32-20-13. All-terrain or off-road vehicles--License requirements--Public highway use--Violation.
Any all-terrain vehicle with four or more wheels and with a combustion engine having a piston or rotor displacement of two hundred cubic centimeters or more or any off-road vehicle with two wheels and with a combustion engine having a piston or rotor displacement of one hundred twenty cubic centimeters or more or any all-terrain vehicle, with four or more wheels, propelled by an electric motor that draws power from a battery that is capable of being recharged may be licensed as a motorcycle pursuant to chapter 32-5 to be used on a public highway.
Prior to being licensed, the vehicle shall meet the necessary light, brake, and other vehicle accessory requirements provided by chapters 32-15, 32-17, and 32-18 that are applicable to motorcycles.
This section does not apply to a golf cart, as defined in §32-14-13, a low-speed vehicle, as described in §32-3-71, or a toy or youth off-road vehicle.
Any vehicle licensed pursuant to this section may not be operated on the interstate highway system. A person who operates any vehicle licensed pursuant to this section on the interstate highway system is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1987, ch 233, §2; SL 1989, ch 270, §1; SL 2017, ch 141, §1; SL 2022, ch 98, §1, eff. Feb. 23, 2022.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 20 - Motorcycle Regulation
Section 32-20-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 32-20-4 - Protective helmet required for minor--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-4.1 - Eye protective device or windscreen required--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-20-4.2 - Protective devices not required of riders in enclosed cab.
Section 32-20-6.2 - Position of motorcyclist--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-6.3 - Carrying package on motorcycle--Restrictions--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-6.4 - Rider interfering with control or view of operator--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-6.5 - Attachment to other vehicles prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-7 - Renting motorcycle to unauthorized person--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-20-8 - Permitting other person to operate rented motorcycle--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-20-9 - Operation of motorcycle in park or recreation areas as petty offense.
Section 32-20-9.1 - Motorcycle entitled to full traffic lane--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-9.2 - Motorcycle prohibited from overtaking in same lane--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-9.3 - Motorcycle operation between lanes prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-9.4 - Policemen exempt from restrictions on use of lanes.
Section 32-20-9.5 - Restriction to two abreast--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-20-10 - Motorcycle use on special occasions.
Section 32-20-14 - Motorcycle safety education--Standards and procedures--Funding.
Section 32-20-15 - Budget and appropriation of revenue available for motorcycle safety education.
Section 32-20-16 - Display of blue light as part of rear brake light authorized.
Section 32-20-17 - Definitions.
Section 32-20-18 - Off-road vehicle activity.
Section 32-20-19 - Assumption of risk of injury.
Section 32-20-20 - Faulty equipment or unsafe conditions--Liability.