{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-20-12","heading":"Off-road vehicles--Operation on certain lands as misdemeanor--Registration--Title certificate.","body":"No person may operate on a public street or highway an off-road vehicle except for crossing from one side of the road to the other. A person twelve years of age or older may operate an off-road vehicle in a highway ditch if the vehicle is operated as close as possible to the outer edge of the highway right-of-way. However, no person may operate an off-road vehicle in a highway ditch along the interstate highway system, or operate an off-road vehicle on any lands owned, leased, or controlled by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, or any highway ditch located within, except on a designated off-road vehicle area or designated trail, or operate an off-road vehicle in a highway ditch that is designated as part of the state snowmobile trails system pursuant to chapter 41-19 or a public bike trail. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.\nOff-road vehicles need not be registered and licensed for use upon the highways except as provided in § 32-20-13. Off-road vehicles shall be titled. The Department of Revenue shall issue a certificate of title for off-road vehicles the same as for other motor vehicles subject to the provisions of chapter 32-3.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-20. MOTORCYCLE REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-20-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"acd6f67bfb2abe255efb7a990be5d564d2408e2e0a07923efbc8dca552ce9847","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-12.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}