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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 24 - Reckless And Unsafe Driving › Section 32-24-1 - Definition of reckless driving--Misdemeanor.

32-24-1. Definition of reckless driving--Misdemeanor.
Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway, alley, public park, recreational area, or upon the property of a public or private school, college, or university carelessly and heedlessly in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, is guilty of reckless driving. Reckless driving is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.9921; SL 1955, ch 185; SL 1977, ch 189, §114; SL 1984, ch 233, §1; SL 1989, ch 256, §20.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 24 - Reckless And Unsafe Driving › Section 32-24-3 - Reckless driving--Second or subsequent offense as misdemeanor--Revocation of driving privilege--Restricted driving privilege.

32-24-3. Reckless driving--Second or subsequent offense as misdemeanor--Revocation of driving privilege--Restricted driving privilege.
If a conviction for a violation of §32-24-1 is for a second or subsequent offense within a period of one year, such person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the court shall, in pronouncing sentence, order that the defendant's driving privilege be revoked for thirty days. However, the court may issue an order, upon proof of financial responsibility pursuant to §32-35-43.1, permitting the person to operate a vehicle for purposes of the person's employment, attendance at school, or attendance at counseling programs. The court may also order the revocation of the defendant's driving privilege for a further period not to exceed one year or restrict the privilege in such manner as it sees fit for a period not to exceed one year.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 249, §1; SL 1988, ch 254, §2; SL 1991, ch 252, §18; SL 1994, ch 255, §6; SL 2006, ch 165, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 24 - Reckless And Unsafe Driving › Section 32-24-4 - Prosecution for reckless driving--Information in two parts to charge particular offense and former conviction or convictions.

32-24-4. Prosecution for reckless driving--Information in two parts to charge particular offense and former conviction or convictions.
In any criminal case brought pursuant to the provisions of §32-24-3 wherein the information alleges, in addition to the principal offense charged, a former conviction or convictions, such information shall be in two separate parts, each signed by the prosecutor. In the first part of the information the particular offense with which the accused is charged shall be set out, and in the other part the former conviction or convictions shall be alleged.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 249, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 24 - Reckless And Unsafe Driving › Section 32-24-5 - Prosecution for reckless driving--Plea and trial method taken first on charge of principal offense--Notice to accused of charge of former conviction or convictions.

32-24-5. Prosecution for reckless driving--Plea and trial method taken first on charge of principal offense--Notice to accused of charge of former conviction or convictions.
The plea and election of method of trial by the accused shall be first taken only on the first part of the information described in §32-24-4 but before a plea is made the accused shall be informed by the judge, in absence of the jury, of the contents of his second part. There shall be entered in the minutes of the court the time and place when and where the judge so informed the accused, and like entry thereof shall be made in the judgment.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 249, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 24 - Reckless And Unsafe Driving › Section 32-24-6 - Prosecution for reckless driving--Trial on former conviction or convictions after guilty finding on principal offense charged.

32-24-6. Prosecution for reckless driving--Trial on former conviction or convictions after guilty finding on principal offense charged.
On a finding of guilty on the first part of the information described in §32-24-4, a plea shall be taken and, if necessary, an election made on the second part and a trial thereon proceeded with, and until such time no information as to the second part of the information shall be divulged to the jury. If the accused has elected a jury trial in the second part of the information, such trial may be had to the same or another jury as the court may direct.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 249, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 24 - Reckless And Unsafe Driving › Section 32-24-8 - Definition of careless driving--Misdemeanor.

32-24-8. Definition of careless driving--Misdemeanor.
Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway, alley, public park, recreational area, or upon the property of a public or private school, college, or university carelessly and without due caution, at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger any person or property, not amounting to reckless driving as defined in §32-24-1, is guilty of careless driving. Careless driving is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1984, ch 233, §2; SL 1989, ch 256, §21.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 24 - Reckless And Unsafe Driving › Section 32-24-9 - Definition of exhibition driving--Misdemeanor.

