Section 31-32-10 – Duty of governing body to give notice of dangerous road–Time for notice–Guards–Guards along abandoned roadway–Violation as petty offense.
31-32-10. Duty of governing body to give notice of dangerous road–Time for notice–Guards–Guards along abandoned roadway–Violation as petty offense. If any highway, culvert, or bridge is damaged by flood, fire or other cause, to the extent that it endangers the safety of public travel, the governing body responsible for the maintenance of such highway, culvert, […]
Section 31-32-12 – Bridges over ditches and canals excepted from notice requirements.
31-32-12. Bridges over ditches and canals excepted from notice requirements. Nothing in § 31-32-10 may be construed as imposing any liability upon the county for any injury sustained by reason of any violation of §46-8-16 relating to bridges over ditches and canals. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0913 as added by SL 1951, ch 140; SL 2021, […]
Section 31-32-13 – Business requiring use of highway by customers as misdemeanor–Exceptions.
31-32-13. Business requiring use of highway by customers as misdemeanor–Exceptions. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to conduct an establishment or maintain a business the nature of which requires the use by patrons or customers of any part of the right-of-way of a state trunk highway while the patron or customer is […]
Section 31-32-14 – Approved ingress and egress excepted from highway use restriction.
31-32-14. Approved ingress and egress excepted from highway use restriction. The provisions of §31-32-13 do not, in any way, interfere with the rights of any person to use such means of ingress or egress to a place of business as are approved as to safety and design by the Department of Transportation and as are […]
Section 31-32-1 – Intentionally damaging highway or bridge–Felony.
31-32-1. Intentionally damaging highway or bridge–Felony. Every person who intentionally digs up, removes, displaces, breaks, or otherwise injures or destroys any public highway or bridge, or any private way laid out by authority of law, or bridge upon such way, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Source: PenC 1877, §686; CL 1887, §6875; RPenC […]
Section 31-32-3.1 – Intentional dumping on highway right-of-way prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor.
31-32-3.1. Intentional dumping on highway right-of-way prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor. No person except as provided in §31-32-3.2 may intentionally dump any load of any material or cargo on or within the highway right-of-way. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1987, ch 212, §1.
Section 31-32-3.2 – Authorized dumping on highway right-of-way.
31-32-3.2. Authorized dumping on highway right-of-way. Any governmental employee or person involved in the construction or maintenance of public highway right-of-way or any person authorized by permit or contract with the governmental entity with jurisdiction over the highway right-of-way may dump a load of highway construction or maintenance materials on or within the highway right-of-way. […]