 32-15-36 - Identifying aftermarket crash parts supplied by nonoriginal manufacturer.

32-15-36. Identifying aftermarket crash parts supplied by nonoriginal manufacturer.Any aftermarket crash part supplied by a nonoriginal equipment manufacturer for use in this state shall have affixed thereto or inscribed thereon the logo or name of its manufacturer. The manufacturer's logo or name shall be visible after installation if practicable.Any violation of this section shall be enforced through the provisions of chapter 58-33 and shall be enforced by the penalties provided for in chapter 58-33. Source: SL 1990, ch 408, §2.
SD Codified L § 32-17-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-1 - Headlamps required--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-1. Headlamps required--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense.Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, road roller, road machinery, or farm tractor shall be equipped with at least two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0352 (2); SL 1957, ch 226; SL 1974, ch 219, §19; SL 1989, ch 255, §42.
SD Codified L § 32-17-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-4 - Periods during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-4. Periods during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.Each motor vehicle on a highway during the period from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead, shall be equipped with lighted front and rear lamps for the different classes of motor vehicles as respectively required in §§32-17-1 to 32-17-26, inclusive. If a motor vehicle is parked or stopped on a highway, such motor vehicle shall be equipped with lighted front and rear lamps as required in §32-17-27. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0352 (1); SL 1989, ch 255, §58; SL 2018, ch 193, §1.
SD Codified L § 32-17-4.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-4.1 - Circumstances exempting law enforcement officers from use of motor vehicle lights.

32-17-4.1. Circumstances exempting law enforcement officers from use of motor vehicle lights.The requirements of §32-17-4 do not apply to a law enforcement officer, as defined in §23-3-27, while operating a motor vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise the property of the state or a political subdivision, in the performance of the officer's law enforcement duties if the officer's conduct is reasonable, and if the officer reasonably believes that operating the vehicle without lights is necessary under the circumstances to investigate a criminal violation or suspected criminal violation of state laws or rules, court orders, or municipal or county laws, ordinances, or regulations. A law enforcement officer may not operate a motor vehicle without lights under this section:(1)At speeds greater than what is reasonable and prudent under existing weather, road, and traffic conditions;(2)In situations in which the officer is an active participant in pursuing a motor vehicle; or(3)Contrary to written policies or procedures established by the law enforcement officer's employer. Source: SL 1997, ch 192, §1.
SD Codified L § 32-17-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-5 - Construction and adjustment of headlamps--Visibility distance--Four headlight system--High beam indicator--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-5. Construction and adjustment of headlamps--Visibility distance--Four headlight system--High beam indicator--Violation as misdemeanor.The headlamps of motor vehicles shall be so constructed, arranged, and adjusted that, except as provided in §32-17-7, they shall at all times mentioned in §32-17-4 and under normal atmospheric conditions and on a level road produce a driving light sufficient to render clearly discernible a person two hundred feet ahead. However, headlamps may not project a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of such headlamps. Any vehicle equipped with a four lamp headlight system shall have all lamps lighted on high beam, if such system was designed by the manufacturer to require all four headlamps be lighted, and shall have the two low beam lamps lighted on low beam when headlamps are lighted as required in §32-17-4. Every motor vehicle, except those excluded in §32-17-1, shall be equipped with a high beam indicator lamp which shall be lighted whenever the vehicle headlamps are on high beam position. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0355 (1); SL 1984, ch 228, §3; SL 1988, ch 258; SL 1989, ch 255, §59.
SD Codified L § 32-17-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-6 - Requirements respecting adjustment of headlamps--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-6. Requirements respecting adjustment of headlamps--Violation as misdemeanor.Headlamps shall be deemed to comply with the provisions of §32-17-5 prohibiting glaring and dazzling lights, if none of the main bright portion of the headlamp beams rises above a horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers parallel to the level road upon which the loaded vehicle stands, and in no case higher than forty-two inches, seventy-five feet ahead of the vehicle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0355 (2); SL 1989, ch 255, §60.
SD Codified L § 32-17-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-7 - Circumstances under which headlamps must be dimmed--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-7. Circumstances under which headlamps must be dimmed--Violation as misdemeanor.Whenever a motor vehicle, except a moped equipped with a single beam headlamp as provided in §32-17-24.1, is being operated upon a highway, or a portion thereof, which is sufficiently lighted to reveal a person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead of the vehicle, the driver shall tilt the beam downward. Whenever a motor vehicle meets another vehicle or overtakes another vehicle proceeding in the same direction on any highway, the driver shall tilt the beams of the headlamps downward, provided that at all times, as required in §32-17-4, at least two lights shall be displayed on the front of and on opposite sides of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0356; SL 1955, ch 176; SL 1978, ch 230, §4; SL 1989, ch 255, §61.
SD Codified L § 32-17-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-8 - Rear lamps required--Visibility--Combination of vehicles--Height of mounting--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-8. Rear lamps required--Visibility--Combination of vehicles--Height of mounting--Violation as petty offense.Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, except as otherwise provided in this section, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required in §32-17-4 shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of one thousand feet to the rear. However, motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers manufactured and assembled prior to July 1, 1973, shall have one tail lamp mounted on the left side of the rear which when lighted as required in §32-17-4 shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. Motorcycles and motor driven cycles, except mopeds as defined in §32-20-1, shall have at least one tail lamp, which when lighted as required in §32-17-4 shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. Mopeds shall have at least one tail lamp which when lighted as required in §32-17-4 shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of two hundred and fifty feet to the rear. Farm vehicles which are being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles may be equipped with two four-inch reflectors in lieu of lighted lamps as provided in this section so as to exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. On a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. On vehicles with more than one tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two inches nor less than fifteen inches. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0352 (4); SL 1955, ch 175; SL 1973, ch 207; SL 1974, ch 220, §1; SL 1978, ch 230, §5; SL 1980, ch 221; SL 1989, ch 255, §43.
SD Codified L § 32-17-8.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-8.1 - Stop lamps required--Mounting--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-8.1. Stop lamps required--Mounting--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.Except for a vehicle equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem in compliance with §§32-15-20 and 32-15-21, each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps with at least one on each side. The side stop lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. However, each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer manufactured and assembled before July 1, 1973, and each motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. A stop lamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle at a height of no more than seventy inches nor less than fifteen inches. Each stop lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of not less than three hundred feet to the rear in normal sunlight, except for a moped, which shall be visible from a distance of not less than one hundred fifty feet. Each stop lamp shall be actuated upon application of the brake which may be incorporated with one or more rear lamps. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1973, ch 206; SL 1974, ch 220, §2; SL 1978, ch 230, §6; SL 1989, ch 255, §44; SL 2017, ch 139, §1.
SD Codified L § 32-17-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares|Section 32-17-9 - Red lights on front of vehicle prohibited--Excepted vehicles--Misdemeanor.

32-17-9. Red lights on front of vehicle prohibited--Excepted vehicles--Misdemeanor.Except for any authorized emergency vehicle as defined by §32-14-1, any person who drives or moves any vehicle upon a highway with any red light thereon visible from directly in front thereof, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.9924; SL 1967, ch 208, §4; SL 1975, ch 206, §1; SL 1977, ch 189, §109; SL 1993, ch 233, §2.