<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 32-26-22.1 - Stopping or slowing signal required--Improper use of signals--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055013Normal { 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.s2055013SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055013CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055013Normal-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.s2055013DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055013000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055013SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055013SCL-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="s2055013Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-26-22.1"><span class="s2055013SENU">32-26-22.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055013SENU">. </span><span class="s2055013CL">Stopping or slowing signal required--Improper use of signals--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055013Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055013DefaultParagraphFont">No person may stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-26-23"><span class="s2055013DefaultParagraphFont">32-26-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055013DefaultParagraphFont"> to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal. The signal provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-26-23"><span class="s2055013DefaultParagraphFont">32-26-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055013DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or stop and shall not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055013Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055013000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055013Normal"><span class="s2055013SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055013SCL-000002"> SL 1970, ch 175, § 21, § 2; SL 1989, ch 255, § 161.</span></p></div></body></html>