32-24-9. Definition of exhibition driving--Misdemeanor.
Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway, alley, public park, recreational area, or upon the property of a public or private school, college, or university in such a manner that creates or causes unnecessary engine noise, tire squeal, skid, or slide upon acceleration or stopping; that simulates a temporary race; or that causes the vehicle to unnecessarily turn abruptly or sway is guilty of exhibition driving. Exhibition driving is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1984, ch 233, §3; SL 1989, ch 256, §22.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-1.1 - Maximum daytime speed--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-1.1. Maximum daytime speed--Violation as misdemeanor.
Except as provided by §32-25-4 or pursuant to §32-25-7, no person may drive a vehicle upon a street or highway at a speed in excess of sixty-five miles per hour. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1941, ch 187, §2; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303; SL 1965, ch 192; SDCL, §32-25-1; SL 1970, ch 175, §7; SL 1989, ch 255, §121; SL 1996, ch 207, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-3 - Requirement that speed be reasonable and lawful under statutes--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-3. Requirement that speed be reasonable and lawful under statutes--Violation as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to drive a motor vehicle on a highway located in this state at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing or at speeds in excess of those fixed by this chapter or provided by the Transportation Commission.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0303; SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (1); SL 1989, ch 255, §123.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-4 - Maximum speed on interstate highways--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-4. Maximum speed on interstate highways--Violation as misdemeanor.
Except as provided pursuant to §32-25-7, no person may drive a vehicle upon the national system of interstate highways at a speed in excess of eighty miles per hour. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (7) as added by SL 1963, ch 253; SL 1985, ch 264, §4; SL 1989, ch 255, §124; SL 1996, ch 207, §1; SL 2015, ch 165, §26, eff. Apr. 1, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-5 - Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions.

32-25-5. Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor at any time for a person to drive or operate a motor vehicle upon the national system of interstate highways at a speed less than forty miles per hour unless the vehicle is operated pursuant to a permit, issued by the Department of Public Safety. This section does not apply to highway equipment operated by personnel in the performance of highway maintenance duties.
Source: SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (8) as added by SL 1963, ch 253; SL 1964, ch 123, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §125; SL 2022, ch 100, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-5.1 - Unreasonably slow speed prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-5.1. Unreasonably slow speed prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §14, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §126.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-5.2 - Posting of minimum speeds on particular highways--Violation of minimum speeds as misdemeanor.

32-25-5.2. Posting of minimum speeds on particular highways--Violation of minimum speeds as misdemeanor.
If the transportation commission within its respective jurisdiction determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the commission may adopt rules setting minimum speed limits below which no person may drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. A violation of such minimum speed limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §14, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §127.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-6 - Maximum speed for heavy vehicles--Computing gross weight--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-6. Maximum speed for heavy vehicles--Computing gross weight--Violation as misdemeanor.
The transportation commission may adopt rules setting the maximum speed at which it shall be lawful for any motor vehicle, trailer, or wagon to be driven upon the public highways of this state, the gross weight of which, including the load, is more than ten thousand pounds, or any motor vehicle, trailer, or wagon having gross weight more than eight thousand pounds on one axle, or any motor vehicle, trailer, or wagon having a gross load of over six hundred pounds per inch width of tire, upon any wheel concentrated upon the surface of the highway, said width in the case of rubber tires to be measured between the flanges of the rim. A violation of such rules is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0306; SL 1989, ch 255, §128.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-6.1 - Maximum speed for manufactured homes or mobile homes--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-6.1. Maximum speed for manufactured homes or mobile homes--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive a vehicle which is towing a manufactured home or mobile home of a width in excess of one hundred two inches at a speed greater than fifty-five miles per hour upon the interstate highway system or greater than forty-five miles per hour upon any other highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §14, §3; SL 1989, ch 255, §129; SL 1993, ch 238.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-6.2 - Maximum speed with solid rubber or cushion tires--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-6.2. Maximum speed with solid rubber or cushion tires--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive any vehicle equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires at a speed greater than a maximum of ten miles per hour. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §14, §4; SL 1989, ch 255, §130.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-7 - Establishment of speed zones--Posting of zones--State or federal roads--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-7. Establishment of speed zones--Posting of zones--State or federal roads--Violation as misdemeanor.
The Transportation Commission may establish, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, a maximum speed limit of less than that established by §§32-25-1.1 and 32-25-4 upon any highway or portion of highway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and any portion of highway under the jurisdiction of a state or federal agency if requested by the agency. The speed limit established by the commission is the maximum speed that any person may drive or operate any vehicle or class of vehicle upon that portion of highway. The Department of Transportation shall conspicuously post signs at the beginning and end of a portion of highway to show the maximum speed limit established by the commission on that portion of highway. A violation of any maximum speed limit established by the commission pursuant to this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1955, ch 169; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (2); SL 1987, ch 210, §33; SL 1989, ch 255, §131; SL 1996, ch 207, §4; SL 2014, ch 152, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-7.1 - Establishment of maximum speed limit on any divided four-lane highway in rural areas--Posting of signs--Misdemeanor.

