{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-26","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-26-26","heading":"Overtaking vehicles--Passing to left required--Cutting in front prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at a safe distance to the left thereof. The driver of an overtaking vehicle shall pass at a safe distance to the side of an overtaken vehicle and may not cut in front of the latter until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. 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/32-26-26","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"e5d2d562e0d57261da2c7463905a405535616672deba846ade4508b64853b466","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-25","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-26.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}