Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, each giving to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-26-3
Passing oncoming vehicles to right--Yielding one-half of highway--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Sommervold v. Grevlos (1994)
Most recently applied in State v. Bordeaux (February 2006)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0311; SL 1989, ch 255, § 143.
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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.