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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-10 - Tow truck or wrecker defined--Amber or blue flashers--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-10. Tow truck or wrecker defined--Amber or blue flashers--Violation as misdemeanor.
Unless the context otherwise requires, a tow truck or wrecker means any motor vehicle which is specially equipped to tow, haul, or push disabled automobiles, trucks, or tractors for commercial considerations, or operated by any person, for the purpose of towing or servicing any automobiles, trucks, or tractors owned by him. Any tow truck or wrecker may be equipped with and use an amber rotary beacon light or lights or other amber flashing or blinking light or lights of the type or similar to the type of lights used on emergency vehicles in this state. The amber lights may be used by a tow truck or wrecker only when actually engaging, towing, hauling, or pushing a disabled motor vehicle, or when ordered by a law enforcement officer for safety purposes to warn other motorists of the presence of the tow truck or wrecker. Any tow truck or wrecker may be equipped with and use a blue rotary beacon light or lights or other blue flashing or blinking light similar to the type of lights used on emergency vehicles in this state. The blue lights may be used by a tow truck or wrecker only when removing debris from a public road. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 208, §§1 to 3; SL 1975, ch 206, §2; SL 1978, ch 158, §36; SL 1986, ch 257; SL 2020, ch 119, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-11 - Registration plate illumination--Requirements respecting on-off switch--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-11. Registration plate illumination--Requirements respecting on-off switch--Violation as petty offense.
Either the rear lamps required by §32-17-8 or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. If the rear registration plate is illuminated by an electric lamp other than the required rear lamps, the lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times whenever headlamps are lighted. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (5); SL 1989, ch 255, §45.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-12 - Rear reflector required--Mounting and construction of rear reflector--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-12. Rear reflector required--Mounting and construction of rear reflector--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
Every new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer hereafter sold and every commercial vehicle hereafter operated on a highway shall also carry at the rear, either as a part of the rear lamp or separately, a red reflector located at the extreme rear of the vehicle at a height not to exceed sixty inches above the ground upon which the vehicle stands, which reflector is so designed and maintained as to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred feet to fifty feet, except that on a commercial vehicle the reflector shall be visible from all distances within five hundred feet to fifty feet, when directly in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawfully lighted headlamps as provided in §§32-17-5 and 32-17-6. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (6); SL 1961, ch 231; SL 1989, ch 255, §46.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-13 - Mounting of reflectors--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-13. Mounting of reflectors--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
Whenever in this chapter red reflectors are required upon a vehicle, every such reflector shall be maintained at a height not greater than forty-two inches nor less than twenty-four inches above the ground upon which the vehicle stands, and every such reflector shall be so designed and maintained as to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred feet to fifty feet from such vehicle, unless a different distance is specifically required, when such reflector is directly in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawfully lighted headlamps as provided in §§32-17-5 and 32-17-6. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (7); SL 1989, ch 255, §47.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-14 - Vehicles requiring clearance lamps--Location and visibility of clearance lamps--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-14. Vehicles requiring clearance lamps--Location and visibility of clearance lamps--Violation as petty offense.
Every truck, truck tractor, bus with a capacity of ten or more passengers, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer having a width at any part in excess of eighty inches shall be equipped with four clearance lamps. Two of such lamps shall be located at the extreme right and left sides of the front of such vehicle, and displaying an amber light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle, and the remaining two lamps located at the extreme right and left sides of the rear of the vehicle and displaying red lights visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle, which rear clearance lamps shall be in addition to the red lamps required in §32-17-8. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (9); SL 1957, ch 227, §1; SL 1959, ch 254; SL 1965, ch 197, §1; SL 1973, ch 208; SL 1989, ch 255, §48.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-15 - Vehicles requiring identification lamps--Mounting and spacing of identification lamps--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-15. Vehicles requiring identification lamps--Mounting and spacing of identification lamps--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
Every vehicle referred to in §32-17-14 or combination of such vehicles having a length in excess of thirty feet or a width in excess of eighty inches shall be equipped with lamps on the front displaying three amber lights and lamps on the rear displaying three red lights, and the lights in each group shall be evenly spaced not less than six nor more than thirty inches apart along a horizontal line near the top of the vehicle and said lights shall be visible from distances of five hundred feet to the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (10); SL 1957, ch 227, §2; SL 1965, ch 197, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §49.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-15.1 - Silage or seasonal farm trucks exempt--Gross weight--Restrictions on use.

