<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 32-31-1 - Emergency vehicle--Traffic regulations.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2079857Normal { 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.s2079857SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079857CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2079857Statute { 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.s2079857DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079857000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079857DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079857SCL { 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="s2079857Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-31-1"><span class="s2079857SENU">32-31-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079857SENU">. </span><span class="s2079857CL">Emergency vehicle--Traffic regulations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079857Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm or when operating a funeral escort vehicle as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-26-51"><span class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">32-26-51</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">, may exercise the privileges set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-31-2"><span class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">32-31-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">, but subject to the conditions stated in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-31-3"><span class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">32-31-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-31-5"><span class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">32-31-5</span></a><span class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079857Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079857000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079857Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079857DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2079857SCL">SDC 1939, § 44.0308 as added by SL 1967, ch 191; SL 2020, ch 125, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html>