South Dakota § 31-28-2 - Directional signs at highway branches.
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§ 31-28-2. Directional signs at highway branches.
If, in the marking or numbering of any state trunk highway, there is a division of the highway into two branches, there shall be erected along each of the highways at the initial point of separation a directional sign indicating the general direction or course of the respective highways as to whether the course of the highway is east, west, north, or south as the case may be.
Source: SDC 1939, § 28.0211 as added by SL 1957, ch 124; SL 1965, ch 132; SL 2010, ch 145, § 136.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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