Each motor vehicle on a highway during the period from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead, shall be equipped with lighted front and rear lamps for the different classes of motor vehicles as respectively required in §§ 32-17-1 to 32-17-26, inclusive. If a motor vehicle is parked or stopped on a highway, such motor vehicle shall be equipped with lighted front and rear lamps as required in § 32-17-27. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-17-4
Periods during which lamps must be lighted--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Corey v. Kocer (1972)
Most recently applied in State v. Langen (June 2021)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0352 (1); SL 1989, ch 255, § 58; SL 2018, ch 193, § 1.
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