It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to drive a motor vehicle on a highway located in this state at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing or at speeds in excess of those fixed by this chapter or provided by the Transportation Commission.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-25-3
Requirement that speed be reasonable and lawful under statutes--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Stoltz v. Stonecypher (1983)
Most recently applied in 916 F. Supp. 2d 945 - Skrovig v. BNSF Railway Co. (January 2013)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0303; SL 1941, ch 187, § 1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.0303 (1); SL 1989, ch 255, § 123.
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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.