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SD Codified L § 32-26-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-7 - Three-lane highways--Overtaking and passing--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-7. Three-lane highways--Overtaking and passing--Violation as misdemeanor.Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes, a vehicle may not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is marked or signposted to give notice of such allocation. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1961, ch 150, §1 (2); SL 1989, ch 255, §146.
SD Codified L § 32-26-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-8 - Designation of lane for slow-moving traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-8. Designation of lane for slow-moving traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.Official signs may be erected on a roadway divided into lanes directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1961, ch 150, §1 (3); SL 1989, ch 255, §147.
SD Codified L § 32-26-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-9 - Highways divided by physical barrier--Use of right-hand roadway--Crossing barrier prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-9. Highways divided by physical barrier--Use of right-hand roadway--Crossing barrier prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.If any highway has been divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway and no vehicle may be driven over, across, or within any such dividing space, barrier, or section, except through an opening in such physical barrier or dividing section or at a crossover or intersection established by public authority. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1961, ch 150, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §148.
SD Codified L § 32-26-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-10 - Entering controlled-access highway--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-10. Entering controlled-access highway--Violation as misdemeanor.No person may drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1961, ch 150, §3; SL 1989, ch 255, §149.
SD Codified L § 32-26-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-11 - Prohibition of pedestrians and nonmotorized traffic or motorcycles on controlled-access highway--Maintenance of signs--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-11. Prohibition of pedestrians and nonmotorized traffic or motorcycles on controlled-access highway--Maintenance of signs--Violation as misdemeanor.The transportation commission may, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 1-26, and local authorities may by ordinance, with respect to any controlled-access roadway under their respective jurisdictions, prohibit the use of any such roadway by pedestrians, bicycles, or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a motor-driven cycle.The Department of Transportation or the local authority adopting any such prohibitory regulation shall erect and maintain official signs on the controlled-access roadway on which such regulations are applicable. If so erected no person may disobey the restrictions stated on such signs. The violation for failure to obey a regulatory sign under this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1961, ch 150, §3; SL 1987, ch 210, §35; SL 1989, ch 255, §§163, 182.
SD Codified L § 32-26-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-12 - Applicability of controlled-access provisions.

32-26-12. Applicability of controlled-access provisions.Sections 32-26-10 and 32-26-11 are supplementary to and not in lieu of the provisions of chapter 31-8. Source: SL 1961, ch 150, §3.
SD Codified L § 32-26-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-13 - Right-of-way at intersections--Unlawful speed as forfeiting right-of-way--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-13. Right-of-way at intersections--Unlawful speed as forfeiting right-of-way--Violation as misdemeanor.When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right except as otherwise provided in §§32-26-14 to 32-26-16, inclusive. The driver of any vehicle traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any right-of-way which he might otherwise have hereunder. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0318; SL 1945, ch 188; SL 1989, ch 255, §150.
SD Codified L § 32-26-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-14 - Entry of highway from alley, building or private road--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-14. Entry of highway from alley, building or private road--Violation as misdemeanor.The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a public highway from an alley, building, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such public highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0319; SL 1945, ch 189; SL 1959, ch 252, §2; SL 1970, ch 175, §15; SL 1989, ch 255, §151.
SD Codified L § 32-26-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-15 - Yielding right-of-way to emergency vehicles--Duty of driver of emergency vehicle not to exercise right-of-way arbitrarily--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-15. Yielding right-of-way to emergency vehicles--Duty of driver of emergency vehicle not to exercise right-of-way arbitrarily--Violation as misdemeanor.The driver of a vehicle upon a highway shall yield the right-of-way to police and fire department vehicles and ambulances if they are operated upon official business and the drivers give an audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle or visual signal by flashing, oscillating, or rotating beams of red light or combinations of red, blue, or white light visible one hundred eighty degrees to the front of the vehicle. The provisions of this section do not relieve the driver of a police, fire department vehicle, or ambulance from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway nor does it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequence of an arbitrary exercise of such right-of-way. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0319; SL 1945, ch 189; SL 1989, ch 255, §152; SL 2007, ch 186, §4.
SD Codified L § 32-26-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-16 - Highway equipment and personnel as having right-of-way--Use of left-hand side of highway--Display of light--Reasonable room for traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-16. Highway equipment and personnel as having right-of-way--Use of left-hand side of highway--Display of light--Reasonable room for traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.Highway equipment and personnel in the performance of their duties of maintaining the highway shall have the preference of right-of-way and shall be permitted to drive upon the left-hand side of the traveled portion of the highway for the purpose of dumping materials, for repairing the highway, and also for smoothing the road surface.Highway equipment shall, at all times, display a flashing or revolving light to warn the traveling public. However, highway equipment may not indiscriminately block the traffic, but shall allow reasonable room on the traveled portion of the highway for other vehicles to pass. The equipment may not be bound by the provisions of this chapter to turn to the right when meeting other vehicles or allowing them to pass when work requires such equipment to remain on the other side of the traveled portion of the highway. The equipment is subject to the laws of travel as provided in this chapter, unless the performance of maintenance work requires otherwise. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0319; SL 1945, ch 189; SL 1976, ch 201; SL 1987, ch 210, §36; SL 1989, ch 255, §153.
SD Codified L § 32-26-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-17 - Right-turning vehicle required to keep right--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-17. Right-turning vehicle required to keep right--Violation as misdemeanor.Except as otherwise provided in §32-26-20, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the right at an intersection shall approach such intersection in the lane for traffic nearest to the right-hand side of the highway, and in turning shall keep as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0316; SL 1989, ch 255, §154.
SD Codified L § 32-26-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-18 - Left-turning vehicle--Manner of making turn--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-18. Left-turning vehicle--Manner of making turn--Violation as misdemeanor.The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of the vehicle. If practicable, the left turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection and so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as the vehicle on the roadway being entered. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0316; SL 1970, ch 175, §16; SL 1982, ch 226, §9; SL 1989, ch 255, §155.
SD Codified L § 32-26-18.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-18.1 - Turning from wrong lane prohibited--Turn signal required--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-18.1. Turning from wrong lane prohibited--Turn signal required--Violation as misdemeanor.No person may turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required by §§32-26-17 and 32-26-18. A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1970, ch 175, §21, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §156.
SD Codified L § 32-26-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-19 - Left-turning vehicles--Right-of-way of oncoming vehicle--Signals--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-19. Left-turning vehicles--Right-of-way of oncoming vehicle--Signals--Violation as misdemeanor.The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver after having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make such left turn. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0318; SL 1945, ch 188; SL 1961, ch 224; SL 1989, ch 255, §157; SL 1994, ch 262.
SD Codified L § 32-26-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-20 - Authority to modify method of turning--Violation as misdemeanor--Posting signs--Approval of Department of Transportation.