32-17-15.1. Silage or seasonal farm trucks exempt--Gross weight--Restrictions on use.
Any silage truck or seasonal farm truck, licensed under the provisions of §32-5-97.1 and having a gross vehicle weight of six to twenty tons, shall be exempt from the provisions of §§32-17-1, 32-17-8, 32-17-11, 32-17-14, and 32-17-15; provided, however, such motor vehicles shall be operated only during daylight hours and only within a twenty-five mile road distance of the main entrance to the farm where such vehicle is ordinarily parked.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 213.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-15.2 - Fertilizer and agricultural chemical trailers exempt--Rear reflector required.

32-17-15.2. Fertilizer and agricultural chemical trailers exempt--Rear reflector required.
Any vehicle used primarily for the distribution and application of agricultural fertilizer or chemicals, when drawn by another vehicle shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. However, those vehicles are not exempt from the provisions of §32-17-12.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 223, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-16 - Vehicles transporting passengers for compensation as requiring clearance and identification lamps--Buses excepted--Times during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-16. Vehicles transporting passengers for compensation as requiring clearance and identification lamps--Buses excepted--Times during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every motor propelled or motor drawn vehicle designed or used for the transportation of property or for the transportation of passengers for compensation, except buses operated entirely within municipalities when their interiors are illuminated, shall display lighted lamps at the times mentioned in §32-17-4 when and as required in §§32-17-14 and 32-17-15 except that such lamps may be, but are not required to be, lighted when any such vehicle is upon a highway which is sufficiently illuminated by street lamps to render any person or objects visible at a distance of five hundred feet. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (8); SL 1989, ch 255, §62.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-17 - Auxiliary driving lamps--Mounting--Lighting restricted.

32-17-17. Auxiliary driving lamps--Mounting--Lighting restricted.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with up to three auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches nor more than twenty-four inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and every such auxiliary driving lamp or lamps shall meet the requirements and limitations of §§32-17-1 to 32-17-16, inclusive. A violation of this paragraph is a petty offense.
No auxiliary driving lamp mounted on a motor vehicle, other than a fog lamp, may be lighted at any time the lighted headlamps on the vehicle are on a low beam position. A violation of this paragraph is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (14); SL 1984, ch 228, §4; SL 1990, ch 158, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-18 - Turn light requirements--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-18. Turn light requirements--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
If a motor vehicle is equipped with a signal lamp to comply with the provisions of §32-26-23, the signal lamp shall be so constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal, yellow or red in color, which shall be plainly visible in normal sunlight from a distance of one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle but may not project a glaring or dazzling light. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (15); SL 1984, ch 228, §5; SL 1989, ch 255, §50.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-19 - Spot lamps--Aiming and adjustment--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-19. Spot lamps--Aiming and adjustment--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spot lamp and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (13); SL 1989, ch 255, §63.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-20 - Adjustment of other lamps--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-20. Adjustment of other lamps--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any device other than headlamps, spot lamps, or auxiliary driving lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than twenty-five candle power shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the surface on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than fifty feet from the vehicle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (16); SL 1989, ch 255, §64.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-21 - Fire vehicles exempt when equipped with other approved devices.

