Title 32 — MOTOR VEHICLES

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. 32-25-20. Repealed by SL 1989, ch 255 , § 119.

32-25-1.1 Maximum daytime speed--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-25-2

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 S…

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 , …

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, …

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 no…

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 1…

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…

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 int…

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 author…

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 …

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 s…

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 §

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 tra…

32-25-3 Requirement that speed be reasonable and lawful under statutes--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-25-4 Maximum speed on interstate highways--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-25-5 Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions. 32-25-5.1 Unreasonably slow speed prohibi…

32-25-21 Contents of complaint and summons for violation. 32-25-22 Punishment upon fourth or subsequent conviction--Cancellation of compensation plates--Duration of cancellation. 32-25-23 Repealed. 32-25-24

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 …

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 s…

Source: SL 1970, ch 175 , § 14, §§ 5, 8; SDCL Supp, § 32-25-26; SL 1991, ch 260 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 129 , § 11. 32-25-24. Repealed by SL 1991, ch 260 , § 2.

32-25-25 Repealed. 32-25-25.1 Nonprofit snowmobile racing exempt from speed provisions. 32-25-26

Source: SL 1970, ch 175 , § 14, § 7; SL 2025, ch 129 , § 12.

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 …

32-25-27 Low-speed vehicles. 32-25-28 Exceeding posted speed limit permitted under certain conditions. 32-25-1. Repealed by SL 1996, ch 207 , § 6.

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 , § …

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 mi…

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 Comm…

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, …

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 …

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 ,…

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 sett…

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 an…

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 highwa…

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.

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 …

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 s…

Mar. 3, 2011. 32-25-8

32-25-9

32-25-9.1 Establishment of speed zones by county commissioners--Posting of zones. 32-25-9.2 Township road speed limit--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-25-10 Changing speed or extent of established zone. 32-25-11 32-25-11 to 32-25-11 .3. Repealed by SL 1996, ch 207 , §§ 7 to 10. 32-2…

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…

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 townshi…