{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-13","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-20-13","heading":"All-terrain or off-road vehicles--License requirements--Public highway use--Violation.","body":"Any all-terrain vehicle with four or more wheels and with a combustion engine having a piston or rotor displacement of two hundred cubic centimeters or more or any off-road vehicle with two wheels and with a combustion engine having a piston or rotor displacement of one hundred twenty cubic centimeters or more or any all-terrain vehicle, with four or more wheels, propelled by an electric motor that draws power from a battery that is capable of being recharged may be licensed as a motorcycle pursuant to chapter 32-5 to be used on a public highway.\nPrior to being licensed, the vehicle shall meet the necessary light, brake, and other vehicle accessory requirements provided by chapters 32-15, 32-17, and 32-18 that are applicable to motorcycles.\nThis section does not apply to a golf cart, as defined in § 32-14-13, a low-speed vehicle, as described in § 32-3-71, or a toy or youth off-road vehicle.\nAny vehicle licensed pursuant to this section may not be operated on the interstate highway system. A person who operates any vehicle licensed pursuant to this section on the interstate highway system is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-20. MOTORCYCLE REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-20-13","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"fe56171724bb293c73946dd987237a79e71748067de2d5c86097ed9c49df2a16","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-12.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}