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SDCL § 32-24-1 — Definition of reckless driving--Misdemeanor

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 24: Reckless And Unsafe Driving, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 32-24-1

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.

SDCL § 32-24-1Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway, alley, public park, recreational area, or upon the property of a public or private school, college, or university carelessly and heedlessly in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, is guilty of reckless driving. Reckless driving is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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