South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares
Section 32-17-15.1 - Silage or seasonal farm trucks exempt--Gross weight--Restrictions on use.

32-17-15.1. Silage or seasonal farm trucks exempt--Gross weight--Restrictions on use.
Any silage truck or seasonal farm truck, licensed under the provisions of §32-5-97.1 and having a gross vehicle weight of six to twenty tons, shall be exempt from the provisions of §§32-17-1, 32-17-8, 32-17-11, 32-17-14, and 32-17-15; provided, however, such motor vehicles shall be operated only during daylight hours and only within a twenty-five mile road distance of the main entrance to the farm where such vehicle is ordinarily parked.

Source: SL 1975, ch 213.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 32 - Motor Vehicles

Chapter 17 - Vehicle Lights And Flares

Section 32-17-1 - Headlamps required--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-4 - Periods during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-4.1 - Circumstances exempting law enforcement officers from use of motor vehicle lights.

Section 32-17-5 - Construction and adjustment of headlamps--Visibility distance--Four headlight system--High beam indicator--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-6 - Requirements respecting adjustment of headlamps--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-7 - Circumstances under which headlamps must be dimmed--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-8 - Rear lamps required--Visibility--Combination of vehicles--Height of mounting--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-8.1 - Stop lamps required--Mounting--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-9 - Red lights on front of vehicle prohibited--Excepted vehicles--Misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-10 - Tow truck or wrecker defined--Amber or blue flashers--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-11 - Registration plate illumination--Requirements respecting on-off switch--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-12 - Rear reflector required--Mounting and construction of rear reflector--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-13 - Mounting of reflectors--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-14 - Vehicles requiring clearance lamps--Location and visibility of clearance lamps--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-15 - Vehicles requiring identification lamps--Mounting and spacing of identification lamps--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-15.1 - Silage or seasonal farm trucks exempt--Gross weight--Restrictions on use.

Section 32-17-15.2 - Fertilizer and agricultural chemical trailers exempt--Rear reflector required.

Section 32-17-16 - Vehicles transporting passengers for compensation as requiring clearance and identification lamps--Buses excepted--Times during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-17 - Auxiliary driving lamps--Mounting--Lighting restricted.

Section 32-17-18 - Turn light requirements--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-19 - Spot lamps--Aiming and adjustment--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-20 - Adjustment of other lamps--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-21 - Fire vehicles exempt when equipped with other approved devices.

Section 32-17-22 - United States mail vehicles--Warning lights--Color--Mounting and location--Visibility--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-23 - Special lights for vehicles operated by persons with disabilities--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-24 - Headlamps on motorcycles--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-24.1 - Headlamps on mopeds--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-25 - Bicycle lamps--Visibility and color--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-26 - Lights on other vehicles--Color and visibility--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-17-27 - Lights on parked vehicles--Color and visibility--Vehicles parked within municipality--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-28 - Vehicles required to be equipped with portable flares, lights or reflectors--Visibility--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-29 - Time during which flares must be displayed--Location and spacing of flares--Removal of vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor--Exceptions.

Section 32-17-30 - Subsequent violations of flare requirements--Revocation of license.

Section 32-17-42 - Lights on emergency vehicles--Duty of driver--Authorization to use lights--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-43 - Exemption of towed highway maintenance vehicles.

Section 32-17-44 - Command post vehicle to be equipped with green light.

Section 32-17-45 - Red and blue lights authorized for law enforcement officers.

Section 32-17-46 - Warning light on certain slow-moving vehicles during darkness--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-17-47 - Flashing lights required on certain animal-drawn vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.