<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-20-1 - Definition of terms.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5b000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 32-20-1 - Definition of terms."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 32-20-1 - Definition of terms."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-20-1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bSENU">32-20-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bSENU">. </span><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bCL">Definition of terms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bStatute"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Department," the Department of Public Safety;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Moped," a motor driven cycle equipped with two or three wheels. If a combustion engine is used, the maximum piston or rotor displacement must be fifty cubic centimeters regardless of the number of chambers in the power source. The power source must be equipped with a power drive system that functions directly or automatically only, not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged. The term does not include an electric bicycle as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20B-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">32-20B-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont"> or a multi-passenger quadricycle as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-14-17" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">32-14-17</span></a><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Motorcycle," includes motorcycles, motorbikes, mopeds, bicycles with motor attached, and all motor operated vehicles of the bicycle or tricycle type, whether the motive power be a part thereof or attached thereto, and having a saddle or seat with the driver sitting astride or upon it, or a platform on which the driver stands, but excluding a tractor. The term does not include an electric bicycle as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20B-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">32-20B-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont"> or a multi-passenger quadricycle; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Off-road vehicle," any self-propelled, two or more wheeled vehicle designed primarily to be operated on land other than a highway and includes all terrain vehicles, dune buggies, and any vehicle whose manufacturer's statement of origin or manufacturer's certificate of origin states that the vehicle is not for highway use. The term does not include a farm vehicle as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-3-2.4" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">32-3-2.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">, a multi-passenger quadricycle, or an electric bicycle as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20B-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">32-20B-9</span></a><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s7f0c581df0184c18b38f3cfe03e79d5bSCL">SL 1967, ch 215, § 1; SL 1978, ch 230, § 1; SL 1985, ch 238, § 7; SL 1987, ch 231, § 1; SL 1988, ch 236, § 25; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 23; SL 2019, ch 135, § 14; SL 2024, ch 118, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html>