Title 32 — MOTOR VEHICLES

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SDCL § 32-22-42.10 Solid waste hauling vehicle weight restrictions--Fine on excess only--Violation as misdemeanor
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The limitations of § 32-22-16 do not apply to the maximum gross weight per axle of any vehicle hauling solid waste. However, the maximum gross weight of such a vehicle may not exceed the total weight limitation of all the axles combined as provided by § 32-22-16 , nor may any veh…
SDCL § 32-22-42.11 Municipal sludge vehicles--Permit for oversize and overweight--Tires--Speed limit--Violation as misdemeanor
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The Division of Highway Patrol, with respect to highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and local authorities with respect to highways, roads, and streets under their jurisdiction may issue annual or seasonal permits for the movement of oversize and o…
SDCL § 32-22-42.12 Certain vehicles hauling from point of harvest--Exemption
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Except on the interstate system, a motor vehicle hauling agricultural products from a harvesting combine to the point of first unloading is not in violation of the maximum axle or tire weight limits set by § 32-22-16 or 32-22-21 due to the shifting of the load if the total gross …
SDCL § 32-22-42.13 Single trip permit
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An individual who is cited for not having an oversize or overweight permit may be issued a single trip permit by the highway patrol or ports of entry to allow the continued movement of the vehicle, if the issuance of the permit is consistent with the standards set forth in the De…
SDCL § 32-22-42.14 Rules authorizing operation of triple trailer combinations under single trip permit
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The transportation commission may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to authorize the movement of triple trailer combinations over state highways under the authority of a single trip permit. The rules shall establish the maximum trailer and overall vehicle lengths, maximum…
SDCL § 32-22-42.15 Last trailer marked long load
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The rear of the last trailer authorized in § 32-22-42.14 shall be marked "LONG LOAD." Source: SL 1988, ch 263 , § 2; SL 1989, ch 272 , § 4.
SDCL § 32-22-42.16 Vehicles moving hay grinding equipment--Restrictions--Warning lights required--Permit fee
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If a commercial operator of a vehicle on which is mounted hay grinding equipment is issued an oversize permit pursuant to §§ 32-22-41 and 32-22-42 , the operator may move the vehicle from November first to March thirty - first, inclusive, upon any public highway during any time o…
SDCL § 32-22-42.2 Extra weight allowance for vehicles hauling from harvesting combine to point of first unloading--Maximum distance--Fine--Violation as misdemeanor
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No vehicle hauling agricultural products from a harvesting combine to the point of first unloading is subject to enforcement action for violations not exceeding the legal limits imposed pursuant to § 32-22-16 or 32-22-21 by more than ten percent. However, the vehicle is only exem…
SDCL § 32-22-42.3 Livestock hauler exemption
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A motor vehicle hauling livestock as defined in § 39-5-6 is not in violation of the maximum axle or tire weight limits set by § 32-22-16 or 32-22-21 due to the shifting of the load if the total gross vehicle weight of the vehicle is within the maximum limits set by §§ 32-22-16 an…
SDCL § 32-22-42.4 Repealed by SL 1993, ch 235 , § 1
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32-22-42.5
SDCL § 32-22-42.5 Repealed by SL 1989, ch 264 , § 20
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32-22-42.6
SDCL § 32-22-42.6 Repealed by SL 1993, ch 235 , § 2
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32-22-42.7
SDCL § 32-22-42.7 Repealed by SL 1989, ch 264 , § 21
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SDCL § 32-22-42.8 Repealed by SL 1993, ch 235 , § 3
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32-22-42.9 Haystack movers--Enforcement actions for minor weight violation prohibited--Fine on excess only. 32-22-42.10 Solid waste hauling vehicle weight restrictions--Fine on excess only--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-22-42.11 Municipal sludge vehicles--Permit for oversize and o…
SDCL § 32-22-42.9 Haystack movers--Enforcement actions for minor weight violation prohibited--Fine on excess only
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A tractor towed or truckmounted haystack mover is not subject to enforcement actions for exceeding the legal limits in § 32-22-16 or 32-22-21 by five percent or less except on the interstate highway system. If enforcement action is taken, the fine or penalty applies only to that …
SDCL § 32-22-43 Liability for damages not affected by issuance of permit
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The issuance of any permit provided for in this chapter or the rules adopted for issuance of the permit do not relieve the holder of the permit from liability for damages caused to a highway by any movement under the permit. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0342 (5) as added by SL 1957, ch…
SDCL § 32-22-46 Emergency movement of national defense vehicles
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The Division of Highway Patrol may allow the emergency movement of oversize and overweight vehicles at any time on any day over any public highway in the interest of national defense. Source: SL 1963, ch 196 ; SL 1983, ch 335 , § 28; SL 1987, ch 234 , § 7; SL 1992, ch 372 , § 17.…
