The Department of Transportation shall advise and adopt standard plans and specifications for road, bridge, and culvert construction and maintenance suited to the needs of the different counties of the state and furnish the same to the several county superintendents of highways.
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-2-20
Adoption of standard plans and specifications
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case McGee v. Spencer Quarries, Inc. (2023)
Most recently applied in Estate of Sanborn v. Peterson (March 2026)
Source: SL 1919, ch 333, § 7; SDC 1939, § 28.0207.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.