32-22-10. Requirements for combination vehicles. Combinations of vehicles of not more than three units may be operated upon a public highway if the combinations consist of truck tractor–semitrailer–semitrailer converted to full trailer by use of a dolly equipped with fifth wheel which is considered a part of the trailer for all purposes and not as […]
32-22-11. Saddlemount combinations–Compliance with federal requirements–Maximum dimensions–Violation as misdemeanor. A motor carrier may transport automobiles and trucks in the method of double saddlemount or triple saddlemount if the carrier complies with the United States Department of Transportation motor carrier safety regulations regarding double and triple saddlemount as adopted by §49-28A-3. No combination of motor vehicles […]
32-22-11.1. Saddlemount combinations with fullmount–Compliance with federal requirements–Maximum dimensions–Violation as misdemeanor. A combination of vehicles consisting of a double or triple saddlemount with fullmount, as defined in 23 C.F.R. 658.5 as of January 1, 2006, may be operated upon the highways of this state if the carrier complies with the United States Department of Transportation […]
32-22-12.1. Certain combination exempt–Specifications–Violation as misdemeanor–Rules. The provisions of §§32-22-9 to 32-22-11, inclusive, do not apply to a combination of vehicles consisting of a towing motor vehicle and two trailers which conform to the specifications contained in this section. In such a combination, the first trailer shall be connected to the towing vehicle by a […]
32-22-12.2. Exception for combination of towing motor vehicle or farm tractor and two anhydrous ammonia fertilizer tanks. The provisions of §§32-22-9 to 32-22-12.1, inclusive, do not apply to a combination of vehicles consisting of a towing motor vehicle or farm tractor and two anhydrous ammonia fertilizer tank trailers. The vehicles in such a combination may […]
32-22-12.3. Exception for combination of towing motor vehicle and two implements of husbandry operated by/for farm implement dealer. The provisions of §§32-22-9 to 32-22-12.1, inclusive, do not apply to any combination of vehicles consisting of a towing motor vehicle and two implements of husbandry which is being operated by or for a farm implement dealer. […]
32-22-12.4. Combination of towing vehicle and trailers or semitrailers transporting light or medium duty trailers for commercial delivery. Notwithstanding the length restrictions in §32-22-12.1, a combination of vehicles consisting of a towing motor vehicle and two trailers or semitrailers transporting light duty and medium duty trailers constituting inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer […]
32-22-14. Maximum height of vehicles–Exceptions–Violation as misdemeanor. Except for farm machinery and fire department equipment for which there is no maximum height limit and for trailers carrying baledfeed for which the maximum height limit is fifteen feet, no motor vehicle may operate upon a public highway if the maximum height of the vehicle, including the […]
32-22-14.1. Exemption of vehicles used to transport farm commodities or implements. A motor vehicle owned by a farmer used to transport his own farm commodities or farm implements is exempt from the size limitations prescribed pursuant to §§32-22-3 and 32-22-14, except for travel on the interstate highway system. Source: SL 1979, ch 226, §2; SL […]
32-22-16. Maximum weight of vehicle or combination of vehicles–Axles–Misdemeanor. No motor vehicle or combination of vehicles operating on a public highway may have a weight: (1)In excess of twenty thousand pounds on any one axle, or in excess of the tire weight per inch of tire width prescribed by §32-22-21, including all enforcement tolerances; (2)In […]
32-22-16.1. Formula for weight on group of consecutive axles. For the purposes of §32-22-16 the maximum gross weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles allowable on a public highway shall be determined by the following formula: W = 500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] In applying the above formula, “W” equals the […]
32-22-16.2. Application of maximum axle or tire weight limits to vehicle hauling logs–Exception. A motor vehicle hauling unfinished logs is not in violation of the maximum axle or tire weight limits set by §32-22-16 or 32-22-21 if the total gross vehicle weight of the vehicle is within the maximum limits set by §§32-22-16 and 32-22-21 […]
32-22-16.3. Limited exemption for certain vehicles hauling agricultural products or livestock from a farm–Violation as misdemeanor. No vehicle hauling agricultural products from farm storage or livestock from a farm 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 five percent. However, the vehicle […]
32-22-19. Combination vehicles deemed single for weight purposes. Any combination of vehicles being operated upon the public highways shall, for the purposes of §32-22-16, be deemed to be a single vehicle. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0336 (6) (e) as added by SL 1953, ch 234; SL 1957, ch 223, §2; SL 1959, ch 260, §2; SL […]
32-22-2. Movement of load or wide farm machinery during darkness as misdemeanor. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to operate or move, or cause to be operated or moved, upon any public highway on the state trunk system, any load, including farm machinery or implements of husbandry, which exceed the width limitations […]
32-22-21. Maximum weight per tire and on any axle or combination of axles–Violation as misdemeanor. No vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires may be operated or moved upon any highway in this state, if the weight of the vehicle and the load thereon resting upon the surface of the highway exceeds: (1)Six hundred pounds on any […]
32-22-21.1. Single trip permits to move to scale site. The Transportation Commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to provide for the issuance of single trip permits by the Division of Highway Patrol to allow a motor vehicle or motor vehicle combination to move to a public or private scale site for the purpose […]
32-22-21.2. Highways to which maximum weight limit applies. The maximum weight limit as provided by subsection 32-22-21(1)(e) applies to the following highways: (1)The interstate highway system; (2)Any locally designated highway within the corporate limits of any municipality adjacent to the interstate highway system; (3)U.S. Highway 12 from Interstate 29 to Aberdeen; (4)State Highway 37 from […]
32-22-22. Tire width defined. “Tire width,” when applied to pneumatic tires, shall mean the diameter of the cross-section of such tires as customarily measured and rated by the manufacturers of motor vehicles and tires. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0336 (6) (e) as added by SL 1943, ch 158, §2; SL 1947, ch 192; SL 1953, ch […]
32-22-24. Reduced load maximums from February fifteenth to April thirtieth–Extension of period–Changing restrictions–Overweight permits–Violation as misdemeanor. The maximum axle and axle group loadings as set forth in §32-22-16 shall be reduced during the period of each year from February fifteenth to April thirtieth, inclusive. The proper highway authority, responsible for maintenance of the highways, shall […]
