South Dakota Statutes
§ 32-20-4 — Protective helmet required for minor--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 32-20-4
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-20-4 (2026).
Text
No person under eighteen years of age may operate or ride upon a motorcycle on the public streets or highways of this state unless the person wears a protective helmet of a type meeting Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218 as in effect on January 1, 1984. No person may operate a motorcycle with any person under the age of eighteen as a passenger if the passenger is not wearing a protective helmet. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SL 1967, ch 215, § 4; SL 1970, ch 176, § 2; SL 1974, ch 219, § 23; SL 1976, ch 194, § 1; SL 1978, ch 230, § 9; SL 1980, ch 224; SL 1984, ch 228, § 8; SL 1987, ch 231, § 2; SL 1989, ch 255, § 93.
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Repealed§ 32-1-2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 § 32-20-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/32-20-4.