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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-4.1 - Left turn on red--Local option--Violation of restrictions as misdemeanor.

32-28-4.1. Left turn on red--Local option--Violation of restrictions as misdemeanor.
The governing body of a municipality may authorize by ordinance, adopted pursuant to chapter 9-19, a motor vehicle to make a left-hand turn from an intersection after stopping in obedience to a red or stop signal as defined in §32-28-4. This left-hand turn may only be authorized for a motor vehicle which has stopped in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available on a one-way roadway and intends to turn on to a one-way roadway in which the direction of traffic is moving to the left of the motor vehicle. In addition such turns may only be made after yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians or other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at the intersection. A violation of such restrictions is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1980, ch 233; SL 1989, ch 255, §235.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-5 - Meaning of steady red light with green arrow--Vehicular traffic--Pedestrians.

32-28-5. Meaning of steady red light with green arrow--Vehicular traffic--Pedestrians.
A steady red light with green arrow shall indicate that:
(1)Vehicular traffic facing such signal may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection;
(2)No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §2 (4).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-6 - Flashing red or yellow signal--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-28-6. Flashing red or yellow signal--Violation as misdemeanor.
If an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal, vehicular traffic shall obey such signal as provided by §§32-28-7 and 32-28-8. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §3; SL 1989, ch 255, §189.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-7 - Meaning of flashing red signal--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-28-7. Meaning of flashing red signal--Violation as misdemeanor.
If a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line when marked, or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed is subject to the laws applicable after making a stop at a stop sign. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §3 (1); SL 1989, ch 255, §190.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-8 - Meaning of flashing yellow signal--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-28-8. Meaning of flashing yellow signal--Violation as misdemeanor.
If a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only with caution. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §3 (2) (a); SL 1989, ch 255, §191.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-8.1 - Lane direction control signals.

32-28-8.1. Lane direction control signals.
When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §23, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-8.2 - Procedure when traffic lights malfunctioning.

32-28-8.2. Procedure when traffic lights malfunctioning.
If a traffic control signal is out of operation or is not functioning properly, the vehicle traffic facing a:
(1)Green signal may proceed with caution as indicated in §32-28-2;
(2)Yellow signal may proceed with caution as indicated in §32-28-3; and
(3)Red or completely unlighted signal stop shall stop in the same manner as if the vehicle is at a stop sign.
Source:
SL 2000, ch 160, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-9 - Signals at railway grade crossings.

32-28-9. Signals at railway grade crossings.
Sections 32-28-7 and 32-28-8 shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad grade crossings shall be governed by the rules as set forth in §32-29-4.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §3 (2) (b); SL 1970, ch 175, §40.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-9.1 - Pedestrian control signals--Violation by driver as misdemeanor--Violation by pedestrian as petty offense.

32-28-9.1. Pedestrian control signals--Violation by driver as misdemeanor--Violation by pedestrian as petty offense.
Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words, walk or don't walk, or exhibiting a lighted international pedestrian walk or don't walk symbol are in place, the signals indicate the following:
(1)Walk or a lighted international pedestrian walk symbol.--Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles;
(2)Don't walk or a lighted international pedestrian don't walk symbol.--No pedestrian may start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the don't walk signal or lighted international pedestrian don't walk symbol is showing.
The special pedestrian control signals shall conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2009 Edition.
Any failure by a driver to comply with the provisions of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any failure by a pedestrian to comply with the provisions of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §23, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §236; SL 1989, ch 256, §25; SL 2005, ch 171, §1; SL 2011, ch 149, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-10 - Other traffic control devices--Directions by police officer--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-28-10. Other traffic control devices--Directions by police officer--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, and subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in §32-26-15. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §192.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-11 - Requirement that official signal be in proper position and legible.

32-28-11. Requirement that official signal be in proper position and legible.
No provision of this chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-12 - Control without signs where not required.

32-28-12. Control without signs where not required.
Whenever a particular section of this chapter does not state that signs are required, such section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-13 - Traffic light control by law enforcement officers.

32-28-13. Traffic light control by law enforcement officers.
Nothing in this chapter 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 light control.
Source:
SL 1963, ch 274, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-15 - Disruption or interference with traffic signal preemption system as misdemeanor.

