32-15-28. Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.
No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway unless the steering system complies with the following requirements:
(1)No steering components may extend below the wheel rims in their lowest position;
(2)The steering system shall remain unobstructed when turned from lock to lock;
(3)The steering wheel may have not less than two turns or more than six turns when turning the road wheels from lock to lock;
(4)When the motor vehicle is in a sharp turn at a speed between five and fifteen miles per hour, release of the steering wheel shall result in a distinct tendency for the vehicle to increase its turning radius;
(5)The vehicle shall be capable of traversing a slalom type path passing alternately to the left and right of at least four cones or markers arranged in a straight line spaced sixty feet apart on a dry hard flat surface free from loose material, at a minimum velocity of twenty-five miles per hour.
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source: SL 1977, ch 260, §1 (1) to (4), (7); SL 1989, ch 255, §39.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15 - Vehicle And Accessory Specifications
Section 32-15-2 - Replacement with material other than safety glass as petty offense.
Section 32-15-2.1 - Laminated glass required for windshield--Position--Minimum height--Exemption.
Section 32-15-2.2 - Cracked or broken glass prohibited.
Section 32-15-2.3 - Glass impairing operator's vision prohibited.
Section 32-15-2.6 - Definition of terms.
Section 32-15-2.7 - Manufacturer certification of compliance with light transmission specifications.
Section 32-15-2.9 - Sunscreening devices on windshield prohibited--Extension of film limited.
Section 32-15-6 - Objects dangling between driver and windshield as petty offense.
Section 32-15-7 - Windshield wipers required--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-15-8 - Rear-vision mirrors required--Visibility distance--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-15-9 - Television receivers prohibited--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-15-10 - Horn required--Audibility distance--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-15-11 - Sirens, whistles, and unnecessary loud noises as misdemeanor.
Section 32-15-12 - Bell, siren, or whistle permitted on emergency vehicles.
Section 32-15-13.1 - Silage and seasonal farm trucks exempt--Gross weight--Restrictions on use.
Section 32-15-18 - Improperly loaded vehicle unlawful--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-15-21 - Design of slow-moving vehicle emblem.
Section 32-15-22 - Misuse of slow-moving vehicle emblem prohibited--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-15-28 - Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-15-31 - Floor pan required.
Section 32-15-32 - Door levers, handles, and devices of egress--Hood latches.
Section 32-15-34 - Operating vehicle with disconnected odometer as misdemeanor.
Section 32-15-35 - Definitions--Aftermarket crash parts.
Section 32-15-36 - Identifying aftermarket crash parts supplied by nonoriginal manufacturer.