No person has any right of ingress or egress to, from or across any controlled-access facility to or from any abutting land, except at any designated point at which access may be permitted.
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-8-6
Ingress and egress restricted to designated points
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Hall v. State ex rel. South Dakota Department of Transportation (2006)
Most recently applied in Dep't of Transportation v. Gustafson (February 2026)
Source: SL 1953, ch 155, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 28.09A04; SL 2010, ch 145, § 67.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.