32-17-21. Fire vehicles exempt when equipped with other approved devices.
Fire trucks and apparatus shall be exempt from the provisions of §§32-17-14 and 32-17-15 providing such fire trucks and apparatus are equipped with sirens or horns and red warning lights as provided for in §32-31-4.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (9), (10) as added by SL 1965, ch 197, §§1, 2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-22 - United States mail vehicles--Warning lights--Color--Mounting and location--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-22. United States mail vehicles--Warning lights--Color--Mounting and location--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
Any vehicle, operated by a person authorized to carry United States mail, may be equipped with a single rotating beacon light or lamps to warn the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing. Such equipped vehicle may display such warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this chapter. The beacon or lamps herein provided shall be used only while such vehicle is actually carrying United States mail. The beacon light shall be visible three hundred sixty degrees and be a white or amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and shall show simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (18) as added by SL 1957, ch 228; SL 1988, ch 259; SL 1989, ch 255, §51.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-23 - Special lights for vehicles operated by persons with disabilities--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-23. Special lights for vehicles operated by persons with disabilities--Violation as petty offense.
Any vehicle owned and operated by a person authorized by the Department of Public Safety to display a special handicapped license plate may be equipped with not to exceed two flashing lights which shall emit an amber light without glare. One such lamp may be mounted on the front and one may be mounted on the rear of such vehicle, not more than three inches from each license plate. Such lamp may be used only when such vehicle is operated by the owner thereof, when such vehicle is stopped, and when the owner-operator of the vehicle is in need of assistance. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 as added by SL 1966, ch 134, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §52; SL 2003, ch 272, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-24 - Headlamps on motorcycles--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-24. Headlamps on motorcycles--Violation as petty offense.
Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in §§32-17-5 and 32-17-6. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (3); SL 1974, ch 219, §20; SL 1984, ch 228, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §53.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-24.1 - Headlamps on mopeds--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-24.1. Headlamps on mopeds--Violation as petty offense.
A moped shall be equipped with a headlamp of a single beam type. The headlamp of the moped shall be of sufficient intensity to render clearly discernible a person or vehicle at a distance of not less than one hundred feet. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1978, ch 230, §3; SL 1989, ch 255, §54.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-25 - Bicycle lamps--Visibility and color--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-25. Bicycle lamps--Visibility and color--Violation as petty offense.
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a lighted lamp on the front thereof visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least three hundred feet in front of such bicycle and shall also be equipped with a reflex mirror or lamp on the rear exhibiting a yellow or red light visible under like conditions from a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such bicycle. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (11); SL 1989, ch 255, §55.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-26 - Lights on other vehicles--Color and visibility--Violation as petty offense.

32-17-26. Lights on other vehicles--Color and visibility--Violation as petty offense.
All vehicles not required in §§32-17-1 to 32-17-25, inclusive, to be equipped with specified lighted lamps shall carry one or more lighted lamps or lanterns displaying a white light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and to the rear of such vehicle. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0352 (12); SL 1989, ch 255, §56.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-27 - Lights on parked vehicles--Color and visibility--Vehicles parked within municipality--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-27. Lights on parked vehicles--Color and visibility--Vehicles parked within municipality--Violation as misdemeanor.
Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway whether attended or unattended during the times mentioned in §32-17-4, there shall be displayed upon such vehicle one or more lamps projecting a white or amber light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of such vehicle and projecting red light visible under like conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear, except that no lights need be displayed upon any such vehicle when parked within the corporate limits of a municipality. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0351; SL 1961, ch 230; SL 1963, ch 264; SL 1965, ch 196; SL 1989, ch 255, §65.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-28 - Vehicles required to be equipped with portable flares, lights or reflectors--Visibility--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-28. Vehicles required to be equipped with portable flares, lights or reflectors--Visibility--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every motor truck, tractor, truck tractor, farm tractor, road tractor, or road patrol, or any and all combinations thereof, including trailers and semitrailers, and all vehicles exceeding a width at any point of eighty inches operated on the public highways of this state whether operated for commercial purposes or otherwise, shall be equipped at all times with at least three portable flares, or red electric lights, or red reflectors, or emergency reflective triangles, in workable condition which, when lighted and placed as provided in §32-17-29, are plainly visible for a distance of five hundred feet. No flame-producing flare or emergency signal may be used when the vehicle is transporting explosives, flammable liquids, flammable gases, or when the vehicle is a cargo tank used for transporting such flammable products. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation is subject to §32-17-30.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0353; SL 1939, ch 171; SL 1974, ch 219, §21; SL 1984, ch 228, §6; SL 1989, ch 255, §67.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-29 - Time during which flares must be displayed--Location and spacing of flares--Removal of vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor--Exceptions.

