32-29-3. Duty when approaching yield sign--Pedestrians--Violation as misdemeanor--Collision prima facie evidence of failure to yield.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions, or shall stop if necessary in a similar manner as provided in §32-29-2.1, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway on which he is driving, and to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver, having so yielded, may proceed and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall yield to the vehicle so proceeding. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
However, if the driver is involved in a collision with a pedestrian in a crosswalk or a vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign without stopping, the collision is prima facie evidence of his failure to yield the right-of-way.
Source: SL 1961, ch 225, §2 (2); SL 1989, ch 255, §196; SL 1989, ch 256, §26.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Section 32-29-1 - Indication of right-of-way by stop or yield signs.
Section 32-29-2 - Stop and yield signs to designate through highways--Visibility at night.
Section 32-29-2.1 - Action required at stop sign--Place of stopping--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-29-11 - Location of mandatory brake checks--Failure to stop as misdemeanor.