{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-28","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-15-28","heading":"Steering system requirements--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 the steering system complies with the following requirements:\n(1) No steering components may extend below the wheel rims in their lowest position;\n(2) The steering system shall remain unobstructed when turned from lock to lock;\n(3) The steering wheel may have not less than two turns or more than six turns when turning the road wheels from lock to lock;\n(4) When the motor vehicle is in a sharp turn at a speed between five and fifteen miles per hour, release of the steering wheel shall result in a distinct tendency for the vehicle to increase its turning radius;\n(5) The vehicle shall be capable of traversing a slalom type path passing alternately to the left and right of at least four cones or markers arranged in a straight line spaced sixty feet apart on a dry hard flat surface free from loose material, at a minimum velocity of twenty-five miles per hour.\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/32-15-28","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a4e3904924bceee235b0c49276c5100954cced85aad8712d603a70480447c186","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-27","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-15-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}