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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-12.2 - Abandonment of motor vehicle on public highway or right-of-way a misdemeanor--Reasonable towing and storage fees--Suspension of fine.

32-30-12.2. Abandonment of motor vehicle on public highway or right-of-way a misdemeanor--Reasonable towing and storage fees--Suspension of fine.
No person may abandon a motor vehicle on any public highway or right-of-way. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any person convicted of abandoning a motor vehicle shall be ordered to pay any reasonable towing and storage fees, if the person was notified pursuant to §32-36-8. The court shall suspend the fine if the person pays for the towing and storage expenses.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 174, §2; SL 2005, ch 174, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-13 - Removal of abandoned vehicles.

32-30-13. Removal of abandoned vehicles.
Whenever any agent of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, sheriff, or peace officer of this state finds an abandoned vehicle such agent, sheriff, or peace officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest garage or place of safety.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 211, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-14 - Vehicles blocking traffic--Wrecked vehicles.

32-30-14. Vehicles blocking traffic--Wrecked vehicles.
A vehicle found attended or unattended upon a bridge, causeway, in any tunnel, or on the traveled portion of any roadway where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction and hazard to traffic or a vehicle which appears to have sustained reportable accident damage may be removed at any time and without regard to the provisions of §32-30-1, 32-30-2, or 32-30-12.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 211, §2; SL 1989, ch 256, §29.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-15 - Notification to owner of removal of abandoned or wrecked vehicle--Recovery by owner--Disposal.

32-30-15. Notification to owner of removal of abandoned or wrecked vehicle--Recovery by owner--Disposal.
Any removal agency as defined by §32-36-2 which has removed an abandoned or wrecked vehicle pursuant to this chapter or a vehicle impounded pursuant to §32-30-19 shall comply with the provisions of §32-36-8 to notify the registered owner, and if encumbered, the lien holder of the vehicle. If no person claims the vehicle within thirty days of that notice, the provisions of §§32-36-9 and 32-36-11 shall apply to the disposal of the vehicle.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 211, §3; SL 1994, ch 264, §1; SL 1998, ch 195, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-18 - Lien for costs of removal and storage of vehicle--Limit--Exception.

32-30-18. Lien for costs of removal and storage of vehicle--Limit--Exception.
The sheriff, law enforcement officer, or removal agency taking custody of any vehicle under the provisions of §§32-30-12 to 32-30-15, inclusive, 32-30-19, and 32-36-4 has a possessory lien on the vehicle and the contents of the vehicle for the reasonable costs in taking custody and storing of the vehicle. No lien on the contents of the vehicle may exceed five hundred dollars. No possessory lien attaches to the tools and implements which a person uses and keeps for the purpose of carrying on his or her trade or business or to any clothing or food.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 211, §6; SL 1970, ch 180, §1; SL 1989, ch 275; SL 1998, ch 195, §2; SL 2001, ch 180, §1; SL 2007, ch 185, §1; SL 2018, ch 196, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-18.1 - Owners of certain abandoned vehicles civilly liable for towing and storage expenses.

32-30-18.1. Owners of certain abandoned vehicles civilly liable for towing and storage expenses.
Any owner of a motor vehicle who intentionally abandons a motor vehicle on any public highway or right-of-way is civilly liable to the removal agency for the expense of towing the motor vehicle. The owner is also civilly liable for any storage expense pursuant to §32-36-8.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 174, §1; SL 2018, ch 196, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-19 - Police to move vehicle to place of safety--When required.

32-30-19. Police to move vehicle to place of safety--When required.
Any police officer may remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle found upon a highway when a report has been made that the vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner, when the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are unable to provide for its custody or removal, or when the person driving or in control of the vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a judge or magistrate without unnecessary delay.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §4; SL 1984, ch 12, §30.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-20 - Unsafe backing prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-20. Unsafe backing prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a vehicle may not back the vehicle unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §9; SL 1989, ch 255, §205.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-21 - Backing prohibited on controlled-access highway--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-21. Backing prohibited on controlled-access highway--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a vehicle may not back the vehicle upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §10; SL 1989, ch 255, §206.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-23 - Removal of parking from municipal street--Approval of municipality and transportation commission.

