South Dakota statute
SDCL § 32-23-13 — Failure to invoke refusal procedure as permission to make chemical analysis
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 23: Driving Under The Influence, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 32-23-13
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
If any operator of a motor vehicle in this state who has been requested to submit to a chemical test fails to invoke the provision in § 32-23-11 which permits him to refuse to submit to a test, then the failure to invoke the provision permitting a refusal to submit to a test shall constitute consent and authority to administer a test notwithstanding the age of the operator of the motor vehicle.
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