South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-19-7 — Permitted connection between towing and towed vehicle--Maximum length--Violation as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 32-19-7
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES
Ch. 32-19WHEELS, TIRES, AND SPECIAL VEHICLES

This text of South Dakota § 32-19-7 (Permitted connection between towing and towed vehicle--Maximum length--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.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-19-7 (2026).

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The drawbar or other connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, shall be of sufficient strength to hold the weight of the towed vehicle on any grade where operated. The towed vehicle shall not whip, weave, or oscillate or fail to follow substantially in the course of the towing vehicle. Whenever such connection consists of a chain, rope, or cable the length of such connection shall not exceed fifteen feet. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor to violate the provisions of this section.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 44.0345; SL 1955, ch 173; SL 1955, ch 174; SL 1959, ch 260, § 1; SL 1963, ch 263; SL 1978, ch 229.

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South Dakota § 32-19-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/32-19-7.