32-28-15. Disruption or interference with traffic signal preemption system as misdemeanor.
No person may disrupt or interfere with the traffic signal preemption system installed by any municipality, county, or other unit of local government for use by emergency vehicles to improve traffic movement by temporarily controlling signalized intersections.
Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 219, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-16 - Exceptions to application of the provisions of § 32-28-15.

32-28-16. Exceptions to application of the provisions of §32-28-15.
The provisions of §32-28-15 do not apply to any authorized emergency response employee who is using the system pursuant to such employment at a time when an emergency exists and there is a threat of immediate danger to life or property that reasonably requires the use of the system in order to protect the public peace or safety. Moreover, the provisions of §32-28-15 do not apply to any person who is performing any authorized inspection, maintenance, or repair work on the system.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 219, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-17 - Photo monitoring devices to detect red light violations prohibited.

32-28-17. Photo monitoring devices to detect red light violations prohibited.
No state, county, municipal, or township authority may contract with any private corporation to provide for the use of any photo monitoring device to detect any red light violation.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 154, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-18 - Photo monitoring device defined.

32-28-18. Photo monitoring device defined.
For the purposes of §32-28-17, the term, photo monitoring device, means a stationary, unmanned device used with a lighted traffic control device to detect a red light violation combined with a photographic identification of the vehicle which results in the issuance of a citation against the registrant, rather than the driver, of the vehicle.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 154, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-19 - General law of state.

32-28-19. General law of state.
Sections 32-28-17 and 32-28-18 constitute a general law of the state within the meaning of S.D. Const., Article IX, §2.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 154, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-20 - Definitions regarding limitations on interstate compacts relating to red light and speed cameras.

32-28-20. Definitions regarding limitations on interstate compacts relating to red light and speed cameras.
Terms used in §§32-28-21 and 32-28-22 mean:
(1)"Interstate compact," a voluntary arrangement between two or more states that becomes the law of each state;
(2)"Red light camera," an automated camera used to capture an image of a vehicle entering an intersection when the traffic light is signaling red;
(3)"Speed camera," an automated camera used to measure and record the speed of vehicles for the purpose of capturing an image of a vehicle that is traveling in excess of the posted speed limit;
(4)"Civil fine," a financial penalty imposed by a governmental entity that is imposed without proving the violation, beyond a reasonable doubt, to a court of law or duly impaneled jury.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 155, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-21 - Prohibition on interstate compacts to provide information to impose or collect civil fine for violation captured by red light or speed camera.

32-28-21. Prohibition on interstate compacts to provide information to impose or collect civil fine for violation captured by red light or speed camera.
The Department of Public Safety and the Division of Motor Vehicles shall not enter into any compact to provide to another state, or governmental entity located in another state, information used to impose or collect a civil fine that results from an alleged violation captured by a red light camera or speed camera.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 155, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 28 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 32-28-22 - Restriction on providing information to impose or collect civil fine for violation captured by red light or speed camera pursuant to interstate compact.

32-28-22. Restriction on providing information to impose or collect civil fine for violation captured by red light or speed camera pursuant to interstate compact.
The Department of Public Safety and the Division of Motor Vehicles shall not provide information used to impose or collect a civil fine that results from a violation captured by a red light camera or speed camera through any existing interstate compact that does not specifically allow, or require, information to be shared for that explicit purpose.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 155, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-1 - Indication of right-of-way by stop or yield signs.

32-29-1. Indication of right-of-way by stop or yield signs.
Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in §32-29-2.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 225, §2 (1).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-2 - Stop and yield signs to designate through highways--Visibility at night.

32-29-2. Stop and yield signs to designate through highways--Visibility at night.
The Department of Transportation with reference to state highways and local authorities with reference to highways under their jurisdiction may designate main traveled or through highways by erecting at the entrances thereto from intersecting highways stop or yield signs. All such signs shall be illuminated at night or so placed as to be illuminated by headlights of an approaching vehicle.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0321; SL 1957, ch 220; SL 1961, ch 225, §1; SL 1965, ch 194; SL 1970, ch 175, §24; SL 1980, ch 211, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-2.1 - Action required at stop sign--Place of stopping--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-29-2.1. Action required at stop sign--Place of stopping--Violation as misdemeanor.
Unless directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall come to a full stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered or is approaching the intersection from another highway and may not proceed into the intersection until certain that such intersecting roadway is free from oncoming traffic which may affect safe passage. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §25; SL 1989, ch 255, §194.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-2.2 - Stop required before entering from alley, building or private road--Place of stopping--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-29-2.2. Stop required before entering from alley, building or private road--Place of stopping--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway within a business or residence district shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across such alley, building entrance, road, or driveway, or if there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §29, §3; SL 1989, ch 255, §195.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-3 - Duty when approaching yield sign--Pedestrians--Violation as misdemeanor--Collision prima facie evidence of failure to yield.