32-30-23. Removal of parking from municipal street--Approval of municipality and transportation commission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§31-4-14, 31-32-13, and 32-30-2.4, no parking may be removed from a municipal street in a municipality with a population in excess of sixty thousand which is part of the state trunk highway system until that removal of parking has been approved by both the governing body of the municipality and the transportation commission. The governing body of the municipality and the transportation commission shall each provide an opportunity for a public hearing on the removal before approval is given.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 219.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-1 - Emergency vehicle--Traffic regulations.

32-31-1. Emergency vehicle--Traffic regulations.
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm or when operating a funeral escort vehicle as defined in §32-26-51, may exercise the privileges set forth in §32-31-2, but subject to the conditions stated in §§32-31-3 and 32-31-5.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0308 as added by SL 1967, ch 191; SL 2020, ch 125, § 7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-2 - Particular regulations which may be disregarded.

32-31-2. Particular regulations which may be disregarded.
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
(1)Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of chapter 32-30;
(2)Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
(3)Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0308 as added by SL 1967, ch 191.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-3 - Use of emergency signals required.

32-31-3. Use of emergency signals required.
The exemptions granted in subdivisions 32-31-2(2) and (3) to an authorized emergency vehicle apply only if the vehicle is making use of audible or visual signals meeting the requirements of law. However, the exemption granted in subdivision 32-31-2(1) to an authorized emergency vehicle applies only if the vehicle is making use of visual signals meeting the requirements of law.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0308 as added by SL 1967, ch 191; SL 1989, ch 256, §35; SL 2007, ch 186, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-4 - Speed limits inapplicable under specified conditions.

32-31-4. Speed limits inapplicable under specified conditions.
The speed limit set out in §§32-25-1.1 to 32-25-17, inclusive, does not apply to any authorized emergency vehicle responding to an emergency call if the driver sounds an audible siren or air horn or both or displays 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 lights shall be capable of warning the public of the presence of an emergency vehicle under normal atmospheric conditions. The speed limit set out in §§32-25-1.1 to 32-25-17, inclusive, does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles operated by law enforcement officers who are measuring the speed of other vehicles by use of the emergency vehicle speedometer. Moreover, the driver of an ambulance who has been certified pursuant to §34-11-6 may operate the emergency vehicle in excess of the speed limit without audible signals while operating outside the city limits of a municipality.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0308; SL 1941, ch 187, §3; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303; SL 1963, ch 254; SL 1975, ch 210, §1; SL 1981, ch 248; SL 1988, ch 266; SL 1993, ch 234, §2; SL 1994, ch 265; SL 2007, ch 186, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-5 - Duty of operator to use care--Liability for recklessness.

32-31-5. Duty of operator to use care--Liability for recklessness.
The provisions of this chapter shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0320 as added by SL 1959, ch 252, §1; SL 1963, ch 254; SL 1967, ch 191.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-6 - Duty of other motorists upon approach of emergency vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-31-6. Duty of other motorists upon approach of emergency vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor.
Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual signals meeting the requirements of this chapter, or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal only, the driver of every other vehicle shall immediately drive to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the highway, or in case of a one-way highway the nearest edge or curb, clear of any intersection of highways, and shall stop and remain in such position unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer until the authorized emergency vehicle shall have passed. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0320; SL 1959, ch 252, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §214; SL 2007, ch 186, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-6.1 - Stopped emergency vehicle--Requirements for approaching vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor--Fine.

