§ 32-34-4 Duty to stop after accident with unattended vehicle or property--Leaving information--Report to police--Violation as misdemeanor.

SD Codified L § 32-34-4 (2019) (N/A)

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32-34-4. Duty to stop after accident with unattended vehicle or property--Leaving information--Report to police--Violation as misdemeanor. The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in an accident with any vehicle or other property which is unattended resulting in any damage to such other vehicle or property shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle or other property of his name, address and the name and address of the owner and the license number of the vehicle he is driving or shall attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on such vehicle or other property a written notice giving his name, address, and the name and address of the owner and the license number of the vehicle he is driving and shall without unnecessary delay notify the nearest office of a duly authorized police authority. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1953, ch 232, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.0330-1; SL 1970, ch 175, § 37; SL 1989, ch 255, § 226.

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