32-29-3. Duty when approaching yield sign--Pedestrians--Violation as misdemeanor--Collision prima facie evidence of failure to yield.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions, or shall stop if necessary in a similar manner as provided in §32-29-2.1, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway on which he is driving, and to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver, having so yielded, may proceed and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall yield to the vehicle so proceeding. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
However, if the driver is involved in a collision with a pedestrian in a crosswalk or a vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign without stopping, the collision is prima facie evidence of his failure to yield the right-of-way.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 225, §2 (2); SL 1989, ch 255, §196; SL 1989, ch 256, §26.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-4 - Stop required at railroad grade crossing signal when warning given--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-29-4. Stop required at railroad grade crossing when warning given--Violation as misdemeanor.
If any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing and a law enforcement officer or a clearly visible or audible signal gives warning of the immediate approach of a railway train or car or other on-track equipment, the driver shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and may not proceed until the driver can do so safely. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0304; SL 1970, ch 175, §26; SL 1989, ch 255, §197; SL 2013, ch 149, §1; SL 2017, ch 143, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-5 - Vehicles required to stop at all grade crossings--Shifting gears while crossing--Misdemeanor.

32-29-5. Vehicles required to stop at all grade crossings--Shifting gears while crossing--Misdemeanor.
The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, any school bus carrying passengers, any vehicle carrying passengers owned or operated by a nonprofit organization that requires inspection pursuant to §32-21-3.1, or any vehicle carrying explosive substances or combustible or flammable liquid as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track of a railroad, except where a police officer or traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed or the track is nonoperational and is marked with a supplemental sign as provided in §31-28-7, shall stop such vehicle within fifty feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and may not proceed until he has ascertained that he can do so safely. After stopping and upon proceeding, the driver of the vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity of changing gears while traversing the crossing and may not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks. This section does not apply to a driver of a taxicab or limousine. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §§28.0903, 28.9904; SL 1967, ch 114; SL 1970, ch 175, §27; SL 1981, ch 228, §2; SL 1992, ch 227.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-7 - Posting of dangerous grade crossings--Stop required of all vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-29-7. Posting of dangerous grade crossings--Stop required of all vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.
The Department of Transportation and local authorities with the approval of the Transportation Commission may designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs thereat. If such signs are erected, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0305; SL 1965, ch 193; SL 1970, ch 175, §28; SL 1989, ch 255, §198.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-8 - Construction and low-clearance vehicles required to take special precautions at grade crossings--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-29-8. Construction and low-clearance vehicles required to take special precautions at grade crossings--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may operate or move any crawler type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent axles or in any event of less than nine inches, measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with §32-29-9. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §29, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §237.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-9 - Notice and precautions required of equipment operators making crossings--Warning signal--Flagman--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-29-9. Notice and precautions required of equipment operators making crossings--Warning signal--Flagman--Violation as misdemeanor.
Before making any crossing the person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment described in §32-29-8 shall give reasonable notice to the station agent of the railroad owning the tracks of the intended crossing to allow the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing. Before making any crossing the person operating or moving the vehicle or equipment shall first stop the vehicle or equipment not less than fifteen feet nor more than fifty feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopping shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching railway train or car or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a railway train or car or other on-track equipment, and may not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. No crossing may be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railway train or car or other on-track equipment. If a flagman is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under the flagman's direction. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §29, §2; SL 1984, ch 216, §7; SL 1989, ch 255, §199; SL 2017, ch 143, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-11 - Location of mandatory brake checks--Failure to stop as misdemeanor.

