{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-20-4","heading":"Protective helmet required for minor--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"No person under eighteen years of age may operate or ride upon a motorcycle on the public streets or highways of this state unless the person wears a protective helmet of a type meeting Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218 as in effect on January 1, 1984. No person may operate a motorcycle with any person under the age of eighteen as a passenger if the passenger is not wearing a protective helmet. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-20. MOTORCYCLE REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-20-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"69f5b699902630405debf430b65d58bcd442236975c23b58d97c1a45fa8e0c04","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20-4.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}