32-15-29. Excess lash or free play in steering system--Test standards--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 motor vehicle shall be capable of complying with the following test for excess lash or free play in the steering system: with the engine on and the wheels in the straight ahead position, the steering wheel shall be turned in one direction until there is a perceptible movement of a front road wheel; if a point on the steering wheel rim moves more than the value shown in the following table before perceptible return movement of the road wheel under observation, there is excessive lash or free play in the steering system:
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source: SL 1977, ch 260, §1 (8); SL 1989, ch 255, §40.
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.