32-29-11. Location of mandatory brake checks--Failure to stop as misdemeanor.
The transportation commission may, pursuant to chapter 1-26, adopt rules designating the location of mandatory turnouts where operators of motor vehicles over twenty-six thousand pounds shall stop and check the vehicle brakes. The location of the mandatory turnout shall be conspicuously signed. The failure to stop at a conspicuously signed mandatory brake check turnout is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1987, ch 238.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29 - Required Stops › Section 32-29-12 - Requirements for commercial motor vehicles approaching railroad grade crossing--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-29-12. Requirements for commercial motor vehicles approaching railroad grade crossing--Violation as misdemeanor.
The driver of any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision 32-12A-1(5), when approaching a railroad grade crossing shall:
(1)If not required to stop pursuant to §32-29-5, slow down when approaching a crossing and check that the railroad tracks are clear of an approaching train before proceeding;
(2)If not required to stop pursuant to §32-29-5, stop before reaching a crossing if the railroad tracks are not clear;
(3)Refrain from proceeding through a crossing if sufficient space is not available to drive completely through the crossing without stopping; and
(4)Ensure there is sufficient undercarriage clearance before negotiating a crossing.
A violation of the provisions of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 149, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-1 - Stopping or parking on rural highway prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-1. Stopping or parking on rural highway prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or improved or main-traveled portion of any highway, outside of a business or residence district, when it is practical to stop, park, or leave such vehicle standing off of the paved or improved or main-traveled portion of the highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0324; SL 1963, ch 256; SL 1970, ch 175, §30; SL 1989, ch 255, §201.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-2 - Standing or parked vehicles--Remaining space required--Unobstructed view required--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-2. Standing or parked vehicles--Remaining space required--Unobstructed view required--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any highway unless a clear or unobstructed width of not less than twenty feet upon the main-traveled portion of such highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for free passage of other vehicles thereon, nor unless a clear view of such vehicle may be obtained from a distance of two hundred feet in each direction upon such highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0324; SL 1963, ch 256; SL 1989, ch 255, §202.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-2.1 - Position of parking on two-way road--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-2.1. Position of parking on two-way road--Violation as misdemeanor.
Except as otherwise provided in §§32-30-2.2 to 32-30-2.4, inclusive, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §5; SL 1989, ch 255, §203.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-2.2 - Position of parking on one-way road--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-2.2. Position of parking on one-way road--Violation as misdemeanor.
Unless otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its left-hand wheels within twelve inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §6; SL 1989, ch 255, §204.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-2.3 - Angle parking by local ordinance--Commission concurrence required on state or federal highways.

32-30-2.3. Angle parking by local ordinance--Commission concurrence required on state or federal highways.
Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal-aid or state highway unless the transportation commission has determined by resolution or order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-2.4 - Stopping, standing, parking, or standing outside vehicle prohibited or restricted where sign posted by department--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-2.4. Stopping, standing, parking, or standing outside vehicle prohibited or restricted where sign posted by department--Violation as misdemeanor.
The Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles or the presence of any person standing outside of a motor vehicle, on any highway or highway right-of-way if such stopping, standing, parking, or presence of any person standing is dangerous to those using the highway or if the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles or the presence of persons outside of a motor vehicle would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic on the highway. If such a rule is promulgated, the highway shall be signed to indicate where such stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited. The secretary of transportation may establish a temporary no parking zone, not to exceed ninety days, if the secretary of public safety and the secretary of transportation, after consultation with the director of the highway patrol, agree that a no parking zone is necessary for the protection of life and property. The signs are official signs and no person may stop, stand, or park any vehicle or stand outside a motor vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on the signs. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §8; SL 1987, ch 210, §37; SL 1993, ch 239; SL 2004, ch 17, §144; SL 2017, ch 42, §3, eff. Mar. 13, 2017.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-2.5 - Opening of doors on traffic side of stopped vehicle--Violation as petty offense.

32-30-2.5. Opening of doors on traffic side of stopped vehicle--Violation as petty offense.
No person may open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor may any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §14; SL 1989, ch 255, §207.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-3 - Removal of vehicles improperly parked or standing.

32-30-3. Removal of vehicles improperly parked or standing.
If any peace officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of the provisions of §32-30-1, 32-30-2, or 32-30-4, he may move the vehicle or require the driver or person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position permitted under said sections.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0324; SL 1989, ch 256, §27.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-3.1 - Removal of unattended vehicle by removal agency--Reporting requirements--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-30-3.1. Removal of unattended vehicle by removal agency--Reporting requirements--Violation as misdemeanor.
If any removal agency as defined by §32-36-2 removes any unattended motor vehicle from a public street or highway and the removal is not at the written request of the owner, an authorized agent of the owner, or a law enforcement officer, the removal agency shall report the removal to the owner within twenty-four hours of removing the motor vehicle. However, if the removal agency is unable to contact the owner, the removal agency shall report the removal to the county sheriff, if the removal occurred outside any municipality, or to the chief of police, if the removal occurred inside any municipality, within twenty-four hours of removing the motor vehicle. Failure to make a report as provided by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2000, ch 161, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-3.2 - Removal agency failing to report removal not entitled to fees.

