South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 20A - Snowmobile Operation
Section 32-20A-3 - Age restrictions on drivers--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-20A-3. Age restrictions on drivers--Violation as misdemeanor.
There is no age limitation for the operation of a snowmobile. However, no person under the age of fourteen may drive a snowmobile across a roadway as defined in subdivision 32-14-1(27) of a highway as defined in subdivisions 31-1-5(1) to (4), inclusive, except under the immediate direction of a parent, legal guardian, or person who is eighteen years of age or older. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1971, ch 182, §2; SL 1989, ch 255, §116; SL 2005, ch 172, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 32 - Motor Vehicles

Chapter 20A - Snowmobile Operation

Section 32-20A-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 32-20A-1.1 - Exception for raceway facility events--Approval required for certain cross-country races--Rules for safety standards and financial responsibility.

Section 32-20A-2 - Speeding and reckless driving prohibited--Muffler required--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-3 - Age restrictions on drivers--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-4 - Restriction of use on state highways--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-5 - Restriction of use on interstate highways and railroads--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-6 - Operation in ditch permitted--Crossing of roadways restricted--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-7 - Conditions permitting operation on roadways--Unauthorized operation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-8 - Permit to operate on closed or posted roadway.

Section 32-20A-9 - Restrictions on use within municipality.

Section 32-20A-10 - Lights required during darkness--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-12 - Hunting from snowmobile prohibited--Coyote hunting excepted--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-14 - Operating under the influence.

Section 32-20A-15 - Application of excise tax registration and licensing laws--License required--Registration and titling of snowmobiles--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-15.1 - Temporary permits.

Section 32-20A-16 - Enforcement by law enforcement officers--Prosecution by state's attorneys.

Section 32-20A-18 - Identification of snowmobile and operator involved in accident--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-19 - Notice of certain accidents to department--Investigation--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-20 - Incapacitated persons exempted from notice requirements.

Section 32-20A-21 - Assumption of risk of injury.

Section 32-20A-22 - Liability of snowmobile equipment renters--Gross negligence.

Section 32-20A-23 - Safe conditions of rental snowmobiles.

Section 32-20A-24 - Operation on state snowmobile trail or area--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 32-20A-25 - Permit to operate motorcycle as a snowmobile.