32-31-6.1. Stopped emergency vehicle--Requirements for approaching vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor--Fine.
Upon approaching from any direction any stopped authorized emergency vehicle making use of red visual signals meeting the requirements of this title, the driver of every other vehicle shall come to a complete stop before reaching the stopped emergency vehicle and may, unless otherwise directed, proceed with caution only after ascertaining that it is safe to do so, and upon approaching from any direction any stopped vehicle making use of amber, yellow, or blue warning lights, the driver of every other vehicle shall:
(1)If driving on an interstate highway or other highway with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction as the vehicle, merge into the lane farthest from the vehicle at least three hundred feet before the vehicle and proceed with caution, unless otherwise directed; or
(2)If driving on a two lane highway, at least three hundred feet before the vehicle, slow to a speed that is at least twenty miles per hour less than the posted speed limit or five miles per hour when the speed limit is posted at twenty miles per hour or less and proceed with caution, unless otherwise directed.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor and has a minimum fine of two hundred seventy dollars.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 210, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §215; SL 2003, ch 173, §1; SL 2020, ch 127, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-6.2 - Causing an accident--Stopped emergency vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-31-6.2  .  Causing an accident--Stopped emergency vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any person who, while violating §  32-31-6.1  , causes an accident is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the accident is with a stopped emergency vehicle making use of its red visual signals or any stopped vehicle making use of amber, yellow, or blue warning lights.
Source:  SL 2020, ch 127, § 2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-7 - Following fire apparatus as misdemeanor--Minimum following or parking distance.

32-31-7. Following fire apparatus as misdemeanor--Minimum following or parking distance.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for the driver of any vehicle other than one on official business to follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet or to drive into or park such vehicle within the block where the fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0320; SL 1959, ch 252, §1; SL 1978, ch 158, §60.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31 - Emergency Vehicles › Section 32-31-8 - Driving over fire hose prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-31-8. Driving over fire hose prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
No vehicle may be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road, or driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §32; SL 1989, ch 255, §216.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-1 - "School bus" defined.

32-32-1."School bus" defined.
A school bus is any vehicle with a capacity of ten or more pupils and the driver owned or operated by or for a school or a school district as authorized under §13-29-1, and to transport school children to and from school or in connection with school activities. Buses operated by a federally regulated charter bus service provider used in connection with school activities, other than to daily transport children to and from school, need not meet the requirements of this chapter.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §1; SL 1970, ch 175, §33; SL 1973, ch 84, §5; SL 1977, ch 265; SL 1981, ch 249, §4; SL 2000, ch 85, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-2 - Marking of school bus--When markings to be concealed--Violation as petty offense.

32-32-2. Marking of school bus--When markings to be concealed--Violation as petty offense.
Every school bus owned or operated by or for a school or school district shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible signs containing the words, school bus, in letters not less than eight inches in height. When any such vehicle is being operated upon a highway for purposes other than the actual transportation, as authorized under §13-29-1, either to or from school or in connection with school activities all markings thereon indicating school bus shall be covered or concealed. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §3; SL 1970, ch 175, §33; SL 1981, ch 249, §5; SL 1989, ch 255, §221; SL 1989, ch 276, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-3 - Color of school bus--Exception--Violation as petty offense.

32-32-3. Color of school bus--Exception--Violation as petty offense.
The color of every vehicle which transports ten or more students and is owned or operated by or for a school or school district used for transportation of school children shall be national school bus yellow in color, in accordance with the rules of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. However, this section does not apply to those buses owned by a school district which are used for transporting children to and from school activities and which are not used to transport children from home to school and back. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §3; SL 1970, ch 175, §33; SL 1986, ch 132, §5; SL 1989, ch 255, §222; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-4 - Use of color for other vehicles prohibited--Repainting of buses formerly used--Violation as petty offense.

32-32-4. Use of color for other vehicles prohibited--Repainting of buses formerly used--Violation as petty offense.
No person, persons, or organizations may use the color reserved for school buses as provided in §32-32-3 in connection with the operation of any other vehicle or vehicles, whether school bus or not, for purposes not connected with or incident to the transportation of school children to and from school and as authorized under §13-29-1. Any school bus which was formerly used by school districts to transport children shall be completely repainted in a color other than national school bus yellow or any colors commonly referred to as yellow. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
This section does not apply to school buses if rented by or its use has been granted as provided in subdivision 49-28-2(1). This section does not apply to school buses if they are used by a municipality to provide public transportation in times of a local fuel shortage, as determined by the governing body of the municipality.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §5; SL 1972, ch 175, §3; SL 1981, ch 249, §1; SL 1986, ch 132, §6; SL 1989, ch 255, §223.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-5 - Flashing red and amber lights required--Exception--Removal from buses formerly used.

