{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-19-13","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-19-13","heading":"Operation with cut or worn tire as misdemeanor--Minimum tread.","body":"No person may operate on the public highways of this state a licensed motor vehicle which has a mounted tire having a cut into the fabric, or worn so that the fabric is visible, having knots or bulges in the sidewall or tread, or having a minimum tread depth less than two thirty-seconds of an inch on any two adjacent tread grooves. In addition, the tires mounted on the front axle of a motor vehicle of ten passenger or more capacity or exceeding a gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds shall have a minimum tread depth of not less than three thirty-seconds of an inch on any two adjacent tread grooves. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-19. WHEELS, TIRES, AND SPECIAL VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-19-13","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"c3558ee812f53ff5781929270a36d59b77bdf52802acafd01e56725bbb6b6a05","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-19-12","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}