32-14-1. Definitions. Terms used in chapters 32-14 to 32-19, inclusive, 32-12 and 32-22 to 32-34, inclusive, mean: (1)”Alcoholic beverage,” as that term is defined by subdivision 35-1-1(1); (2)”Authorized emergency vehicle,” a vehicle of a fire department, a police vehicle, an ambulance or emergency vehicle of a municipal department or public service corporation that is designated […]
32-14-11. Occupation of towed house trailer or recreational vehicle as petty offense–Exception. No person may occupy a house trailer or a recreational vehicle as defined by subdivision 32-3-1(18) while it is being towed. A violation of this section is a petty offense. This section does not apply to a recreational vehicle being towed by a […]
32-14-12. Certain maintenance vehicles exempt from overwidth restrictions. The provisions of §§32-22-2 and 32-22-3 do not apply to any road grader, snowplow, or snow removal equipment which does not exceed a width of thirteen feet and ten inches and which is being operated under contract to, or leased by, the state, a county, a township, […]
32-14-13. Golf cart defined. For the purposes of §§32-14-14 to 32-14-16, inclusive, the term, golf cart, means a four wheeled vehicle originally and specifically designed and intended to transport one or more individuals and golf clubs for the purpose of playing the game of golf on a golf course. Source: SL 2010, ch 164, §1.
32-14-14. Ordinance permitting golf carts on highway within platted boundaries–Requirements–Permit–Fee. Notwithstanding §32-14-15, any municipality or township with an unincorporated town may adopt, by ordinance, traffic regulations permitting the use of golf carts on a highway within its platted boundaries. The ordinance shall require that the golf cart is insured and the person operating the golf […]
32-14-15. Operation of golf cart on state or county highway prohibited–Exception–Violation as misdemeanor. No person may operate a golf cart on a state or county highway except for crossing from one side of the highway to the other. A golf cart may cross the highway at a right angle, but only after stopping and yielding […]
32-14-16. Golf cart ordinances authorized in municipalities and improvement districts. For the purposes of §32-14-14, the term, municipality, means any municipality organized pursuant to Title 9 and any improvement district established by a county pursuant to chapter 7-25A. A county may adopt, by ordinance, regulations to enforce and administer the provisions of §32-14-14 on behalf […]
32-14-2. Applicability to drivers of publicly owned vehicles–Exceptions. The provisions of chapters 32-14 to 32-19, inclusive, and of chapters 32-22 to 32-34, inclusive, applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways, shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by this state or any county, municipality, district, or any other political […]
32-14-3. Power of local authorities–Speed limitations–Vehicle traffic and safety provisions–Exceptions. Local authorities, except as expressly authorized by chapter 32-25 and §32-29-2, may not alter any speed limitations declared in chapter 32-25 or enact or enforce any ordinance, charter provision, or bylaw duplicating the provisions of chapter 32-23 or enact or enforce any rule or regulation […]
32-14-4. Regulation of speed in public parks. Local authorities may also regulate the speed of vehicles in public parks and shall erect at all entrances to such parks adequate signs giving notice of any such special speed regulations. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0334.
32-14-5. Traffic control devices–One-way traffic–Processions and assemblages. Local authorities may provide by ordinance for the regulation of traffic on highways under their jurisdiction by means of traffic officers or traffic control devices on any portion of the highway where traffic is heavy or continuous or local authorities may prohibit other than one-way traffic upon certain […]
32-14-6. Restrictions respecting weight of vehicle–Duration of period of restrictionBSigns designating restricted area. Local authorities, including road districts, may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles allowed. Such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to vehicles to be operated upon any highway […]
32-14-7. Prohibiting trucks or commercial vehicles from use of designated highways–Erection of signs. Local authorities, including road districts, may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles or impose limitations as to the weights of such vehicles on designated highways. The prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by appropriate signs […]
32-14-8. Road construction vehicles excepted–Traveling to and from road work. The provisions of chapters 32-14 to 32-19, inclusive, 32-22 and of 32-26 to 32-32, inclusive, do not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway, but shall apply to such persons and vehicles […]
32-14-9. Conditions imposed by owner upon permissive use of private property. Nothing in chapters 32-14 to 32-19, inclusive, or in chapters 32-22 to 32-34, inclusive, shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of […]
32-14-9.1. Operation of vehicles on private land prohibited without consent of owner or lessee–Snowmobile use on public right-of-way excepted–Misdemeanor. No person shall operate any vehicle, including, but not limited to, snowmobiles, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles, upon any private land without permission from the owner or lessee of such land. The provisions of this section shall […]
