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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 32 - MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 34 - ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS
Section 32-34-7 - Duty to give immediate notice of accident to law enforcement officer-Violation as misdemeanor

S.D. Codified Laws § 32-34-7

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Section 32-34-7 - Duty to give immediate notice of accident to law enforcement officer-Violation as misdemeanor

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.

SDCL 32-34-7

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.