South Dakota § 32-15-28 - Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.
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§ 32-15-28. Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.
No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway unless the steering system complies with the following requirements:
(1) No steering components may extend below the wheel rims in their lowest position;
(2) The steering system shall remain unobstructed when turned from lock to lock;
(3) The steering wheel may have not less than two turns or more than six turns when turning the road wheels from lock to lock;
(4) When the motor vehicle is in a sharp turn at a speed between five and fifteen miles per hour, release of the steering wheel shall result in a distinct tendency for the vehicle to increase its turning radius;
(5) The vehicle shall be capable of traversing a slalom type path passing alternately to the left and right of at least four cones or markers arranged in a straight line spaced sixty feet apart on a dry hard flat surface free from loose material, at a minimum velocity of twenty-five miles per hour.
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source: SL 1977, ch 260, § 1 (1) to (4), (7); SL 1989, ch 255, § 39.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-15-28 ("Steering system requirements--Violation as petty offense.") 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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