32-32-5. Flashing red and amber lights required--Exception--Removal from buses formerly used.
Any school bus with a capacity for ten or more students, used to transport children to and from a public or nonpublic school, shall be equipped on the front and rear with alternately flashing amber caution lights and alternately flashing red signal lights. However, this section does not apply to those buses owned by a school district which are used for transporting children to and from school activities and which are not used to transport children from home to school and back.
Flashing red signal lights and flashing amber caution lights shall be of a type approved by the secretary of public safety. These signals shall be a complete system meeting minimum standards as prescribed by South Dakota Board of Education Standards rules. When a school bus loses its identity as a school bus pursuant to §32-32-4, the flashing red and amber lights shall be removed.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §3; SL 1970, ch 175, §33; SL 1974, ch 228, §1; SL 1984, ch 343, §§17, 18; SL 1985, ch 401, §21, 1986, ch 132, §7; SL 1989, ch 276, §2; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §20, eff. Apr. 17, 2003; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-5.1 - Buses covered by lighting requirements--Deadline for meeting requirements.

32-32-5.1. Buses covered by lighting requirements--Deadline for meeting requirements.
The lighting requirements provided by §32-32-5 shall apply to all school buses, regardless of the date of manufacture of said bus, purchased after July 1, 1974, and all school buses covered by the provisions of this chapter shall meet such requirements by July 1, 1979.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 228, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-5.2 - Use of red and amber lights by school bus operator--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-32-5.2. Use of red and amber lights by school bus operator--Violation as misdemeanor.
When stopping to receive or discharge pupils, the operator of a school bus to which §32-32-5 applies shall cause the amber caution lights to be lighted at a distance of not less than three hundred feet nor more than five hundred feet from the point where the pupils are to be received or discharged from the bus. If the point of receiving or discharging pupils is:
(1)On the roadway, as defined by §32-14-1, in a rural, residential, and business district and off the roadway in a residential district, the operator shall bring the bus to a stop, turn off the amber caution lights, turn on the red flashing signal lights and extend the stop signal arm. After receiving or discharging pupils, the operator shall turn off the red flashing signal lights, retract the stop signal, and proceed en route; or
(2)Off the roadway in a business district and rural district and when discharging or receiving passengers at a school location when the passengers need not cross the lane of traffic, the operator shall bring the bus to a stop and turn off the amber caution lights and not activate the red flashing signal lights. After receiving or discharging passengers, the operator shall proceed en route.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §3; SDCL, §32-32-5; SL 1970, ch 175, §33; SL 1974, ch 228, §1; SL 1975, ch 211, §1; SL 1976, ch 30, §4; SL 1977, ch 266; SL 1989, ch 255, §218; SL 1992, ch 230, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-6 - Duty of motorists to slow or stop in obedience to amber or red signal--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-32-6. Duty of motorists to slow or stop in obedience to amber or red signal--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway that has less than two lanes of travel in each direction or a private road approaching a school bus that has its amber warning lights flashing shall reduce the speed of the vehicle not to exceed fifteen miles per hour and proceed past the school bus with caution. The operator of a motor vehicle approaching a school bus that has its red signal lights flashing shall make a complete stop. The stopped vehicle shall be at least fifteen feet from the school bus and shall remain stopped until the flashing red signal lights are extinguished. A lane that is designated solely for the purpose of turning is not considered a lane of travel for purposes of this section.
The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes of travel in each direction does not need to reduce the speed of the vehicle when approaching a school bus that is traveling in the opposite direction if the school bus has its amber warning lights flashing. The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes of travel in each direction does not need to stop when approaching a school bus that is traveling in the opposite direction even though the school bus is stopped and has its red signal lights flashing.
The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes of travel in each direction approaching a school bus that is traveling in the same direction and has its amber warning lights flashing shall reduce the speed of the vehicle not to exceed fifteen miles per hour and proceed past the school bus with caution. The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes of travel in each direction shall make a complete stop when approaching a school bus traveling in the same direction if the school bus is stopped and its red signal lights are flashing.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §§2, 3; SDCL §32-32-5; SL 1970, ch 175, §33; SL 1974, ch 228, §2; SL 1975, ch 211, §2; SL 1982, ch 250; SL 1989, ch 255, §219; SL 1989, ch 277; SL 2017, ch 144, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-7 - Highways with separate roadways--Buses stopped in loading zones.

