32-37-1. Use of system required--Violation as petty offense.
Any operator of any passenger vehicle transporting a child under five years of age on the streets and highways of this state shall properly secure the child in a child passenger restraint system according to its manufacturer's instructions. The child passenger restraint system shall meet Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 as in effect January 1, 1981. The requirements of this section are met if the child is under five years of age and is at least forty pounds in weight by securing the child in a seat belt. An operator who violates this section commits a petty offense.
Source: SL 1984, ch 235, §1; SL 1987, ch 246, §1; SL 1990, ch 261, §1; SL 1992, ch 158, §98; SL 1998, ch 199, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 37 - Child Passenger Restraint System
Section 32-37-1 - Use of system required--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-37-1.2 - Certain operators required to wear seat belts.
Section 32-37-1.3 - Passengers between ages fourteen and eighteen required to wear seat belts.
Section 32-37-4 - Violation not considered negligence or assumption of risk--Evidence inadmissible.