32-30-3.2. Removal agency failing to report removal not entitled to fees.
If a removal agency fails to make a report as required by §32-30-3.1, the removal agency is not entitled to any towing or storage fees for the removed vehicle and no such towing or storage fees may be billed or collected by the removal agency.
Source:
SL 2000, ch 161, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-4 - Disabled vehicles excepted--Emergency lamps, flares and flags--Removal of vehicle--Violation a misdemeanor.

32-30-4. Disabled vehicles excepted--Emergency lamps, flares and flags--Removal of vehicle--Violation a misdemeanor.
The provisions of §§32-30-1 to 32-30-3, inclusive, do not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved, improved, or main-traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle in such position. If a vehicle is disabled, the driver shall activate all emergency lamps and, if the vehicle is required to be equipped with flags or flares, the flags or flares shall be deployed immediately. The driver or the person in charge of the vehicle shall make provisions to remove the vehicle in the most expeditious manner. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0324; SL 1989, ch 256, §28.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-5 - Safeguarding of unattended vehicle--Violation as petty offense.

32-30-5. Safeguarding of unattended vehicle--Violation as petty offense.
No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle may permit it to stand unattended without effectively setting the brake thereon and, if standing upon any grade, turning the front wheel to the curb or side of the highway. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0326; SL 1970, ch 175, §30; SL 1971, ch 194; SL 1989, ch 255, §208.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-6 - Places where standing and parking prohibited--Exception to discharge passengers--Violation as petty offense.

32-30-6. Places where standing and parking prohibited--Exception to discharge passengers--Violation as petty offense.
Unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or unless a police officer or official traffic control device has so directed, no person may stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(1)In front of a public or private driveway;
(2)Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;
(3)Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(4)Within thirty feet upon the approach to any flashing signals, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(5)Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five feet of said entrance when properly signposted;
(6)At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0325; SL 1970, ch 175, §30; SL 1989, ch 255, §209.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-6.1 - Places where stopping prohibited--Violation as petty offense.

32-30-6.1. Places where stopping prohibited--Violation as petty offense.
Unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or unless a police officer or official traffic control device has so directed, no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(1)On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(2)On a sidewalk;
(3)Within an intersection;
(4)On a crosswalk;
(5)Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
(6)Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
(7)Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or with a highway tunnel;
(8)On any railroad tracks;
(9)At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §210.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-6.2 - Places where parking prohibited--Exception for loading and unloading--Violation as petty offense.

32-30-6.2. Places where parking prohibited--Exception for loading and unloading--Violation as petty offense.
Unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or unless a police officer or official traffic control device has so directed, no person may park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:
(1)Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(2)At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §211.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-6.3 - Unauthorized movement of another vehicle into prohibited area--Violation as petty offense.

32-30-6.3. Unauthorized movement of another vehicle into prohibited area--Violation as petty offense.
No person may move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 175, §31, §3; SL 1989, ch 255, §212.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-9 - Display of license required.

32-30-9. Display of license required.
Any license issued as provided in subdivision 32-5-157(2), shall be displayed prominently upon the motor vehicle while being parked by or under the direction of the veteran pursuant to §32-30-11.1.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 192, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §41.0512; SL 1992, ch 228, §3; SL 2014, ch 142, §35.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-10 - Confiscation of license plates upon conviction for violation of special privileges.

32-30-10. Confiscation of license plates upon conviction for violation of special privileges.
Upon conviction of any offense involving a violation of the special privilege conferred by §32-30-11.1 upon holders of the distinctive license plates issued under subdivision 32-5-157(2), a magistrate or judge trying the case may, as a part of any penalty imposed, confiscate the distinctive license plates provided in subdivision 32-5-157(2), and return the license plates to the Department of Revenue together with a certified copy of the imposed sentence.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 192, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §41.0512; SL 1992, ch 228, §4; SL 2014, ch 142, §36.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-11 - Unauthorized use of disabled veteran's license as misdemeanor--Fine.

