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Title 32
Chapter 32-17
S.D. Codified Laws ch. 32-17
Vehicle Lights and Flares
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32-17-1
Headlamps required--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-2
Repealed
Repealed
32-17-3
Repealed
Repealed
32-17-4
Periods during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-4.1
Circumstances exempting law enforcement officers from use of motor vehicle lights.
32-17-5
Construction and adjustment of headlamps--Visibility distance--Four headlight system--High beam indicator--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-6
Requirements respecting adjustment of headlamps--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-7
Circumstances under which headlamps must be dimmed--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-8
Rear lamps required--Visibility--Combination of vehicles--Height of mounting--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-8.1
Stop lamps required--Mounting--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-9
Red lights on front of vehicle prohibited--Excepted vehicles--Misdemeanor.
32-17-10
Tow truck or wrecker defined--Amber or blue flashers--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-11
Registration plate illumination--Requirements respecting on-off switch--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-12
Rear reflector required--Mounting and construction of rear reflector--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-13
Mounting of reflectors--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-14
Vehicles requiring clearance lamps--Location and visibility of clearance lamps--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-15
Vehicles requiring identification lamps--Mounting and spacing of identification lamps--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-15.1
Silage or seasonal farm trucks exempt--Gross weight--Restrictions on use.
32-17-15.2
Fertilizer and agricultural chemical trailers exempt--Rear reflector required.
32-17-16
Vehicles transporting passengers for compensation as requiring clearance and identification lamps--Buses excepted--Times during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-17
Auxiliary driving lamps--Mounting--Lighting restricted.
32-17-18
Turn light requirements--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-19
Spot lamps--Aiming and adjustment--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-20
Adjustment of other lamps--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-21
Fire vehicles exempt when equipped with other approved devices.
32-17-22
United States mail vehicles--Warning lights--Color--Mounting and location--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-23
Special lights for vehicles operated by persons with disabilities--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-24
Headlamps on motorcycles--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-24.1
Headlamps on mopeds--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-25
Bicycle lamps--Visibility and color--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-26
Lights on other vehicles--Color and visibility--Violation as petty offense.
32-17-27
Lights on parked vehicles--Color and visibility--Vehicles parked within municipality--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-27.1
Repealed
Repealed
32-17-28
Vehicles required to be equipped with portable flares, lights or reflectors--Visibility--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-29
Time during which flares must be displayed--Location and spacing of flares--Removal of vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor--Exceptions.
32-17-30
Subsequent violations of flare requirements--Revocation of license.
32-17-31
32-17-31 to 32-17-41. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 219, § 24.
32-17-42
Blue lights on emergency vehicles--Driver duty and liability--Authorization to use lights--Penalty.
32-17-43
Exemption of towed highway maintenance vehicles.
32-17-44
Command post vehicle to be equipped with green light.
32-17-45
Red and blue lights authorized for law enforcement officers.
32-17-46
Warning light on certain slow-moving vehicles during darkness--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-17-47
Flashing lights required on certain animal-drawn vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.