Title 32 — MOTOR VEHICLES
55 chapters · 1,941 sections in this title.
SDCL § 32-29-1 Indication of right - of - way by stop or yield signs
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Preferential right - of - way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in §
SDCL § 32-29-11 Location of mandatory brake checks--Failure to stop as misdemeanor
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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 con…
Requirements for commercial motor vehicles approaching railroad grade crossing--Violation as misdemeanor
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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 approa…
SDCL § 32-29-2 Stop and yield signs to designate through highways--Visibility at night
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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 suc…
SDCL § 32-29-2.1 Action required at stop sign--Place of stopping--Violation as misdemeanor
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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…
SDCL § 32-29-2.2 Stop required before entering from alley, building or private road--Place of stopping--Violation as misdemeanor
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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 driv…
SDCL § 32-29-3 Duty when approaching yield sign--Pedestrians--Violation as misdemeanor--Collision prima facie evidence of failure to yield
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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 …
Stop required at railroad grade crossing when warning given--Violation as misdemeanor
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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 complet…
SDCL § 32-29-5 Vehicles required to stop at all grade crossings--Shifting gears while crossing--Misdemeanor
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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 combu…
SDCL § 32-29-7 Posting of dangerous grade crossings--Stop required of all vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor
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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 wit…
SDCL § 32-29-8 Construction and low - clearance vehicles required to take special precautions at grade crossings--Violation as misdemeanor
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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 an…
SDCL § 32-29-9 Notice and precautions required of equipment operators making crossings--Warning signal--Flagman--Violation as misdemeanor
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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 crossin…