A vehicle used for transportation may not carry more people than its stated passenger capacity. Except when transporting children to and from school, the required staff-child ratio must be maintained when children are in transport.

Cross-References: Staff-child ratio, Group care centers for minors, § 67:42:07:03; Staff-child ratio, Residential treatment centers, § 67:42:08:03; Use of system required -- Violation as petty offense, SDCL 32-37-1; Operator to assure that passengers between ages five and eighteen wear seatbelts, SDCL 32-37-1.1.

Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 4, effective July 25, 1985; 13 SDR 197, effective July 1, 1987; 14 SDR 20, effective August 13, 1987; 15 SDR 94, effective January 1, 1989; 27 SDR 63, effective December 31, 2000; 31 SDR 40, effective September 29, 2004; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013.

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.