South Dakota § 32-14-14 - Ordinance permitting golf carts on highway within platted boundaries--Requirements--Permit--Fee.

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§ 32-14-14. Ordinance permitting golf carts on highway within platted boundaries--Requirements--Permit--Fee.

Notwithstanding § 32-14-15, any municipality or township with an unincorporated town may adopt, by ordinance, traffic regulations permitting the use of golf carts on a highway within its platted boundaries. The ordinance shall require that the golf cart is insured and the person operating the golf cart in the municipality or unincorporated town to hold a driver license and to obtain a permit from the authority having jurisdiction. The municipality or township may charge a fee for the permit. The ordinance may also require the golf cart to display a slow-moving vehicle emblem in accordance with § 32-15-20 or a white or amber warning light in accordance § 32-17-46.

Source: SL 2010, ch 164, § 2; SL 2014, ch 48, § 20; SL 2017, ch 138, § 1.

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

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