There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 32 MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 19. Wheels, Tires, And Special Vehicles
§32-19-9 Chains or cables required in addition to coupling--Fifth wheel and kingpin coupling--Violation as misdemeanor.
SD Codified L § 32-19-9 (through 2011) What's This?
32-19-9. Chains or cables required in addition to coupling--Fifth wheel and kingpin coupling--Violation as misdemeanor. Every trailer which shall be towed on the public highways at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, chains, cables, or equivalent devices in addition to the regular trailer hitch or coupling. This requirement does not apply to a semitrailer having a connecting device composed of a fifth wheel and kingpin assembly meeting the requirement of the interstate commerce commission, nor to a pole, pipe, casing, log, or piling dolly. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1963, ch 276, §§ 1, 2; SDCL § 32-19-11.
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