South Dakota Statutes
§ 32-18-18 — Brakes on towing vehicle in case towed vehicle breaks away--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 32-18-18
This text of South Dakota § 32-18-18 (Brakes on towing vehicle in case towed vehicle breaks away--Violation as misdemeanor.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-18-18 (2026).
Text
Every motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1967, and used to tow a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer equipped with brakes, shall be equipped with means for providing that in case of breakaway of the towed vehicle, the towing vehicle will be capable of being stopped by the use of its service brakes. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SL 1967, ch 197, § 1 (e); SL 1989, ch 255, § 78.
Nearby Sections
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§ 32-1-1
§ 32-1-1§ 32-1-1.1
Repealed§ 32-1-2
§ 32-1-2§ 32-1-4
§ 32-1-4§ 32-10-1
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South Dakota § 32-18-18, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/32-18-18.