32-26-20. Authority to modify method of turning--Violation as misdemeanor--Posting signs--Approval of Department of Transportation.The Department of Transportation or local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may modify the method of turning at intersections provided by §§32-26-17 and 32-26-18 by clearly indicating by buttons, markers, or other direction signs installed within an intersection the course to be followed by vehicles turning thereat. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any driver to fail to turn in a manner as so directed. No such signs or buttons shall be placed upon any state highway without the approval of the Department of Transportation. When an intersection is so constructed and laid out that different and clearly defined courses of travel are provided for vehicles turning to the left or right, as the case may be, it shall be lawful for any driver in making any such turn to follow the course thereby indicated. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0316; SL 1978, ch 158, §52.
SD Codified L § 32-26-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-21 - Driving through safety zone prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-21. Driving through safety zone prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.No driver of a vehicle may, at any time, drive through or over a safety zone as defined in §32-14-1. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0323; SL 1989, ch 255, §158.
SD Codified L § 32-26-21.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-21.1 - Driving on sidewalk prohibited--Municipal restrictions on bicycle, motorized foot scooter, or electric personal assistive device operation--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-21.1. Driving on sidewalk prohibited--Municipal restrictions on bicycle, motorized foot scooter, or electric personal assistive device operation--Violation as misdemeanor. No person may drive any vehicle other than a bicycle, motorized foot scooter, or an electric personal assistive device upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. The local governing body of a municipality may restrict a bicycle, motorized foot scooter, or an electric personal assistive device from operating upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §11; SL 1982, ch 226, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §159; SL 2002, ch 161, §2; SL 2021, ch 137, § 1.
SD Codified L § 32-26-21.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-21.2 - "Electric personal assistive device" defined.

32-26-21.2."Electric personal assistive device" defined.For the purposes of §§32-26-21.2 to 32-26-21.3, inclusive, the term, electric personal assistive device, means a self-balancing two non-tandem wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device to fifteen miles per hour or less. Source: SL 2002, ch 161, §1.
SD Codified L § 32-26-21.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-21.3 - Electric personal assistive devices exempt from provisions of certain chapters.

32-26-21.3. Electric personal assistive devices exempt from provisions of certain chapters.An electric personal assistive device is exempt from the provisions of chapters 32-3, 32-5, 32-5A, 32-5B, 32-6B, 32-15, 32-17, 32-18, 32-20, 32-37, and 37-5. Source: SL 2002, ch 161, §3.
SD Codified L § 32-26-21.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-21.4 - Motorized foot scooter defined.