32-17-29. Time during which flares must be displayed--Location and spacing of flares--Removal of vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor--Exceptions.
Every operator of a motor truck, tractor, truck tractor, farm tractor, road tractor, or road patrol, or any combination thereof, including trailers and semitrailers, and all vehicles exceeding a width at any point of eighty inches, shall, immediately upon bringing his vehicle to a stop upon the traveled portions of any public highway, place three flares, red electric lights, red reflectors, or emergency reflective triangles on the roadway. If traffic on the roadway moves in two directions, one of these devices shall be placed at least one hundred feet in the front, one at least one hundred feet to the rear, and one alongside the stopped vehicle. Upon a one-way roadway or divided highway, one of these devices shall be placed at least one hundred feet to the rear, one at least two hundred feet to the rear, and one alongside the stopped vehicle. The flares, red electric lights, red reflectors, or emergency reflective triangles shall be of such type of construction as will furnish continuous light for a period from sunset to sunrise at all times of the year. It is the responsibility of the driver or the person in charge of the vehicle to remove the vehicle in the most expeditious manner. Any vehicle found parked in violation of this section may be immediately removed to a place of safekeeping as directed by a police officer. Any vehicle removed pursuant to this section shall be disposed of as directed by §§32-30-15 and 32-30-18. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation is subject to §32-17-30.
This section does not apply if the stopping is momentary, in obedience to an intersection stoplight, or conforming to the movement of a line of traffic or within the corporate limits of a municipality.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0354; SL 1939, ch 172; SL 1953, ch 235; SL 1980, ch 222; SL 1980, ch 223; SL 1984, ch 228, §7; SL 1989, ch 255, §68; SL 1989, ch 256, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-30 - Subsequent violations of flare requirements--Revocation of license.

32-17-30. Subsequent violations of flare requirements--Revocation of license.
If a person violates §32-17-28 or 32-17-29 more than once, the court may impose as an additional penalty the revoking of any permit or license, or both, which the person so convicted holds pertaining to ownership or operation of motor vehicles.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.9918; SL 1976, ch 158, §43-6; SL 1989, ch 255, §66.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-42 - Lights on emergency vehicles--Duty of driver--Authorization to use lights--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-42. Lights on emergency vehicles--Duty of driver--Authorization to use lights--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any motor vehicle authorized by the Department of Transportation, a tow truck or wrecker as defined in §32-17-10, or a vehicle operated by a member of an organized fire department or organized search and rescue unit or by a person who is an ambulance driver, attendant, or emergency medical technician affiliated with a licensed ambulance service may be equipped with blue lights. This provision does not relieve the driver of the vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the street nor does it protect the driver from the consequence of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
No person may use a blue light unless the person is authorized by this chapter and is operating a Department of Transportation vehicle or a county highway vehicle in performance of winter highway maintenance duties, or actually en route to the scene of a fire or other emergency requiring the person's services and the person has been authorized in writing to so use a blue light. Authorization for use of a blue light in accordance with this chapter may be given by the Department of Transportation, highway patrol, county highway superintendent, chief of a fire department, coordinator of a search and rescue unit, or operator or ambulance service director of an ambulance service only to members of the department or service who are in good standing.
The use of a blue light in violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1968, ch 179; SL 1974, ch 219, §22; SL 1978, ch 158, §37; SL 1986, ch 258; SL 1993, ch 234, §1; SL 2014, ch 150, §1; SL 2020, ch 119, §2; SL 2022, ch 97, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-43 - Exemption of towed highway maintenance vehicles.

32-17-43. Exemption of towed highway maintenance vehicles.
A vehicle used primarily for the maintenance of highways and drawn by another vehicle equipped and operated with flashing yellow lights is exempt from the provisions of this chapter when operated during daylight hours.
Source:
SL 1985, ch 254.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-44 - Command post vehicle to be equipped with green light.

32-17-44. Command post vehicle to be equipped with green light.
Any vehicle used as a command post at the site of any accident or emergency incident involving any hazard may be equipped with one green rotating beacon light to be visible 360 degrees.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 269.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-45 - Red and blue lights authorized for law enforcement officers.

