<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 31-5-1 - Duty of department to maintain and repair state highways. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2052732Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2052732SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052732CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2052732Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2052732DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052732000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052732SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052732SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2052732Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=31-5-1"><span class="s2052732SENU">31-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052732SENU">. </span><span class="s2052732CL">Duty of department to maintain and repair state highways.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052732Normal-000000"><span class="s2052732DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Transportation shall maintain, and keep in repair, all highways or portions of highways, including the bridges and culverts, on the state trunk highway system.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052732Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052732000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052732Normal"><span class="s2052732SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052732SCL-000002"> SL 1923, ch 285; SDC 1939, § 28.0211; SL 1965, ch 132; SL 1984, ch 207, § 24; SL 2010, ch 145, § 25.</span></p></div></body></html>