South Dakota § 32-15-28 Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-15-28 — Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.

South Dakota § 32-15-28

Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 32-11VEHICLE AND ACCESSORY SPECIFICATIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-15-28 (2026).

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No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway unless the steering system complies with the following requirements:

(1)No steering components may extend below the wheel rims in their lowest position;

(2)The steering system shall remain unobstructed when turned from lock to lock;

(3)The steering wheel may have not less than two turns or more than six turns when turning the road wheels from lock to lock;

(4)When the motor vehicle is in a sharp turn at a speed between five and fifteen miles per hour, release of the steering wheel shall result in a distinct tendency for the vehicle to increase its turning radius;

(5)The vehicle shall be ca

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No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway unless the steering system complies with the following requirements: (1) No steering components may extend below the wheel rims in their lowest position; (2) The steering system shall remain unobstructed when turned from lock to lock; (3) The steering wheel may have not less than two turns or more than six turns when turning the road wheels from lock to lock; (4) When the motor vehicle is in a sharp turn at a speed between five and fifteen miles per hour, release of the steering wheel shall result in a distinct tendency for the vehicle to increase its turning radius; (5) The vehicle shall be capable of traversing a slalom type path passing alternately to the left and right of at least four cones or markers arranged in a straight line spaced sixty feet apart on a dry hard flat surface free from loose material, at a minimum velocity of twenty - five miles per hour. A violation of this section is a petty offense.