S.D. Codified Laws § 32-15-27

Wheel weight, movement, and damping device requirements for vehicle suspension systems--Violation as petty offense

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kuehl v. Horner (J.W.) Lumber Co. (2004)

Most recently applied in Kuehl v. Horner (J.W.) Lumber Co. (April 2004)

Source: SL 1977, ch 260, § 1 (5), (6); SL 1989, ch 255, § 38.

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:

(1) The vehicle shall be constructed and loaded so that the weight on the wheels of any axle is not less than thirty percent of the gross weight of the vehicle;

(2) The vehicle shall have a suspension system that allows movement between the unsprung axle and wheel and the chassis body and shall be equipped with a damping device at each wheel location.

A violation of this section is a petty offense.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.