A law enforcement officer arriving at the scene of a traffic accident may, based on probable cause, arrest or issue a summons to any person believed to have caused the accident by violating a criminal provision of this title. Any person assigned by a law enforcement agency to investigate traffic accidents may, based on probable cause, issue a summons to any person believed to have caused the accident by violating a criminal provision of this title.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-33-1.1
Arrest or summons on probable cause at accident scene
Source: SL 1978, ch 238; SL 1998, ch 197, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.