SDCL § 32-22-46.1 Repealed by SL 1981, ch 241 , § 6
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32-22-47 Maximum vehicle weight on bridges--Required and permissible signs--Exception. 32-22-48 Damages for crossing bridge with overweight vehicle--Misdemeanor. 32-22-49 Person and vehicle defined. 32-22-50 Authority to weigh vehicle--Requiring vehicle to be driven to scales. 32…
SDCL § 32-22-47 Maximum vehicle weight on bridges--Required and permissible signs--Exception
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The board of county commissioners of any county, the board of supervisors of any township, the board of trustees of any road district, or the Department of Transportation, shall erect and maintain at a point on the right-of-way and within six hundred feet of both entrances to any…
SDCL § 32-22-48 Damages for crossing bridge with overweight vehicle--Misdemeanor
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Any person who drives or operates, or causes to be driven or operated, any vehicle, laden or unladen, upon, over or across any bridge which has been posted in accordance with § 32-22-47 and which exceeds in weight the maximum weight in pounds, as provided in § 32-22-47 , is liabl…
SDCL § 32-22-49 Person and vehicle defined
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Terms used in §§ 32-22-47 and 32-22-48 mean: (1) "Person," any person, firm, association, or corporation; (2) "Vehicle," any motor vehicle, truck, trailer, semitrailer, or tractor. Source: SL 1949, ch 175 , § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 28.1424; SL 2010, ch 145 , § 186.
SDCL § 32-22-5 Maximum length of vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor
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No motor vehicle may be operated upon a public highway if it has an overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of forty-five feet. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0336 (2); SL 1943, ch 158 , § 1; SL 1947, ch 192 ; S…
SDCL § 32-22-50 Authority to weigh vehicle--Requiring vehicle to be driven to scales
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Any peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to weigh the same either by means of portable or stationary scales and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest scales in the event such scales are within five…
SDCL § 32-22-51 Removal of overweight portion of load--Risk of loss of unloaded cargo
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If an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in § 32-22-50 determines that the vehicle's weight is unlawful, the officer shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place adjacent to the place of weighing. The vehicle shall there remain until such por…
SDCL § 32-22-51.1 Repealed by SL 1984, ch 230 , § 42
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32-22-51.2 Livestock not to be unloaded from overweight vehicle--Special permit--Other enforcement action. 32-22-52 Operation of oversize or overweight vehicle as misdemeanor. 32-22-53
SDCL § 32-22-51.2 Livestock not to be unloaded from overweight vehicle--Special permit--Other enforcement action
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The unloading of livestock as defined by subdivision 39-5-6(11) is prohibited for the enforcement of violations of §§ 32-22-16 and
SDCL § 32-22-52 Operation of oversize or overweight vehicle as misdemeanor
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It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle or vehicles, of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter, or the rules of the Transportation Commi…
SDCL § 32-22-53 Repealed by SL 1978, ch 158 , § 48
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32-22-54 Cancellation of license plates on fourth overweight conviction--Period before reissuance. 32-22-55 Schedule of penalties for operation of overweight vehicle. 32-22-56
SDCL § 32-22-54 Cancellation of license plates on fourth overweight conviction--Period before reissuance
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Upon a fourth or subsequent conviction of any person for operating a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of §§ 32-22-2 to 32-22-33 , inclusive, the court in which such conviction is obtained may, as a part of the judgment, cancel and require the surrender of the license …
SDCL § 32-22-55 Schedule of penalties for operation of overweight vehicle
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Any person who is convicted of the offense of operating a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state with weight upon any wheel, axle, or groups of axles or upon more than one thereof greater than the maximum permitted by §§ 32-22-2 to 32-22-33 , inclusive, 32-22-47 and…
SDCL § 32-22-56 Repealed by SL 2002, ch 159 , § 2
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32-22-57 Lift axle control requirements--Permits--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-22-57.1 Vehicle equipped with variable load axle to be equipped with pressure control device--Exception--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-22-57.2 Specification of size and load carrying capacity of variabl…
SDCL § 32-22-57 Lift axle control requirements--Permits--Violation as misdemeanor
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Unless specifically authorized by permit, a variable load axle may not be raised if, when it is raised, it causes any other axle to be overloaded. The transportation commission may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to provide for the issuance of annual permits by the D…
SDCL § 32-22-57.1 Vehicle equipped with variable load axle to be equipped with pressure control device--Exception--Violation as misdemeanor
