{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-46","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-26-46","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in §§ 32-26-47.1, 32-26-47.2, and 32-26-48 mean:\n(1) \"Operate,\" to drive or assume physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway, including operation while temporarily stationary because of traffic, road conditions, a traffic light, or a stop sign. The term does not include a motor vehicle that is lawfully parked;\n(2) \"Mobile electronic device,\" any hand-held or portable electronic device capable of providing wireless data or voice communication between two or more persons or amusement, including a cellular telephone, broadband personal communication device, two-way messaging device, text messaging device, pager, electronic device that can receive or transmit text or character-based images, access or store data, or connect to the internet, personal digital assistant, laptop computer, computer tablet, stand-alone computer, portable computing device, mobile device with a touchscreen display that is designed to be worn, electronic game, equipment that is capable of playing a video, taking photographs, capturing images, or recording or transmitting video, and any similar device that is readily removable from a vehicle and is used to write, send, or read text or data or capture images or video through manual input. The term does not include a radio designed for the citizens band service or the amateur radio service of the Federal Communications Commission or a commercial two-way radio communications device;\n(3) \"Social networking site,\" any web-based service that allows persons to construct a profile within a founded system and communicate with other users of the site.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-26. RULES OF THE ROAD"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-26-46","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"0d217064c28ac67855a1ecaa316168a61d2fdf16bf85fc5a4684bf5cf0c8e879","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-45","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-26-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}