32-32-7. Highways with separate roadways--Buses stopped in loading zones.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a vehicle used and designated as a school bus which is on a different roadway or when upon a limited or controlled-access highway and the school bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such highway or where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 255, §4; SL 1989, ch 255, §220.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-9 - Civil penalty against vehicle failing to stop for school bus.

32-32-9. Civil penalty against vehicle failing to stop for school bus.
Any motor vehicle which is used in a violation of §32-32-6 in circumstances where the driver of the vehicle is unknown shall be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 228, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-10 - Civil proceeding for penalty--Lien of penalty.

32-32-10. Civil proceeding for penalty--Lien of penalty.
The state's attorney for the county in which the violation of §32-32-6 occurs shall commence a civil in rem proceeding against a vehicle charged with violating §32-32-9. If it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the charged vehicle did violate §32-32-6, the civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars shall be assessed against the vehicle and shall be a lien on such vehicle until the penalty is satisfied.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 228, §§2, 3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-11 - Lien not applicable to vehicle leased or used without owner's consent--Subordination to security interests.

32-32-11. Lien not applicable to vehicle leased or used without owner's consent--Subordination to security interests.
The lien imposed by §32-32-10 shall not apply to vehicles which at the time of the violation are leased, loaned, or being used without the owner's permission and the lien shall be subordinate to a perfected security interest or lien registered on the title at the time of the violation.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 228, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-12 - Stop arm signal required.

32-32-12.Stop arm signal required.
Any school bus purchased before September 1, 1992, may be equipped with a stop arm signal conforming to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 131, School Bus and Pedestrian Safety Devices, 49 C.F. R. Part 571.131. Any new school bus purchased on or after September 1, 1992, shall be equipped with such a stop arm signal.
Source:
SL 1983, ch 237, §5; SL 1992, ch 230, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-13 - Transportation of persons attending conventions by school buses.

32-32-13. Transportation of persons attending conventions by school buses.
Any school bus meeting the requirements of §32-32-4 which is owned by a private person or corporation in this state and used to provide transportation services for school children may, when not being used to transport children under the contract, be used for transporting persons attending a convention if:
(1)The words, school bus, are covered with opaque material;
(2)The lights required by §32-32-5 are disabled;
(3)The appropriate permit and a licensed driver for commercial operation of the bus are in effect at the time of usage.
This section is applicable only in circumstances when no other South Dakota commercial bus is available.
Source:
SL 1988, ch 267.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-14 - Head Start buses to be painted school bus yellow.

32-32-14. Head Start buses to be painted school bus yellow.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §32-32-4, any bus used to transport children as part of the federal Head Start Program pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 1304, as amended to January 1, 1992, may be painted school bus yellow as defined in §32-32-3 if the bus is in compliance with the school bus inspection, equipment, and operating requirements of §§13-29-6, 32-32-2, 32-32-5, 32-32-5.2, and 32-32-12. Any Head Start Program bus that is painted yellow pursuant to this section and that is transporting children under the Head Start Program shall be considered as transporting children to and from school for purposes of §32-32-5 and shall be considered as a school bus for purposes of §§32-32-6 and 32-32-7.
Source:
SL 1992, ch 231.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32 - School Buses › Section 32-32-16 - Deadline for equipping bus with stop arm signal.