32-17-45. Red and blue lights authorized for law enforcement officers.
Any law enforcement officer may operate a police vehicle with a combination of red lights as provided by §32-31-4 and blue lights as described in §32-17-42.
Source:
SL 1993, ch 233, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-46 - Warning light on certain slow-moving vehicles during darkness--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-46. Warning light on certain slow-moving vehicles during darkness--Violation as misdemeanor.
No vehicle that is required to display a slow-moving vehicle emblem pursuant to §32-15-20 may be operated during the period of day between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise on the following day on any public highway unless the vehicle has a flashing or rotating white or amber warning light placed on the vehicle. The warning light shall be clearly visible to motorists approaching from the rear. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1995, ch 182, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares › Section 32-17-47 - Flashing lights required on certain animal-drawn vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-17-47. Flashing lights required on certain animal-drawn vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any animal-drawn vehicle operating on a highway during the period from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render the vehicle clearly discernible to any person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead, shall be equipped with a flashing amber light that is visible from the front of the vehicle and a red flashing light visible from the rear of the vehicle. The red flashing light shall have a minimum diameter of four inches with at least three square inches of surface. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 164, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-1 - Brakes required on particular vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-1. Brakes required on particular vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every motor vehicle, as defined by subdivision §32-14-1(17) and every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer manufactured or sold in this state, and any combination of such vehicles operating upon a highway within this state shall be equipped with brakes in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0346; SL 1967, ch 197, §1; SL 1974, ch 222, §1; SL 1977, ch 262, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §70.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-1.1 - Certain farm vehicles exempt.

32-18-1.1. Certain farm vehicles exempt.
Any farm vehicle designed and used primarily for tillage or harvesting, or wagons and other implements of husbandry, drawn by another vehicle, if the use thereof is confined to agricultural purposes or to the conveyance of agricultural products and the transportation of farm property by or for the producers thereof, from farm to farm within his vicinity or from local community or market to farm or from farm to a local community or market, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Any farm vehicle, except wagons and other implements of husbandry drawn by another vehicle, traveling at a speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour shall comply with §32-18-8.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 196, §5; SL 1989, ch 256, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-1.2 - Fertilizer and agricultural chemical trailers exempt--Exception for new vehicles.

32-18-1.2. Fertilizer and agricultural chemical trailers exempt--Exception for new vehicles.
Any vehicle designed and used primarily for the distribution and application of agricultural fertilizer or chemicals, when drawn by another vehicle shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. However, vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of over twenty thousand pounds manufactured after July 1, 1979, shall have brakes acting on all wheels.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 223, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-2 - Wheels on which brakes must act--Particular vehicles.

32-18-2. Wheels on which brakes must act--Particular vehicles.
Every vehicle described in §32-18-1 shall be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels except as provided by §§32-18-3 to 32-18-6, inclusive.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (c); SL 1968, ch 178, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-3 - Trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers exempt from all-wheel requirement.

32-18-3. Trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers exempt from all-wheel requirement.
Trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers of a maximum gross weight not exceeding three thousand pounds, and trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers of a maximum gross weight not exceeding seven thousand pounds manufactured or assembled prior to July 1, 1974, need not be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels, provided that:
(1)The total weight on and including the wheels of the trailer or trailers shall not exceed forty percent of the gross weight of the towing vehicle when connected to the trailer or trailers; and
(2)The combination of vehicles, consisting of the towing vehicle and its total towed load, is capable of complying with the performance requirements of §§32-18-8 and 32-18-9.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (c) (1); SL 1968, ch 178, §3; SL 1974, ch 222, §2; SL 1977, ch 262, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-4 - Towed vehicles exempt from all-wheel requirement.

32-18-4. Towed vehicles exempt from all-wheel requirement.
Any vehicle being towed in driveaway or towaway operations need not be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels, provided the combination of vehicles is capable of complying with the performance requirements of §§32-18-8 and 32-18-9.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (c) (2); SL 1968, ch 178, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-5 - Multiaxle trucks and truck tractors exempt from all-wheel requirement.

32-18-5. Multiaxle trucks and truck tractors exempt from all-wheel requirement.
Any truck and truck tractor having three or more axles need not have brakes on the front wheels if the vehicle was manufactured before July 25, 1980. If any truck and truck tractor having three or more axles is equipped with at least two steerable axles, the wheels of one steerable axle need not have brakes. However, such trucks and truck tractors shall be capable of complying with the performance requirements of §§32-18-8 and 32-18-9.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (c) (3); SL 1968, ch 178, §3; SL 1989, ch 256, §15.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-6 - Motorcycles exempt from all-wheel requirement.

