Title 32 — MOTOR VEHICLES

Source: SL 1971, ch 182 , § 12; SL 1989, ch 255 , § 111.

The provisions of § 32-20A-2 are not applicable to a person operating a snowmobile in an organized track racing event on a raceway facility. For cross - country races using portions of highways, the sponsoring organization shall obtain the approval of the Department of Public Saf…

Any snowmobile on a highway, operated during hours of darkness, shall display a lighted headlamp and tail lamp in accordance with chapter 32-17 as may have been approved by the Department of Public Safety at least equivalent to that required for motorcycles. A violation of this s…

Source: SL 1971, ch 182 , § 9; SL 1989, ch 255 , § 114; SL 2011, ch 145 , § 1; SL 2013, ch 147 , § 1; SL 2019, ch 134 , § 1; SL 2020, ch 121 , § 2.

An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile. Notwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if: (1) The individual is on property that t…

32-20A-14 Operating under the influence. 32-20A-15 Application of excise tax registration and licensing laws--License required--Registration and titling of snowmobiles--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-20A-15.1 Temporary permits. 32-20A-16 Enforcement by law enforcement officers--Pro…

The operator of a snowmobile shall be deemed the driver or operator of a motor vehicle within the meaning of chapter 32-23 and is subject to all the provisions of chapter 32-23 relating to driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs, or otherwise therein provi…

The title issuance, excise tax, vehicle registration, and dealer licensing provisions of chapters 32-3 to 32-6B , inclusive, apply to snowmobiles. In addition, all snowmobiles used on public lands, private lands, and any frozen public waters within the territorial limits of this …

This chapter shall be enforced by all law enforcement officers including conservation officers, notwithstanding the provisions of § 41-15-10.1 , whether employed by the state or by any unit of local government. Prosecutions for violation of this chapter shall be conducted by the …

32-20A-18 Identification of snowmobile and operator involved in accident--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-20A-19 Notice of certain accidents to department--Investigation--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-20A-20 Incapacitated persons exempted from notice requirements. 32-20A-21 Assumptio…

The operator of any snowmobile on public lands, frozen public waters, or any private lands leased for public snowmobile use involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, shall give his name, address, and identification of his snowmobile in writing to any person injured an…

The operator of a snowmobile on public lands, frozen public waters, or private lands leased for public snowmobile use shall, in the case of a collision or an accident resulting in damage to a snowmobile or other property to an apparent extent of one thousand dollars or more to an…

No person may operate a snowmobile in the following manner: (1) At a speed that is greater than is reasonable or prudent under the circumstances; (2) In any reckless way so as to endanger the person or property of another; (3) Without a functioning muffler complying with §

Notice of the collision or accident is not required from any person who is physically incapable of making such report during the period of such incapacity. Source: SL 1988, ch 260 , § 3; SL 2000, ch 213 , § 3.

A snowmobiler assumes the risks inherent in the sport of snowmobiling. A snowmobiler is responsible for: (1) Knowing the range of the snowmobiler's own ability to snowmobile any slope, trail, or area and for snowmobiling within the limits of the snowmobiler's ability considering …

Except as provided in § 32-20A-23 , a person who offers snowmobile equipment for rent is liable for death or injury to the operator thereof or other person or property only for an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence. Source: SL 1994, ch 259 , § 2.

A person who engages in the business of renting snowmobiles to another shall maintain rental snowmobiles in a safe condition. Source: SL 1994, ch 259 , § 3.

No person may operate a snowmobile on a state snowmobile trail or area established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 41-19 unless the snowmobile has a curb weight of less than fourteen hundred pounds, is driven by track contact with the snow, and is steered by ski contact wit…

Any resident owner who has titled a motorcycle which has been modified to comply with the definition of a snowmobile for use as a snowmobile on a state snowmobile trail or area established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 41-19 may purchase an annual permit valid from Decemb…

There is no age limitation for the operation of a snowmobile. However, no person under the age of fourteen may drive a snowmobile across a roadway as defined in subdivision 32-14-1(27) of a highway as defined in subdivisions 31-1-5(1) to (4), inclusive, except under the immediate…

The Department of Transportation may restrict or prohibit the use of snowmobiles on highways as defined in subdivision 31-1-5(1) under its jurisdiction upon its conspicuously posting of such highway or portion thereof by signs adopted by the transportation commission. A violation…

No snowmobile may be operated upon or across an interstate highway, except that it may cross in the ditch of an underpass or on the extreme right of an overpass. No snowmobile may be operated, other than by a law enforcement officer or a railroad employee in the lawful discharge …

A duly registered and licensed snowmobile may be operated in the right - hand or left - hand ditch on state designated snowmobile trails, and in the right - hand ditch outside the roadway of other than interstate highways, but not upon or across any highway except as provided by …

A snowmobile may be operated upon or across a roadway: (1) To cross at right angles to the roadway only after stopping and yielding the right - of - way to all approaching traffic and crossing as closely as possible to an intersection or approach; (2) When there is no ditch along…

A permit authorized under subdivision 32-20A-7(4) may be issued to persons, or associations or clubs formed by owners of snowmobiles, to be operated upon roadways which are closed to travel by other motor vehicles or which during the hours of use by snowmobiles will be adequately…

Nothing contained in §§ 32-20A-4 to 32-20A-7 , inclusive, shall grant to the operator of a snowmobile any rights or privileges to operate within the corporate limits of a municipality, and nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the municipality from regulating by ordinance the op…

Source: SL 1982, ch 242 , § 1; SL 1999, ch 210 , § 12; SL 2007, ch 183 , § 1.