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SDCL § 32-17-1 Headlamps required--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense
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Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, road roller, road machinery, or farm tractor shall be equipped with at least two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0352 (2…
SDCL § 32-17-10 Tow truck or wrecker defined--Amber or blue flashers--Violation as misdemeanor
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Unless the context otherwise requires, a tow truck or wrecker means any motor vehicle which is specially equipped to tow, haul, or push disabled automobiles, trucks, or tractors for commercial considerations, or operated by any person, for the purpose of towing or servicing any a…
SDCL § 32-17-11 Registration plate illumination--Requirements respecting on - off switch--Violation as petty offense
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Either the rear lamps required by § 32-17-8 or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. If the rear registration plate is illuminated…
SDCL § 32-17-12 Rear reflector required--Mounting and construction of rear reflector--Visibility--Violation as petty offense
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Every new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer hereafter sold and every commercial vehicle hereafter operated on a highway shall also carry at the rear, either as a part of the rear lamp or separately, a red reflector located at the extreme rear of the vehicle at a height not t…