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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-31-4

Speed limits inapplicable--Conditions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Certification of a Question of Law (2010)

Most recently applied in Certification of a Question of Law (February 2010)

Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0308; SL 1941, ch 187, § 3; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.0303; SL 1963, ch 254; SL 1975, ch 210, § 1; SL 1981, ch 248; SL 19…

The speed limits set forth in §§ 32-25-1.1 to 32-25-17, inclusive, do not apply to any authorized emergency vehicle responding to an emergency call if the driver sounds an audible siren or air horn, or both, or displays flashing, oscillating, or rotating beams of red light, or combinations of red, blue, or white light, visible one hundred eighty degrees to the front of the vehicle. The lights must be capable of warning the public of the presence of an emergency vehicle under normal atmospheric conditions.

The speed limits set forth in §§ 32-25-1.1 to 32-25-17, inclusive, do not apply to authorized emergency vehicles operated by law enforcement officers who are measuring the speed of other vehicles by use of the emergency vehicle speedometer.

An ambulance operator certified pursuant to chapter 36-4B may operate an ambulance in excess of the speed limit without audible signals while operating outside the city limits of a municipality.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.