32-25-7.1. Establishment of maximum speed limit on any divided four-lane highway in rural areas--Posting of signs--Misdemeanor.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §32-25-1.1, the Transportation Commission may establish, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, a maximum speed limit of seventy miles per hour upon any divided four-lane highway in a rural area on the state trunk highway system. The speed limit established by the commission is the maximum speed that any person may drive or operate any vehicle or class of vehicle upon that portion of highway. The Department of Transportation shall conspicuously post signs at the beginning and end of a portion of highway to show the maximum speed limit established by the commission on that portion of highway. A violation of any maximum speed limit established by the commission pursuant to this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2005, ch 170, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-9.1 - Establishment of speed zones by county commissioners--Posting of zones.

32-25-9.1. Establishment of speed zones by county commissioners--Posting of zones.
Any board of county commissioners may determine and establish speed zones upon all or any part of the highways under its jurisdiction and upon streets and highways on the request of and after any other local authority, including any road district, having charge of the maintenance of the highway has declared its intention to post speed zones. Such speed zones shall be conspicuously posted at the beginning and ending of the zones.
Source:
SDCL, §32-25-8 as added by SL 1977, ch 264; SL 1985, ch 259, §1; SL 1999, ch 151, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-9.2 - Township road speed limit--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-9.2. Township road speed limit--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive a vehicle on a township road in excess of fifty-five miles per hour. However, notwithstanding the provisions of §32-25-9.1, any board of township supervisors may determine and establish speed zones upon all or any highways under its jurisdiction. The township board shall notify the county of any changes and the speed zones shall be conspicuously posted at the beginning and ending of the zones. Driving in excess of the speed limit established in this section or by the township board pursuant to this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1997, ch 194, §1; SL 2015, ch 155, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-10 - Changing speed or extent of established zone.

32-25-10. Changing speed or extent of established zone.
The transportation commission may change the speed limit or the extent of any limited speed zone established under §32-25-7 at any time it may deem necessary.
Source:
SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (5); SL 1985, ch 259, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-12 - Speed limit in unposted urban areas--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-12. Speed limit in unposted urban areas--Violation as misdemeanor.
In urban areas which are not zoned or posted as provided in §32-25-7, the maximum lawful speed shall be twenty-five miles per hour. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0303 (5) to (7); SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (6) (a); SL 1970, ch 175, §9; SL 1972, ch 182; SL 1989, ch 255, §133.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-13 - Speed limit at obstructed railway crossings--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-13. Speed limit at obstructed railway crossings--Violation as misdemeanor.
When approaching within fifty feet of a grade crossing of any railway when the driver's view is obstructed, the maximum speed shall be fifteen miles per hour. A driver's view is obstructed if at any time during the last two hundred feet of his approach to such crossing he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of any traffic on such railway for a distance of four hundred feet in each direction. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0303 (1); SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (6) (b); SL 1970, ch 175, §10; SL 1989, ch 255, §134.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-14 - Speed limit in school zones--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-14. Speed limit in school zones--Violation as misdemeanor.
When passing a school during a school recess or while children are going to or leaving school during the opening or closing hours, the maximum lawful speed shall be fifteen miles per hour. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0303 (2); SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (6) (c); SL 1970, ch 175, §11; SL 1989, ch 255, §135.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-14.1 - Posted school zones--Uniform traffic control devices--Failure to obey as misdemeanor.

