It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property. In any proceeding for a violation of this section, the court in determining whether the operation was careless or reckless shall consider the standards for safe operation of aircraft prescribed by federal statutes, regulations, or advisories governing aeronautics.
S.D. Codified Laws § 50-13-16
Reckless operation of aircraft--Violation as misdemeanor--Considerations
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Thompson v. Summers (1997)
Most recently applied in Thompson v. Summers (August 1997)
Source: SDC 1939, § 2.9902; SL 1949, ch 8, § 1; SL 1983, ch 15, § 209; SL 2014, ch 222, § 115; SL 2020, ch 203, § 22.
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