32-26-21.4. Motorized foot scooter defined. For the purposes of §§32-26-21.1 to 32-26-21.5, inclusive, the term, motorized foot scooter, means a wheeled conveyance, with handlebars, designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, and powered by an electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with or without human propulsion, and that has no more than two twelve inch or smaller diameter wheels and has a motor that is capable of a maximum speed of fifteen miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than one percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged. An electric bicycle is not a motorized foot scooter. Source: SL 2021, ch 137, § 2.
SD Codified L § 32-26-21.5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-21.5 - Motorized foot scooter--Exempt from certain vehicle requirements.

32-26-21.5. Motorized foot scooter--Exempt from certain vehicle requirements. A motorized foot scooter is exempt from the provisions of chapters 32-3, 32-5, 32-5A, 32-5B, 32-6B, 32-15, 32-20, 32-37, and 37-5. Source: SL 2021, ch 137, § 3.
SD Codified L § 32-26-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-22 - Starting, stopping, or turning--Lookout--When signals required--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-22. Starting, stopping, or turning--Lookout--When signals required--Violation as misdemeanor.The driver of any vehicle upon a highway before starting, stopping, or turning from a direct line shall first see that such movement can be made in safety and if any pedestrian may be affected by such movement shall give a clearly audible signal by sounding the horn, and whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement shall give a signal as required in §32-26-23 plainly visible to the driver of such other vehicle of the intention to make such movement. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0317; SL 1949, ch 166; SL 1989, ch 255, §160.
SD Codified L § 32-26-22.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-22.1 - Stopping or slowing signal required--Improper use of signals--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-22.1. Stopping or slowing signal required--Improper use of signals--Violation as misdemeanor.No person may stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in §32-26-23 to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal. The signal provided in §32-26-23 shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or stop and shall not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1970, ch 175, §21, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §161.
SD Codified L § 32-26-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-23 - Arm signals, mechanical signals, and electrical signals--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-23. Arm signals, mechanical signals, and electrical signals--Violation as misdemeanor.The signal required in §32-26-22 shall be given either by means of the hand and arm in the manner specified in §32-26-24, or by an approved mechanical or electrical signal device. However, if a vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent the hand and arm signal from being visible both to the front and rear, the signal shall be given by device of a type which has been approved by the Department of Public Safety. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0317; SL 1949, ch 166; SL 1989, ch 255, §162; SL 2004, ch 17, §143.
SD Codified L § 32-26-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-24 - Manner of making arm signal--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-24. Manner of making arm signal--Violation as misdemeanor.If the signal required by §§32-26-22 and 32-26-23 is given by means of the hand and arm, the driver shall indicate his intention to start, stop, or turn by extending the hand and arm from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:(1)Left turn: hand and arm extended horizontally.(2)Right turn: hand and arm extended upward.(3)Stop or decrease speed: hand and arm extended downward.A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0317; SL 1949, ch 166; SL 1989, ch 255, §164.
SD Codified L § 32-26-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-25 - U-turn prohibited in no-passing zone or where unsafe--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-25. U-turn prohibited in no-passing zone or where unsafe--Violation as misdemeanor.No vehicle, within a no-passing zone that is designated and marked in accord with §32-26-38, may be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction, nor may any such turning movement be otherwise made unless it can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1967, ch 216; SL 1975, ch 209; SL 1989, ch 255, §165.
SD Codified L § 32-26-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-26 - Overtaking vehicles--Passing to left required--Cutting in front prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-26. Overtaking vehicles--Passing to left required--Cutting in front prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at a safe distance to the left thereof. The driver of an overtaking vehicle shall pass at a safe distance to the side of an overtaken vehicle and may not cut in front of the latter until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0312; SL 1966, ch 131; SL 1968, ch 172; SL 1989, ch 255, §166.
SD Codified L § 32-26-26.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road|Section 32-26-26.1 - Overtaking bicycle--Minimum separation--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-26.1. Overtaking bicycle--Minimum separation--Violation as misdemeanor.The driver of any motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction shall allow a minimum of a three foot separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle, including any mirror or other projection, and the left side of the bicycle if the posted limit is thirty-five miles per hour or less and shall allow a minimum of six feet separation if the posted limit is greater than thirty-five miles per hour. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction may partially cross the highway centerline or the dividing line between two lanes of travel in the same direction if it can be performed safely. The driver of the motor vehicle shall maintain that separation until safely past the overtaken bicycle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2015, ch 173, §1.