32-25-14.1. Posted school zones--Uniform traffic control devices--Failure to obey as misdemeanor.
Municipalities and counties may establish posted school zones to regulate the traffic in the proximity of a school area. All traffic control devices used in school zones shall conform to a manual on traffic control for school areas adopted by the Department of Transportation. The manual shall provide a uniform system of warning, regulating, and guiding traffic through a school area. A municipality and county in the placement of traffic control devices as required by this section shall only be required to replace those currently used devices in the normal course of planned maintenance and replacement. Failure to obey such traffic control devices is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1980, ch 231; SL 1989, ch 255, §136.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-15 - Speed limit at intersections with obstructed view--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-15. Speed limit at intersections with obstructed view--Violation as misdemeanor.
When approaching within fifty feet of and when traversing an intersection of highways when the driver's view is obstructed the maximum lawful speed shall be fifteen miles per hour. A driver's view is obstructed if at any time during the last fifty feet of his approach to such intersection, he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such intersection and of the traffic upon all of the highways entering such intersection for a distance of two hundred feet from such intersection. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0303 (3); SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0303 (6) (d); SL 1970, ch 175, §12; SL 1989, ch 255, §137.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-16 - Exceeding of speed limits as misdemeanor--Power of local authorities to increase limits on through highways.

32-25-16. Exceeding of speed limits as misdemeanor--Power of local authorities to increase limits on through highways.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor to exceed any of the speed limitations contained in §§32-25-12 to 32-25-15, inclusive. However, local authorities, in their respective jurisdictions, may increase the speed limits on through highways if vehicles are, by ordinance of such local authorities, required to stop before entering or crossing such through highways.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0303; SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §138.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-17 - Posting stop signs at intersections with increased maximum--Illumination of stop signs.

32-25-17. Posting stop signs at intersections with increased maximum--Illumination of stop signs.
Local authorities shall place and maintain upon all through highways under their jurisdiction upon which the permissible speed is increased adequate signs giving notice of such special regulations. Local authorities shall also place and maintain upon each and every highway under their jurisdiction intersecting any said through highway, appropriate stop signs which shall be illuminated at night or so placed as to be illuminated by the headlights of an approaching vehicle.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0303; SL 1941, ch 187, §1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, §1; SL 1980, ch 211, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-18 - Special speed limits for bridges--Posting signs--Violation of posted speed limit as misdemeanor--Established speed as conclusive maximum safe speed.

32-25-18. Special speed limits for bridges--Posting signs--Violation of posted speed limit as misdemeanor--Established speed as conclusive maximum safe speed.
The transportation commission upon request from any local authorities shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any public bridge, causeway, or viaduct, and if it finds that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under this chapter, the commission shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which such structure can withstand and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating such maximum speed to be erected and maintained before each end of such structure. Violating such posted speed limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
The findings and determination of the commission shall be conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can with safety to any such structure be maintained thereon.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0307; SL 1980, ch 211, §8; SL 1989, ch 255, §234.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-19 - Speed limits on posted bridges or structures--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-19. Speed limits on posted bridges or structures--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive any vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure when such structure is signposted as provided in §32-25-18. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0307; SL 1970, ch 175, §13; SL 1989, ch 255, §139.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-19.1 - Limited speed zones--Signs posted--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-19.1. Limited speed zones--Signs posted--Violation as misdemeanor.
Notwithstanding §32-25-7 or chapter 1-26, if the secretary of public safety and the secretary of transportation, after consultation with the director of the highway patrol, agree the limited speed zones are necessary for the protection of life and property, the secretary of transportation may establish limited speed zones as follows:
(1)Through highway work areas on the state trunk highways; and
(2)On any segment of the interstate highway system based upon monitored traffic, weather, or road surface conditions.
Temporary reduced speed limits may be established for different times of day, different types of vehicles, varying weather conditions, and any other factor that has a bearing on a safe speed. A limited speed zone is effective when it is conspicuously posted on appropriate fixed or variable signs. The beginning and end of each limited speed zone established under this section shall be conspicuously posted with signs showing the maximum speed permissible. The location and duration of this posting shall be filed with the secretary of transportation. A violation of the speed limit established under the provisions of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any fine for a violation of this section while workers are present shall be double the usual fine for speeding, but may not exceed the maximum fine for a Class 2 misdemeanor as provided in §22-6-2. Signs showing that a fine will be double the usual speeding fine shall be erected in advance of the regulatory speed limit signs.
Source:
SL 1981, ch 247; SL 1995, ch 184; SL 1995, ch 185; SL 2004, ch 17, §142; SL 2011, ch 148, §1, eff. Mar. 3, 2011; SL 2020, ch 123, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-21 - Contents of complaint and summons for violation.