32-30-11. Unauthorized use of disabled veteran's license as misdemeanor--Fine.
Any person, other than the veteran to whom it was issued, who uses a disabled veteran's license of identification issued pursuant to subdivision 32-5-157(2) for the purpose of parking a motor vehicle as permitted by §32-30-11.1, commits a Class 2 misdemeanor. The court shall assess a fine of not less than one hundred dollars if the parking space is marked in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines as of January 1, 2002.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 192, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §41.9908; SL 1978, ch 158, §57; SL 2002, ch 149, §5; SL 2014, ch 142, §37.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-11.2 - Report of improper use of special plates or certificates--Revocation of privilege.

32-30-11.2. Report of improper use of special plates or certificates--Revocation of privilege.
If the police of any municipality or any other political subdivision finds that special license plates or certificates are being improperly used, the police shall report such violation to the Department of Revenue which shall revoke the privilege of displaying license plates or certificates that are improperly used.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 97, §2; SL 1979, ch 204, §3; SL 2002, ch 149, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-11.3 - Use of privileges by persons not entitled to them as misdemeanor--Fines.

32-30-11.3. Use of privileges by persons not entitled to them as misdemeanor--Fines.
Any person who is not a person with a physical disability and who exercises the privileges granted a person with a physical disability under §32-30-11.1 commits a Class 2 misdemeanor. The court shall assess a fine of not less than one hundred dollars if the parking space is marked in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines as of January 1, 2002.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 97, §3; SL 1978, ch 158, §58; SL 1994, ch 263; SL 2002, ch 149, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-11.4 - Unauthorized parking or stopping in designated space as misdemeanor--Fine.

32-30-11.4. Unauthorized parking or stopping in designated space as misdemeanor--Fine.
The owner of any vehicle not displaying a serially numbered certificate or special license plate parked or stopped in a parking space, or blocking a parking space, on public or private property designated as reserved for a person with a physical disability commits a Class 2 misdemeanor. The court shall assess a fine of not less than one hundred dollars if the parking space is marked in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines as of January 1, 2002.
Source:
SL 1978, ch 236, §1; SL 1979, ch 204, §4; SL 1992, ch 158, §97; SL 1992, ch 229, §1; SL 2002, ch 149, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-11.6 - Municipal designation of parking spaces for persons with disabilities.

32-30-11.6. Municipal designation of parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
Each municipality shall by ordinance, designate special parking spaces which shall be accessible to and usable by persons with physical disabilities. Each municipality may, by ordinance, designate parking spaces that are only for use by a person using a wheelchair. The parking spaces shall be designed in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act as amended on January 1, 2002.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 204, §6; SL 1996, ch 208; SL 2002, ch 149, §11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-11.9 - Signs to state penalties for illegal use of designated parking spaces--Certain penalties apply although not stated.

32-30-11.9. Signs to state penalties for illegal use of designated parking spaces--Certain penalties apply although not stated.
Each sign designating a parking space for a person with a physical disability shall state the penalty for illegal use of the parking space. This section only applies to a new sign or a sign that replaces an existing sign after July 1, 2002. However, any fine imposed pursuant to §32-30-11.3, 32-30-11.4, or 32-30-11.8 applies whether or not the penalty is stated on the sign.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 149, §12; SL 2009, ch 159, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-12 - Abandoned vehicles--Vehicles unattended for more than twenty-four hours.

32-30-12. Abandoned vehicles--Vehicles unattended for more than twenty-four hours.
If any vehicle is left unattended on any public road, highway, or highway right-of-way of this state, for a longer period than twenty-four hours without notifying the sheriff, highway patrol office of the county, a peace officer of the municipality, or the appropriate municipal officials where the vehicle is parked it is an abandoned vehicle and is subject to the provisions of §§32-30-13 to 32-30-18, inclusive, or to chapter 32-36 for the purposes of being titled by a removal agency.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 211, §1; SL 1988, ch 270, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 30 - Stopping And Parking Restrictions › Section 32-30-12.1 - Modification by municipal ordinance of abandoned vehicle provisions.

32-30-12.1. Modification by municipal ordinance of abandoned vehicle provisions.
The governing body of any municipality may by ordinance modify or change any provision of any of §§32-30-12 to 32-30-18, inclusive, to meet its needs or to clarify the duties of its peace officers.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 180, §1.