South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 27 - Pedestrians Rights And Duties
Section 32-27-8 - Rights of blind persons not carrying cane or guided by dog--Contributory negligence.

32-27-8. Rights of blind persons not carrying cane or guided by dog--Contributory negligence.
Nothing contained in §32-27-6 or 32-27-7 shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person, not carrying such a cane or walking stick or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing streets or highways, nor shall the failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick, or to be guided by a guide dog upon the streets, highways, or sidewalks of this state, be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence.

Source: SL 1949, ch 176, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0318-1.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 32 - Motor Vehicles

Chapter 27 - Pedestrians Rights And Duties

Section 32-27-1 - Yielding right-of-way to pedestrian making proper crossing--Regulated intersections--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-27-1.1 - Pedestrian defined.

Section 32-27-2 - Yielding right-of-way to pedestrians at controlled intersections--Circumstances under which pedestrians must yield--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-27-3 - Local ordinances regulating crossing at controlled intersections.

Section 32-27-4 - Jaywalking--Duty to yield right-of-way to vehicles--Violation as petty offense.

Section 32-27-5 - Highways without sidewalks--Duty to walk facing traffic--Violation as petty offense.