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Any motor vehicle registered in South Dakota which is equipped with a variable load axle or modified thereafter with a variable load axle shall be equipped with a pressure control device. The control for adjusting pressure shall be mounted outside of the driver compartment and sh…
SDCL § 32-22-57.2 Specification of size and load carrying capacity of variable load axles
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The transportation commission may, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 1-26 , specify the size and load carrying capacity of variable load axles or other axles used to modify or increase the carrying capacity of any vehicle. Source: SL 1989, ch 264 , § 22. 32-22-58. Repealed by S…
SDCL § 32-22-58 Repealed by SL 1986, ch 263 , § 3
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32-22-59 Restrictions on size, weight or class. 32-22-60 Size and load restrictions--Notice--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-22-61 Authority to promulgate rules governing hitches used to transport farm implements from manufacturer. 32-22-62 Exemption of tow trucks or wreckers under …
SDCL § 32-22-59 Restrictions on size, weight or class
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The transportation commission may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to restrict the size or weight of any motor vehicle or class of motor vehicle on roads under its jurisdiction provided the vehicle size or weight restriction is conspicuously signed. Source: SL 1987, ch 210 , …
SDCL § 32-22-6 Flagging or lighting extended loads--Violations as misdemeanors
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During daylight hours if the load on any vehicle extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there shall be displayed at the end of the load in a position which is clearly visible at all times from the rear of the load a red flag not less than twelve i…
SDCL § 32-22-60 Size and load restrictions--Notice--Violation as misdemeanor
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If for any reason a segment of the state trunk highway system cannot accommodate the motor vehicle size limits set forth in chapter 32-22 without endangering public safety or damaging the highway surface or structures, the transportation commission may adopt rules, pursuant to ch…
SDCL § 32-22-61 Authority to promulgate rules governing hitches used to transport farm implements from manufacturer
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The transportation commission, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , may promulgate rules governing hitches used to transport farm implements from the manufacturer. Source: SL 1989, ch 271 .
SDCL § 32-22-62 Exemption of tow trucks or wreckers under certain conditions
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Any tow truck or wrecker, as defined by § 32-17-10 , when moving any damaged, disabled, or abandoned vehicle from any highway emergency to the first point of unloading is exempt from the weight, width, height, and length restrictions imposed by this chapter. The combination of ve…
SDCL § 32-22-63 Electronic copy of permit
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Any permit issued by a permit issuing authority under this chapter may be presented electronically as proof of the permit. An electronic copy is considered written evidence of a permit if the permit was issued by a permit issuing authority and the permit was issued by electronic …
SDCL § 32-22-7 Repealed by SL 1984, ch 230 , § 7
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SDCL § 32-22-8 Repealed by SL 1989, ch 264 , § 17
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32-22-8.1 Length limitations on trailers, semitrailers, and auto and boat transporters--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-22-8.2 Local regulation restricted--Access permits. 32-22-8.3 Issuance of trip permits unaffected. 32-22-8.4 Length limitations on stinger-steered automobile trans…
SDCL § 32-22-8.1 Length limitations on trailers, semitrailers, and auto and boat transporters--Violation as misdemeanor
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Unless otherwise signed, any motor vehicle may travel upon any segment of the national system of interstate and defense highways and the state trunk highway system if the vehicle is operated within the following length limitation: (1) Fifty - three feet on the length of the semit…
SDCL § 32-22-8.2 Local regulation restricted--Access permits
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No local unit of government may deny commercial motor vehicle combinations described in § 32-22-8.1 or motor vehicles operating under a special permit access to the interstate system or state trunk system highways from established truck terminals, loading docks, or maintenance fa…
SDCL § 32-22-8.3 Issuance of trip permits unaffected
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The authority of the Division of Highway Patrol to issue permits for oversize motor vehicles is not affected by the length restrictions in §
SDCL § 32-22-8.4 Length limitations on stinger-steered automobile transports
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Notwithstanding the length restrictions in § 32-22-8.1 , a stinger-steered automobile transport may not extend more than four feet beyond the front bumper, bed, or body of the vehicle or six feet beyond the rear bumper, bed, or body of the vehicle. Source: SL 2017, ch 142 , § 2.
SDCL § 32-22-9 Combination of vehicles of more than two units--Violation as misdemeanor
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Except as provided by §§ 32-19-8 , 32-22-8.1 , 32-22-10 , 32-22-11 , 32-22-12.1 , and 32-22-12.2 , any combination of vehicles consisting of more than two units, including a truck, tractor, or towing vehicle, may not operate on a public highway. A violation of this section is a C…