32-32-16. Deadline for equipping bus with stop arm signal.
Any school bus purchased or in operation before September 1, 1992, shall be equipped with a stop arm signal by September 1, 1999. Any school bus equipped with a stop arm signal shall comply with the provisions of §32-32-5.2.
Source:
SL 1992, ch 230, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-1 - Power of local authorities to enforce laws--Arrest of violators without warrant--Impounding offending vehicles.

32-33-1. Power of local authorities to enforce laws--Arrest of violators without warrant--Impounding offending vehicles.
The county highway superintendent of each organized county shall have authority to act in the capacity of a peace officer within the boundaries of the county in which he holds office, for the purpose of enforcement of all license and loading laws and traffic regulations governing the highways of the state, and shall have authority to stop any and all vehicles as defined in §32-14-1 for the purpose of examining or measuring the form or for weighing the loads transported thereon, and may place violators of the provisions of this title under arrest without warrant for offenses committed in his presence, and take any violator of the provisions of this title and any vehicle which does not conform to any provisions of this title or of the registration or license laws, to the nearest convenient circuit or magistrate court for trial at the earliest opportunity, and the court shall impound any offending vehicle and not permit the same to be driven until it shall be made to conform to the laws relating to licensing and registration and also the provisions of this title relating to lighting, loading, and size.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0339; SL 1973, ch 130, §§10 to 12; SL 1973, ch 137.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-1.1 - Arrest or summons on probable cause at accident scene.

32-33-1.1. Arrest or summons on probable cause at accident scene.
A law enforcement officer arriving at the scene of a traffic accident may, based on probable cause, arrest or issue a summons to any person believed to have caused the accident by violating a criminal provision of this title. Any person assigned by a law enforcement agency to investigate traffic accidents may, based on probable cause, issue a summons to any person believed to have caused the accident by violating a criminal provision of this title.
Source:
SL 1978, ch 238; SL 1998, ch 197, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-2 - Procedure on arrest of violator--Issuance of summons--Notice of hearing--Release from custody upon promise to appear--Violation of promise to appear--Misdemeanor--Bond of nonresident.

32-33-2. Procedure on arrest of violator--Issuance of summons--Notice of hearing--Release from custody upon promise to appear--Violation of promise to appear--Misdemeanor--Bond of nonresident.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever a person is arrested for a violation of any provision of this title punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting officer shall take the name and address of the person and the license number of his motor vehicle and driver's license and issue a summons or otherwise notify him in writing to appear at a time and place to be specified in the summons or notice. The time shall be at least five days after the arrest unless the person arrested demands an earlier hearing. The arresting officer shall upon the person's written promise to appear, release him from custody. Any person refusing to give a written promise to appear shall be taken immediately by the arresting officer before the nearest or most accessible magistrate. Any person who intentionally violates his written promise to appear is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested. A nonresident arrested for a violation of any provision of this title may be required to post bond in the amount set forth on the fine and bond schedule provided by the presiding circuit court judge, or in an amount set by a magistrate or judge for that offense, before being released from custody.
Source:
SDC 1939, §§44.0502, 44.9901; SL 1977, ch 193, §27; SL 1985, ch 265; SL 1988, ch 268.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-2.1 - Weight violations excepted.

32-33-2.1. Weight violations excepted.
Sections 32-33-2 and 32-33-3 do not apply to any person arrested and charged with a violation of §32-22-16 or 32-22-21. The arresting officer may take the person immediately before the nearest and most accessible magistrate.
Source:
SL 1983, ch 249.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-2.2 - Bench warrant for defendant failing to appear after promise given--Costs assessed against defendant.

32-33-2.2. Bench warrant for defendant failing to appear after promise given--Costs assessed against defendant.
If the defendant has given his promise to appear in court in accordance with §32-33-2 and does not appear, the court may order or issue a bench warrant for his arrest and may assess costs of such issuance against the defendant in the sum of ten dollars.
Source:
SL 1987, ch 181, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-3 - Right to speedy hearing.

32-33-3. Right to speedy hearing.
Any person arrested for a violation of any provision of this title punishable as a misdemeanor has a right to a hearing within twenty-four hours. Such hearing shall occur at a convenient time and shall be before a magistrate or judge in the county where the arrested person is being held or within the county where the offense was committed.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0502; SL 1990, ch 260, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-4 - Accidents resulting in death or injury--Reckless driving--Driving under influence--Felons.