32-25-21. Contents of complaint and summons for violation.
In every prosecution for violation of any of §§32-25-1.1 to 32-25-17, inclusive, the complaint, and also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, and also the speed which such section declares shall be lawful at the time and place of such alleged violation.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0501.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-22 - Punishment upon fourth or subsequent conviction--Cancellation of compensation plates--Duration of cancellation.

32-25-22. Punishment upon fourth or subsequent conviction--Cancellation of compensation plates--Duration of cancellation.
Upon a fourth or subsequent conviction of any person for driving a motor truck or trailer at a speed in excess of the limitations fixed by §§32-25-1.1 to 32-25-17, inclusive, the court in which such conviction is obtained may, as a part of the judgment, cancel and require the surrender of the compensation plates of the vehicle involved, which plates shall be transmitted to the Department of Public Safety, together with a copy of the judgment; and compensation plates shall not be issued for such vehicle before the expiration of one year from the date of the judgment.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.9929 as added by SL 1949, ch 173; SL 1953, ch 240; SL 2003, ch 272, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-23 - Racing on highway prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-25-23. Racing on highway prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive any vehicle on a highway in any race, speed competition or contest, acceleration race or contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration, or for the purpose of making a speed record, and no person may in any manner participate in any such race, competition, contest, test, or exhibition. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §14, §§5, 8; SDCL Supp, §32-25-26; SL 1991, ch 260, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-25 - "Racing" defined.

32-25-25."Racing" defined.
Racing is defined as the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to outgain, outdistance, or prevent another vehicle from passing, to arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles, or to test the physical stamina or endurance of drivers over long distance driving routes.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §14, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-25.1 - Nonprofit snowmobile racing exempt from speed provisions.

32-25-25.1. Nonprofit snowmobile racing exempt from speed provisions.
No provision of this chapter is applicable to a person driving or operating a snowmobile in a snowmobile race sponsored by a nonprofit organization duly organized under the laws of this state, provided such sponsoring nonprofit organization obtains the approval of the Department of Public Safety prior to the race regarding the route of the race, and provided further that the race is conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the Department of Public Safety.
Source:
SL 1977, ch 263, §2; SL 1982, ch 18, §29; SL 2003, ch 272, §121.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-27 - Low-speed vehicles.

32-25-27. Low-speed vehicles.
No low-speed vehicle may be operated on any highway where the speed limit is more than thirty-five miles per hour. Nothing in this section prevents a local government from adopting more stringent local ordinances governing low-speed vehicle operation.
Source:
SL 2008, ch 147, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 25 - Speed Regulation › Section 32-25-28 - Exceeding posted speed limit permitted under certain conditions.

