The Department of Transportation shall maintain, and keep in repair, all highways or portions of highways, including the bridges and culverts, on the state trunk highway system.
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-5-1
Duty of department to maintain and repair state highways
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Wulf v. Senst (2003)
Most recently applied in Estate of Sanborn v. Peterson (March 2026)
Source: SL 1923, ch 285; SDC 1939, § 28.0211; SL 1965, ch 132; SL 1984, ch 207, § 24; SL 2010, ch 145, § 25.
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