South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-18-10 — Single control device operating all service brakes--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional control devices.

South Dakota § 32-18-10
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES
Ch. 32-18BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-18-10 (2026).

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Every motor vehicle described in § 32-18-1 , trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and every combination of such vehicles, except motorcycles and motor - driven cycles, equipped with brakes shall have the braking system so arranged that one control device can be used to operate all service brakes. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. This section does not prohibit vehicles from being equipped with an additional control device to be used to operate brakes on the towed vehicles. This section does not apply to driveaway or towaway operations unless the brakes on the individual vehicles are designed to be operated by a single control on the towing vehicle.

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Legislative History

SL 1967, ch 197, § 1 (h); SL 1989, ch 255, § 73.

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