South Dakota Statutes
§ 42-10-2 — Liability insurance requirement.
South Dakota § 42-10-2
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 42-10-2 (2026).
Text
No person may own, operate, or lease an amusement ride or an amusement device of a permanent nature in this state unless the person purchases insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars per occurrence and one million dollars in the aggregate against liability for injury or death to persons arising out of the use of the amusement ride. Any owner, operator, or lessee of an amusement ride who fails to purchase liability insurance is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A certificate of insurance shall be furnished by the owner, operator, or lessee to the sponsoring persons, organization, or governing board of the local unit of government before the amusement ride or amusement device of a permanent nature is operated.
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Legislative History
SL 1985, ch 334, § 2; SL 2014, ch 208, § 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 42-10-1
Amusement ride defined.§ 42-10-2
Liability insurance requirement.§ 42-10-2.1
Proof of liability insurance required.§ 42-10-3
Local government inspection.§ 42-10-4
Annual inspection.§ 42-10-5
Inspection affidavit.§ 42-10-6
Daily inspection--Standards--Record.§ 42-10-7
Inspection following modification.§ 42-10-9
Rider obedience of rules, warnings, and oral or prerecorded instructions--Contributory negligence.§ 42-11-1
Definition of terms.§ 42-11-2
Persons exempt from liability.§ 42-11-3
Conduct not exempt from liability.§ 42-11-4
Warranty or trespass unaffected.§ 42-11-5
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 42-10-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/42-10-2.