<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 32-25-5 - Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824Normal { 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.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824Statute { 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.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824NoIndent { 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.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 32-25-5 - Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 32-25-5 - Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-25-5"><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="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-25-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824SENU">32-25-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824SENU">. </span><span class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824CL">Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824Statute"><span class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824DefaultParagraphFont">It is a Class 2 misdemeanor at any time for a person to drive or operate a motor vehicle upon the national system of interstate highways at a speed less than forty miles per hour unless the vehicle is operated pursuant to a permit, issued by the Department of Public Safety. This section does not apply to highway equipment operated by personnel in the performance of highway maintenance duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s7b0793e1613e471a95df72b5aba9a824SCL">SDC Supp 1960, § 44.0303 (8) as added by SL 1963, ch 253; SL 1964, ch 123, § 1; SL 1989, ch 255, § 125; SL 2022, ch 100, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 32-25-5 - Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2054952Normal { 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.s2054952SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054952CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054952Normal-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.s2054952DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054952000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054952SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054952SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2054952Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-25-5.1"><span class="s2054952SENU">32-25-5.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054952SENU">. </span><span class="s2054952CL">Unreasonably slow speed prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054952Normal-000000"><span class="s2054952DefaultParagraphFont">No person may drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054952Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054952000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054952Normal"><span class="s2054952SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054952SCL-000002"> SL 1970, ch 175, § 14, § 1; SL 1989, ch 255, § 126.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 32-25-5 - Minimum speed on interstate highways--Violation--Exceptions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2054953Normal { 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.s2054953SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054953CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054953Normal-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.s2054953DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054953000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054953SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054953SCL-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="s2054953Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-25-5.2"><span class="s2054953SENU">32-25-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054953SENU">. </span><span class="s2054953CL">Posting of minimum speeds on particular highways--Violation of minimum speeds as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054953Normal-000000"><span class="s2054953DefaultParagraphFont">If the transportation commission within its respective jurisdiction determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the commission may adopt rules setting minimum speed limits below which no person may drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. A violation of such minimum speed limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054953Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054953000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054953Normal"><span class="s2054953SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054953SCL-000002"> SL 1970, ch 175, § 14, § 2; SL 1989, ch 255, § 127.</span></p></div></body></html>