South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-24-1 — Definition of reckless driving--Misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 32-24-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES
Ch. 32-21RECKLESS AND UNSAFE DRIVING

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-24-1 (2026).

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Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway, alley, public park, recreational area, or upon the property of a public or private school, college, or university carelessly and heedlessly in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, is guilty of reckless driving. Reckless driving is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 44.9921; SL 1955, ch 185; SL 1977, ch 189, § 114; SL 1984, ch 233, § 1; SL 1989, ch 256, § 20.

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