32-18-6. Motorcycles exempt from all-wheel requirement.
The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, or the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle need not be equipped with brakes, provided that such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is capable of complying with the performance requirements of §§32-18-8 and 32-18-9.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (c) (4); SL 1968, ch 178, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-7 - Service brakes required--Exceptions--Adequacy--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-7. Service brakes required--Exceptions--Adequacy--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every vehicle described in §32-18-1 and combination of vehicles except special mobile equipment which includes vehicles not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: ditch-digging apparatus, well-boring apparatus, and road construction and maintenance machinery such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth-moving carry-alls and scrapers, power shovels and draglines, and self-propelled cranes and earth-moving equipment, shall be equipped with service brakes complying with the performance requirements of §§32-18-8 and 32-18-9 and adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle under all conditions of loading, and on any grade incident to its operation. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (a); SL 1968, ch 178, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §71.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-8 - Capabilities of service brakes--Braking force--Stopping distance--Classification of particular vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-8. Capabilities of service brakes--Braking force--Stopping distance--Classification of particular vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every motor vehicle described in §32-18-1 and combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, upon application of the service brake, shall be capable of:
(1)Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its gross weight tabulated herein for its classification;
(2)Decelerating to a stop from not more than twenty miles per hour at not less than the feet per second per second tabulated therein for its classification; and
(3)Stopping from a speed of twenty miles per hour in not more than the distance tabulated herein for its classification, such distance to be measured from the point at which movement of the service brake pedal or control begins.
1
2
3
4
Classification of Vehicles
Braking force as a percentage of gross vehicle or combination weight
Deceleration in feet per second per second
Brake system application and braking distance in feet from an initial speed of 20 m.p.h.
A
Passenger vehicles with a seating capacity of 10 people or less including driver, not having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating
52.8%
17
25
B-1
All motorcycles and motor-driven cycles
43.5%
14
30
B-2
Single unit vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less
43.5%
14
30
C-1
Single unit vehicles with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds
43.5%
14
40
C-2
Combination of a two-axle towing vehicle and a trailer with a gross trailer weight of 3,000 pounds or less
43.5%
14
40
C-3
Buses, regardless of the number of axles, not having a manufacturer's gross weight rating
43.5%
14
40
C-4
All combinations of vehicles in driveaway-towaway operations
43.5%
14
14
D
All other vehicles and combinations of vehicles
43.5%
14
50
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0346; SL 1967, ch 197, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §72.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-9 - Testing of brakes.

32-18-9. Testing of brakes.
Tests for deceleration and stopping distance under §32-18-8 shall be made on a substantially level (not to exceed plus or minus one percent grade), dry, smooth, hard surface that is free from loose material.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0346; SL 1967, ch 197, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-10 - Single control device operating all service brakes--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional control devices.

32-18-10. Single control device operating all service brakes--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional control devices.
Every motor vehicle described in §32-18-1, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and every combination of such vehicles, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, equipped with brakes shall have the braking system so arranged that one control device can be used to operate all service brakes. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
This section does not prohibit vehicles from being equipped with an additional control device to be used to operate brakes on the towed vehicles. This section does not apply to driveaway or towaway operations unless the brakes on the individual vehicles are designed to be operated by a single control on the towing vehicle.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (h); SL 1989, ch 255, §73.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-11 - Towing vehicles with air brakes--Application of trailer brakes--Automatic application--Manual application--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-11. Towing vehicles with air brakes--Application of trailer brakes--Automatic application--Manual application--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every towing vehicle, when used to tow another vehicle equipped with air controlled brakes, in other than driveaway or towaway operations, shall be equipped with two means for emergency application of the trailer brakes. One of these means shall apply the brakes automatically in the event of a reduction of the towing vehicle air supply to a fixed pressure which may not be lower than twenty pounds per square inch nor higher than forty-five pounds per square inch. The other means shall be a manually controlled device for applying and releasing the brakes, readily operable by a person seated in the driving seat, and its emergency position or method of operation shall be clearly indicated. In no instance may the manual means be so arranged as to permit its use to prevent operation of the automatic means. The automatic and the manual means required by this section may be, but are not required to be, separate. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (g) (1); SL 1989, ch 255, §74.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-12 - Towing vehicles with vacuum brakes--Operation of towed vehicle brakes--Independent control system--Automatic application--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-12. Towing vehicles with vacuum brakes--Operation of towed vehicle brakes--Independent control system--Automatic application--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every towing vehicle used to tow other vehicles equipped with vacuum brakes, in operations other than driveaway or towaway operations, shall have, in addition to the single control device required by §32-18-10, a second control device which can be used to operate the brakes on towed vehicles in emergencies. The second control shall be independent of brake air, hydraulic, and other pressure, and independent of other controls, unless the braking system be so arranged that failure of the pressure upon which the second control depends will cause the towed vehicle brakes to be applied automatically. The second control is not required to provide modulated braking. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (g) (2); SL 1989, ch 255, §75.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-13 - Parking brakes--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-13. Parking brakes--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every vehicle described in §32-18-1 and combination of vehicles, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, shall be equipped with parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle on any grade on which it is operated, under all conditions of loading, on a surface free from snow, ice, or loose material. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (b); SL 1968, ch 178, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §76.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-14 - Capability of parking brake--Parking brake assisted by service brake.

