{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-31-27-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 31-27-2.1","heading":"Railroad responsibility for crossing maintenance after abandonment of right-of-way--Transfer of responsibility.","body":"The responsibility of a railroad corporation to maintain and keep in repair grade crossings as provided by law does not terminate upon the abandonment of the railroad right-of-way or a portion thereof. The responsibility continues until the highway is restored to a usable condition. The maintenance responsibility does not terminate with the disposal of the abandoned railroad right-of-way or the dissolution of the railroad corporation but passes to the transferee of the abandoned railroad right-of-way or the successors to the railroad corporation.","path":["TITLE 31. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 31-27. RAILROAD CROSSINGS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/31-27-2.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f2c6619715a862cf8330e61b54f73e064fa7184a2fce14b9729d0368bad4659e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-31-27-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-31-27-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}