South Dakota § 31-32-16 Objects likely to fall on highway as public nuisance.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 31-32-16 — Objects likely to fall on highway as public nuisance.

South Dakota § 31-32-16

Title 31HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

Ch. 31-30HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTIONS AND DEFECTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 31-32-16 (2026).

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Any tree, structure, or other object, that, because of its location and because of its age, infirmity, angle of stance, or other condition, is likely to fall, in whole or in part, upon any public highway within the State of South Dakota, so that any person using the highway at the time of the fall might be injured thereby, is a public nuisance against which the remedies prescribed by § 21-10-5 may be employed.

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Any tree, structure, or other object, that, because of its location and because of its age, infirmity, angle of stance, or other condition, is likely to fall, in whole or in part, upon any public highway within the State of South Dakota, so that any person using the highway at the time of the fall might be injured thereby, is a public nuisance against which the remedies prescribed by § 21-10-5 may be employed.