32-18-14. Capability of parking brake--Parking brake assisted by service brake.
The parking brakes shall be capable of being applied in conformance with the requirements of §32-18-13 by the driver's muscular effort or by spring action or by equivalent means. Their operation may be assisted by the service brakes or other source of power provided that failure of the service brake actuation system or other power assisting mechanism will not prevent the parking brakes from being applied in conformance with the requirements of §32-18-13.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (b); SL 1968, ch 178, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-15 - Continuing application of parking brake.

32-18-15. Continuing application of parking brake.
The parking brakes shall be so designed that when once applied they shall remain applied with the required effectiveness despite exhaustion of any source of energy or leakage of any kind.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (b); SL 1968, ch 178, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-16 - Use of same braking mechanism for service and parking brakes.

32-18-16. Use of same braking mechanism for service and parking brakes.
The same brake drums, brake shoes, and lining assemblies, brake shoe anchors, and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally associated with the wheel brake assemblies may be used for both the service brakes and the parking brakes. On vehicles manufactured or sold after July 1, 1968, if the means of applying the parking brakes and the service brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (b); SL 1968, ch 178, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-17 - Trailers with air or vacuum brakes--Automatic continuing operation--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-17. Trailers with air or vacuum brakes--Automatic continuing operation--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer equipped with air or vacuum actuated brakes and every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer with a gross weight in excess of three thousand pounds, manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1967, shall be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels and of such character as to be applied automatically and promptly, and remain applied for at least fifteen minutes, upon breakaway from the towing vehicle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (d); SL 1989, ch 255, §77.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-18 - Brakes on towing vehicle in case towed vehicle breaks away--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-18. Brakes on towing vehicle in case towed vehicle breaks away--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1967, and used to tow a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer equipped with brakes, shall be equipped with means for providing that in case of breakaway of the towed vehicle, the towing vehicle will be capable of being stopped by the use of its service brakes. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (e); SL 1989, ch 255, §78.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-19 - Buses and trucks with air brakes--Reservoir--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-19. Buses and trucks with air brakes--Reservoir--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every bus, truck, or truck tractor with air operated brakes shall be equipped with at least one reservoir sufficient to ensure that, when fully charged to the maximum pressure as regulated by the air compressor governor cut-out setting, a full service brake application may be made without lowering such reservoir pressure by more than twenty percent. Each reservoir shall be provided with means for readily draining accumulated oil or water. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (i) (1); SL 1989, ch 255, §79.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Brakes And Brake Fluid › Section 32-18-20 - Buses and trucks with air brakes--Warning signal for low air pressure--Pressure gauge--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-18-20. Buses and trucks with air brakes--Warning signal for low air pressure--Pressure gauge--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every bus, truck, or truck tractor using compressed air for the operation of its own brakes or the brakes on any towed vehicle, shall be provided with a warning signal, other than a pressure gauge, readily audible or visible to the driver, which will operate at any time the air reservoir pressure of the vehicle is below fifty percent of the air compressor governor cut-out pressure. In addition, each such vehicle shall be equipped with a pressure gauge visible to the driver, which indicates in pounds per square inch the pressure available for braking. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 197, §1 (j) (1); SL 1989, ch 255, §80.