South Dakota § 35-1-9.3 Certain situations not in violation of §

South Dakota Statutes

§ 35-1-9.3 — Certain situations not in violation of §

South Dakota § 35-1-9.3

Title 35ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Ch. 35-1DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 35-1-9.3 (2026).

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It is not a violation of § 35-1-9.1 if:

(1)An alcoholic beverage is located in a locked glove compartment of the motor vehicle;

(2)An open alcoholic beverage is behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk or in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers; or (3) A passenger in a motor vehicle operated by a carrier as defined in subdivision 35-1-1(3) and licensed pursuant to subdivision 35-4-2(9) possesses an open alcoholic beverage. However, the driver of a carrier is prohibited from possessing in the driver compartment of the vehicle a package or receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage if the seal of the original package is broken.

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It is not a violation of § 35-1-9.1 if: (1) An alcoholic beverage is located in a locked glove compartment of the motor vehicle; (2) An open alcoholic beverage is behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk or in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers; or (3) A passenger in a motor vehicle operated by a carrier as defined in subdivision 35-1-1(3) and licensed pursuant to subdivision 35-4-2(9) possesses an open alcoholic beverage. However, the driver of a carrier is prohibited from possessing in the driver compartment of the vehicle a package or receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage if the seal of the original package is broken.