32-25-28. Exceeding posted speed limit permitted under certain conditions.
The speed limit is increased by ten miles per hour over the posted speed limit, if a person is driving a vehicle that is:
(1)On a two-lane highway that has one lane for each direction of travel;
(2)On a highway with a posted speed limit that is equal to or exceeds sixty-five miles per hour;
(3)Overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction of travel; and
(4)Passing a vehicle that is moving slower than the posted speed limit.
Source:
SL 2015, ch 172, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-1 - Use of right half of highway required--Slow-moving vehicles--Overtaking and passing excepted--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-1. Use of right half of highway required--Slow-moving vehicles--Overtaking and passing excepted--Violation as misdemeanor.
Upon all highways of sufficient width, except upon one-way streets, the driver of a vehicle shall drive the same upon the right half of the highway and shall drive a slow-moving vehicle as closely as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of such highway, unless it is impracticable to travel on such side of the highway and except when overtaking and passing another vehicle subject to the limitations applicable in overtaking and passing set forth in §§32-26-26 to 32-26-39, inclusive. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0309; SL 1989, ch 255, §141.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-2 - Intersections and grade crossings--Use of right half of highway--Obstructions--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-2. Intersections and grade crossings--Use of right half of highway--Obstructions--Violation as misdemeanor.
In crossing an intersection of highways or the intersection of a highway by a railroad right-of-way, the driver of a vehicle shall at all times cause such vehicle to travel on the right half of the highway unless such right half is obstructed or impassable. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0310; SL 1989, ch 255, §142.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-3 - Passing oncoming vehicles to right--Yielding one-half of highway--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-3. Passing oncoming vehicles to right--Yielding one-half of highway--Violation as misdemeanor.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, each giving to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0311; SL 1989, ch 255, §143.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-4 - Mountain highways--Curves--Keeping to right--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-4. Mountain highways--Curves--Keeping to right--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a motor vehicle traversing defiles, canyons, or mountain highways shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand side of the highway as reasonably possible. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0327; SL 1989, ch 255, §144; SL 1989, ch 256, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-5 - Highways divided by markings.

32-26-5. Highways divided by markings.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the rules set forth in §§32-26-6 to 32-26-10, inclusive, shall apply in addition to all others consistent therewith.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-6 - Lane driving required--Changing lanes--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-6. Lane driving required--Changing lanes--Violation as misdemeanor.
On a roadway divided into lanes, a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and may not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §1 (1); SL 1989, ch 255, §145.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-7 - Three-lane highways--Overtaking and passing--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-7. Three-lane highways--Overtaking and passing--Violation as misdemeanor.
Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes, a vehicle may not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is marked or signposted to give notice of such allocation. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §1 (2); SL 1989, ch 255, §146.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-8 - Designation of lane for slow-moving traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-8. Designation of lane for slow-moving traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.
Official signs may be erected on a roadway divided into lanes directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §1 (3); SL 1989, ch 255, §147.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-9 - Highways divided by physical barrier--Use of right-hand roadway--Crossing barrier prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-9. Highways divided by physical barrier--Use of right-hand roadway--Crossing barrier prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
If any highway has been divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway and no vehicle may be driven over, across, or within any such dividing space, barrier, or section, except through an opening in such physical barrier or dividing section or at a crossover or intersection established by public authority. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §148.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-10 - Entering controlled-access highway--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-10. Entering controlled-access highway--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §3; SL 1989, ch 255, §149.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-11 - Prohibition of pedestrians and nonmotorized traffic or motorcycles on controlled-access highway--Maintenance of signs--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-11. Prohibition of pedestrians and nonmotorized traffic or motorcycles on controlled-access highway--Maintenance of signs--Violation as misdemeanor.
The transportation commission may, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 1-26, and local authorities may by ordinance, with respect to any controlled-access roadway under their respective jurisdictions, prohibit the use of any such roadway by pedestrians, bicycles, or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a motor-driven cycle.
The Department of Transportation or the local authority adopting any such prohibitory regulation shall erect and maintain official signs on the controlled-access roadway on which such regulations are applicable. If so erected no person may disobey the restrictions stated on such signs. The violation for failure to obey a regulatory sign under this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §3; SL 1987, ch 210, §35; SL 1989, ch 255, §§163, 182.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-12 - Applicability of controlled-access provisions.

