{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-22.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-26-22.1","heading":"Stopping or slowing signal required--Improper use of signals--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"No person may stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in § 32-26-23 to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal. The signal provided in § 32-26-23 shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or stop and shall not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle or flashed as a courtesy or \"do pass\" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-26. RULES OF THE ROAD"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-26-22.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1de1ff306cb0303aef5df883029dd0ad995e40b8b5f22242c05bdc4d3dccc6ab","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-22","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}