{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-38-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-38-3","heading":"Exceptions to required use of safety belts.","body":"The provisions of § 32-38-1 do not apply to:\n(1) Any occupant of a passenger vehicle manufactured before September 1, 1973;\n(2) Any occupant of a passenger vehicle who possesses a written statement from a doctor licensed under chapter 36-4 or 36-5 that the individual is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety seat belt system;\n(3) Any occupant of a vehicle not equipped with a safety seat belt system because federal law does not require that vehicle to be so equipped; or\n(4) Any rural carrier of the United States Postal Service while serving his rural postal route or any person delivering newspapers or periodicals on an assigned home delivery route.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-38. SAFETY BELT SYSTEM USAGE IN PASSENGER VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-38-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"4cfb8b17a3498f95553af2ffebb09a512bbffcb087a3698d544e92b8e768e9e9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-38-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-38-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}