No passenger in a vehicle may ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-26-44
Passenger not to interfere with driver's view or control--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hoffman v. Royer (1984)
Most recently applied in Hoffman v. Royer (December 1984)
Source: SL 1970, ch 175, § 31, § 13; SL 1989, ch 255, § 181.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.