<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 32-34-7 - Duty to give immediate notice of accident to law enforcement officer--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055209Normal { 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.s2055209SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055209CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055209Normal-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.s2055209DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055209000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055209SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055209SCL-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="s2055209Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-34-7"><span class="s2055209SENU">32-34-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055209SENU">. </span><span class="s2055209CL">Duty to give immediate notice of accident to law enforcement officer--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055209Normal-000000"><span class="s2055209DefaultParagraphFont">The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injuries or death to any person or property damage to an apparent extent of one thousand dollars or more to any one person's property or two thousand dollars per accident shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the nearest available law enforcement officer who has jurisdiction. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055209Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055209000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055209Normal"><span class="s2055209SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055209SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 44.0331; SL 1945, ch 190, § 1; SL 1953, ch 232, § 1; SL 1955, ch 172; SL 1957, ch 212, § 76; SL 1961, ch 226; SL 1967, ch 193; SL 1973, ch 214, § 1; SL 1978, ch 239; SL 1986, ch 268; SL 1989, ch 255, § 227; SL 2000, ch 162, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-34-7 - Duty to give immediate notice of accident to law enforcement officer--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-34-7.1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 32-34-7.1 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 32-34-7.1"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 32-34-7.1. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1977, ch 267, &#167;&nbsp;5.<p> </BODY> </HTML>