South Dakota § 34-11-9 - Exemptions from license requirements.
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§ 34-11-9. Exemptions from license requirements.
The following are exempt from the provisions of §§ 34-11-2 to 34-11-8, inclusive:
(1) The occasional use of a privately owned vehicle or aircraft, not ordinarily used in the business of providing ambulance service or operating under the provisions of § 32-34-3;
(2) A vehicle that provides ambulance services following a disaster or emergency, if ambulances based in the area are unable to provide the necessary services;
(3) An ambulance service based outside of this state, unless the service is receiving a patient in this state and providing medical transportation to another location in this state;
(4) A vehicle owned and operated by a rescue squad, provided the vehicle is not regularly used as an ambulance outside of rescue operations;
(5) An ambulance owned and operated by the federal government; and
(6) A vehicle used to provide coach service, by prior appointment, for persons who require non-emergency medical transportation.
Source: SL 1974, ch 239, § 6; SL 1982, ch 259, § 33; SL 1989, ch 287, § 2; SL 1992, ch 240, § 6; SL 2024, ch 126, § 13.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-11-9 ("Exemptions from license requirements.") 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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