{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-15-17","heading":"Exhaust system and muffler required--Exhaust location--Muffler cut-out prohibited--Misdemeanor.","body":"No person may drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless the motor vehicle is equipped with an exhaust system and a muffler both in good working condition and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.\nExhaust systems on passenger or passenger-carrying vehicles used on any highway shall discharge the exhaust fumes at a location to the rear of the vehicle body or direct the exhaust fumes outward from the side of the vehicle body at a location rearward of any operable side windows. Any motor vehicle equipped with side exhaust according to the original vehicle manufacturer specifications is exempt from the location requirements. A bus used for the purpose of carrying school children may discharge the exhaust on the left side in front of the rear axle.\nExhaust systems on property-carrying vehicles used on any highway shall discharge the exhaust fumes at a point rearward of the passenger-carrying compartment.\nNo person may use a muffler cut-out on any motor vehicle upon a highway.\nA violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-15. VEHICLE AND ACCESSORY SPECIFICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-15-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"d83469df43450c714234dd82baf60a85e99f830e1007a9bf0bb02909d6abd17c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}