South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-30-2.5 — Opening of doors on traffic side of stopped vehicle--Violation as petty offense.

South Dakota § 32-30-2.5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES
Ch. 32-30STOPPING AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS

This text of South Dakota § 32-30-2.5 (Opening of doors on traffic side of stopped vehicle--Violation as petty offense.) 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 § 32-30-2.5 (2026).

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No person may open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor may any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers. A violation of this section is a petty offense.

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Legislative History

SL 1970, ch 175, § 31, § 14; SL 1989, ch 255, § 207.

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South Dakota § 32-30-2.5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/32-30-2.5.