2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 32 - MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 26 - Rules Of The Road
§ 32-26-19 Left-turning vehicles--Right-of-way of oncoming vehicle--Signals--Violation as misdemeanor.
32-26-19. Left-turning vehicles--Right-of-way of oncoming vehicle--Signals--Violation as misdemeanor. The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. The driver after having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make such left turn. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0318; SL 1945, ch 188; SL 1961, ch 224; SL 1989, ch 255, § 157; SL 1994, ch 262.
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