{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-20-17","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in §§ 32-20-17 through 32-20-20 mean:\n(1)\"Off-road vehicle activity,\" includes:\n(a)An off-road vehicle show, competition, performance, parade, hunt, recreational ride, or trail ride;\n(b)Off-road vehicle training or teaching activities, or both;\n(c)Riding, inspecting, or evaluating an off-road vehicle belonging to another person, whether the owner has received monetary consideration or anything of value for the use of the off-road vehicle or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the off-road vehicle to ride, inspect, or evaluate the off-road vehicle; or\n(d)A ride, trip, hunt, or other off-road vehicle activity, however informal or impromptu, that is sponsored by an off-road vehicle activity sponsor;\n(2)\"Off-road vehicle activity sponsor,\" includes the following:\n(a)An individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether operating for-profit or not-for-profit, that sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an off-road vehicle activity including a club, riding club, hunt club, park, or a school or college-sponsored class, program, or activity;\n(b)An operator, instructor, or promoter of an off-road vehicle facility, including any commercial off-road park charging fees to the public or offering private memberships to use the park's trail system and related amenities for off-road vehicle uses, trail system, clubhouse, or arena where the activity is held; or\n(c)A landowner who has given permission for the use of the landowner's land in an off-road activity either by easement or other means;\n(3)\"Off-road vehicle professional,\" any person who, for compensation, instructs the participant or rents an off-road vehicle to the participant for the purpose of driving or being a passenger on the off-road vehicle, or who rents equipment to a participant;\n(4)\"Participant,\" any person, amateur or professional, who engages in off-road vehicle activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the off-road vehicle activity.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-20. MOTORCYCLE REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-20-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"d7a9ec04f4a676bf90746a0a0700ad90318dde9c72baabae9d878ed0e405316c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}