{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-27","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-15-27","heading":"Wheel weight, movement, and damping device requirements for vehicle suspension systems--Violation as petty offense.","body":"No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway, unless:\n(1) The vehicle shall be constructed and loaded so that the weight on the wheels of any axle is not less than thirty percent of the gross weight of the vehicle;\n(2) The vehicle shall have a suspension system that allows movement between the unsprung axle and wheel and the chassis body and shall be equipped with a damping device at each wheel location.\nA violation of this section is a petty offense.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-15. VEHICLE AND ACCESSORY SPECIFICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-15-27","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"fa06306d2ef5e784fe2773364afcadcf63bf32c0e0994c123c70892f9f358bc0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-24","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}