32-33-4. Accidents resulting in death or injury--Reckless driving--Driving under influence--Felons.
Sections 32-33-2 and 32-33-3 do not apply to any person arrested and charged with an offense causing or contributing to an accident resulting in injury or death to any person, nor to any person charged with reckless driving, nor to any person charged with driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any controlled drug or substance or marijuana, nor to any person charged with a violation of subdivision 32-12-65(1) or §32-33-13, nor to any person who the arresting officer has good cause to believe has committed any felony. A law enforcement officer shall take such person without unnecessary delay before the nearest or most accessible magistrate.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0502; SL 1976, ch 203; SL 1989, ch 256, §39; SL 1990, ch 260, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-5 - Misfeasance by public officer--Removal from office.

32-33-5. Misfeasance by public officer--Removal from office.
Any officer violating any of the provisions of §§32-33-1 to 32-33-4, inclusive, shall be guilty of misconduct in office and shall be subject to removal from office.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0502.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-10 - Establishment of temporary roadblocks.

32-33-10. Establishment of temporary roadblocks.
The duly elected or appointed law enforcement officers of this state, and their deputies, are hereby authorized to establish, in their respective jurisdictions, or in other jurisdictions within the state, temporary roadblocks on the highways of this state for the purpose of identifying drivers, and apprehending persons wanted for violation of the laws of this state, or any other state, or of the United States, who are using the highways of this state.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 149, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-11 - Definition of temporary roadblock.

32-33-11. Definition of temporary roadblock.
For the purpose of §§32-33-10 to 32-33-14, inclusive, a temporary roadblock means any structure, device, or means used by the duly elected or appointed law enforcement officers of this state, and their deputies, for the purpose of controlling all traffic through a point on the highway whereby all vehicles may be slowed or stopped.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 149, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-12 - Requirements for establishing temporary roadblock--Warning signals.

32-33-12. Requirements for establishing temporary roadblock--Warning signals.
For the purpose of warning and protecting the traveling public, the minimum requirements to be met by officers establishing temporary roadblocks, if time and circumstances allow are:
(1)The temporary roadblock must be established at a point on the highway clearly visible at a distance of not less than one hundred yards, in either direction;
(2)At a distance of not less than one hundred yards from the point of the temporary roadblock, at least one flashing amber light shall be placed at the side of the roadway so as to be clearly visible to oncoming traffic;
(3)At the same point of the temporary roadblock, a flashing red light must be displayed. Said flashing red light may be one which is attached to a vehicle but in any event shall be clearly visible to the oncoming traffic, at a distance of not less than one hundred yards.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 149, §3; SL 1972, ch 183, §§1, 2; SL 1975, ch 212, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-13 - Traveling through roadblock--Misdemeanor.

32-33-13. Traveling through roadblock--Misdemeanor.
Any person who shall proceed or travel through a roadblock without subjecting himself to the traffic control so established shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 149, §5; SL 1977, ch 189, §116.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-14 - Existing law enforcement authority unaffected.

32-33-14. Existing law enforcement authority unaffected.
Nothing in §§32-33-10 to 32-33-13, inclusive, shall be deemed to limit, or encroach upon, the existing authority of South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers in the performance of their duties involving traffic control.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 149, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-14.1 - Agent or employee of Department of Transportation authorized to act in capacity of law enforcement officer to enforce speed limits in areas of highway construction.

32-33-14.1. Agent or employee of Department of Transportation authorized to act in capacity of law enforcement officer to enforce speed limits in areas of highway construction.
An agent or employee of the Department of Transportation authorized by the secretary of transportation may, after receiving appropriate training, act in the capacity of a law enforcement officer within the state for the sole purpose of enforcing speed limits in areas of highway construction as authorized by §32-25-19.1 when highway construction workers are present. Any authorized agent or employee may stop and issue a citation on a form promulgated pursuant to §23-1A-2 to the driver of any vehicle for a speeding violation in a highway work area which occurred in the presence of the agent or employee. The agent or employee is not considered a law enforcement officer for the purposes of §23-3-27.
Source:
SL 1997, ch 196, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-15 - Power of local authorities to enforce law pertaining to motor carriers.