32-26-12. Applicability of controlled-access provisions.
Sections 32-26-10 and 32-26-11 are supplementary to and not in lieu of the provisions of chapter 31-8.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 150, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-13 - Right-of-way at intersections--Unlawful speed as forfeiting right-of-way--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-13. Right-of-way at intersections--Unlawful speed as forfeiting right-of-way--Violation as misdemeanor.
When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right except as otherwise provided in §§32-26-14 to 32-26-16, inclusive. The driver of any vehicle traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any right-of-way which he might otherwise have hereunder. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0318; SL 1945, ch 188; SL 1989, ch 255, §150.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-14 - Entry of highway from alley, building or private road--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-14. Entry of highway from alley, building or private road--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a public highway from an alley, building, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such public highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0319; SL 1945, ch 189; SL 1959, ch 252, §2; SL 1970, ch 175, §15; SL 1989, ch 255, §151.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-15 - Yielding right-of-way to emergency vehicles--Duty of driver of emergency vehicle not to exercise right-of-way arbitrarily--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-15. Yielding right-of-way to emergency vehicles--Duty of driver of emergency vehicle not to exercise right-of-way arbitrarily--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway shall yield the right-of-way to police and fire department vehicles and ambulances if they are operated upon official business and the drivers give an audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle or visual signal by flashing, oscillating, or rotating beams of red light or combinations of red, blue, or white light visible one hundred eighty degrees to the front of the vehicle. The provisions of this section do not relieve the driver of a police, fire department vehicle, or ambulance from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway nor does it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequence of an arbitrary exercise of such right-of-way. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0319; SL 1945, ch 189; SL 1989, ch 255, §152; SL 2007, ch 186, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-16 - Highway equipment and personnel as having right-of-way--Use of left-hand side of highway--Display of light--Reasonable room for traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-16. Highway equipment and personnel as having right-of-way--Use of left-hand side of highway--Display of light--Reasonable room for traffic--Violation as misdemeanor.
Highway equipment and personnel in the performance of their duties of maintaining the highway shall have the preference of right-of-way and shall be permitted to drive upon the left-hand side of the traveled portion of the highway for the purpose of dumping materials, for repairing the highway, and also for smoothing the road surface.
Highway equipment shall, at all times, display a flashing or revolving light to warn the traveling public. However, highway equipment may not indiscriminately block the traffic, but shall allow reasonable room on the traveled portion of the highway for other vehicles to pass. The equipment may not be bound by the provisions of this chapter to turn to the right when meeting other vehicles or allowing them to pass when work requires such equipment to remain on the other side of the traveled portion of the highway. The equipment is subject to the laws of travel as provided in this chapter, unless the performance of maintenance work requires otherwise. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0319; SL 1945, ch 189; SL 1976, ch 201; SL 1987, ch 210, §36; SL 1989, ch 255, §153.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-17 - Right-turning vehicle required to keep right--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-17. Right-turning vehicle required to keep right--Violation as misdemeanor.
Except as otherwise provided in §32-26-20, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the right at an intersection shall approach such intersection in the lane for traffic nearest to the right-hand side of the highway, and in turning shall keep as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0316; SL 1989, ch 255, §154.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-18 - Left-turning vehicle--Manner of making turn--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-18. Left-turning vehicle--Manner of making turn--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of the vehicle. If practicable, the left turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection and so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as the vehicle on the roadway being entered. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0316; SL 1970, ch 175, §16; SL 1982, ch 226, §9; SL 1989, ch 255, §155.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-18.1 - Turning from wrong lane prohibited--Turn signal required--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-18.1. Turning from wrong lane prohibited--Turn signal required--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required by §§32-26-17 and 32-26-18. A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §21, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §156.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-19 - Left-turning vehicles--Right-of-way of oncoming vehicle--Signals--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-26-19. Left-turning vehicles--Right-of-way of oncoming vehicle--Signals--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver after having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make such left turn. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0318; SL 1945, ch 188; SL 1961, ch 224; SL 1989, ch 255, §157; SL 1994, ch 262.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road › Section 32-26-20 - Authority to modify method of turning--Violation as misdemeanor--Posting signs--Approval of Department of Transportation.

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