The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver after having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make such left turn. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-26-19
Left-turning vehicles--Right-of-way of oncoming vehicle--Signals--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Robbins v. Buntrock (1996)
Most recently applied in Robbins v. Buntrock (July 1996)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0318; SL 1945, ch 188; SL 1961, ch 224; SL 1989, ch 255, § 157; SL 1994, ch 262.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.