South Dakota § 31-8-14 - Local service roads.

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§ 31-8-14. Local service roads.

In connection with the development of any controlled-access facility the state, county, or municipal highway authorities may plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, improve, maintain, and vacate local service roads and streets or designate as local service roads and streets any existing road or street, and exercise jurisdiction over service roads in the same manner as is authorized over any controlled-access facility under the terms of this chapter, if, in their opinion, the local service roads and streets are necessary or desirable. The local service road or street shall be of appropriate design, and they shall be separated from the controlled-access facility proper by means of all devices designated as necessary or desirable by the proper authority.

Source: SL 1953, ch 155, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 28.09A09; SL 2010, ch 145, § 75.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 31-8-14 ("Local service roads.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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