32-33-15. Power of local authorities to enforce law pertaining to motor carriers.
The county highway superintendent of each organized county, and the boards of county commissioners in organized counties are empowered to act in their capacity as peace officers within the boundaries of their respective counties to enforce all laws and traffic regulations and the law pertaining to motor carriers, and shall have the same authority as is granted under chapter 32-2 to agents, patrolmen, and employees of the Department of Public Safety.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0607; SL 2003, ch 272, §21.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-16 - Impounding of nonconforming vehicles--Penalties for failure to comply.

32-33-16. Impounding of nonconforming vehicles--Penalties for failure to comply.
Whenever a criminal prosecution is instituted by the Division of Highway Patrol, or any of its agents, patrolmen, or employees, and it appears to the court in which such prosecution is instituted or maintained that any vehicle has been operated which does not conform to the provisions of this title or chapter 49-28 governing the operation of such vehicle, or operation by motor carriers, or the registration or license laws, the court shall impound such vehicle and not permit the same to be driven until it shall be made to conform to such laws; and if such vehicle is operated as a motor carrier in violation of laws relating to compensation for unusual use of the highways, such court may impose the penalties provided in such laws.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0608.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-17 - Failure to stop at state weighing station--Misdemeanor.

32-33-17. Failure to stop at state weighing station--Misdemeanor.
The driver of any single or combination vehicle weighing in excess of ten thousand pounds gross vehicle weight, who fails to stop at or who knowingly passes or bypasses any state weighing station, upon any public highway, when the station is open and being operated by law enforcement officers or motor carrier inspectors, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. This section does not apply to any recreational vehicle as defined in subdivision 32-3-1(18). For purposes of this section, a combination vehicle is any vehicle consisting of two or more units including a truck, tractor, or towing vehicle, and one or more trailers.
Source:
SL 1965, ch 208; SL 1976, ch 158, §43-6; SL 1989, ch 278; SL 1991, ch 261; SL 2018, ch 197, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-18 - Failure to stop at the signal of law enforcement officer as misdemeanor.

32-33-18. Failure to stop at the signal of law enforcement officer as misdemeanor.
Any driver of a vehicle who intentionally fails or refuses to bring a vehicle to a stop, when given visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, is guilty of failure to stop at the signal of a law enforcement officer. The signal given by the law enforcement officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren. The officer giving the signal shall be in uniform, prominently displaying a badge of office, and the vehicle shall be appropriately marked showing it to be an official law enforcement vehicle.
Failure to stop at the signal of a law enforcement officer is a Class 2 misdemeanor. In addition, the court may order that the defendant's driver's license be revoked for up to one year, but may issue an order, upon proof of financial responsibility pursuant to §32-35-43.1, allowing the defendant to operate a vehicle for purposes of the defendant's employment, attendance at school, or counseling programs.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §34, §1; SL 1997, ch 195, §1; SL 2001, ch 173, §3; SL 2006, ch 171, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 33 - Apprehension And Prosecution Of Violators › Section 32-33-18.1 - Eluding law enforcement officer as misdemeanor--Enhanced penalties.

32-33-18.1. Eluding law enforcement officer as misdemeanor--Enhanced penalties.
Any driver of a vehicle who, after failing or refusing to bring a vehicle to a stop pursuant to §32-33-18, flees from the law enforcement officer or attempts to elude the pursuit of the law enforcement officer is guilty of eluding. Eluding is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition, the court may order that the defendant's driver's license be revoked for up to one year, but may issue an order, upon proof of financial responsibility pursuant to §32-35-43.1, allowing the defendant to operate a vehicle for purposes of the defendant's employment, attendance at school, or counseling programs.
Source:
SL 2006, ch 171, §2.