ENTITLED, An Act to
provide for the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
For the purposes of this Act, the term, electric personal assistive device, means a self-
balancing two non-tandem wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, with an electric
propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device to fifteen miles per hour or less.
Section
2.
That
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32-26-21.1
be amended to read as follows:
32-26-21.1.
No person may drive any vehicle other than a bicycle or an electric personal assistive
device upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary
driveway. The local governing body of a municipality may restrict a bicycle or an electric personal
assistive device from operating upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area. A violation of this section is a Class
2 misdemeanor.
Section
3.
An electric personal assistive device is exempt from the provisions of chapters 32-3,
32-5, 32-5A, 32-5B, 32-6B, 32-15, 32-17, 32-18, 32-20, 32-37, and 37-5.
Section
4.
That
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32-27-1.1
be amended to read as follows:
32-27-1.1.
The term, pedestrian, when used in this chapter means any person moving or traveling
on foot, including any person wearing roller skates, riding on a skateboard, or riding on an electric
personal assistive device.
An Act to provide for the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices.
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I certify that the attached
Act
originated in the
HOUSE as
Bill
No.
1211
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Chief Clerk
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Speaker of the House
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Chief Clerk
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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate
House
Bill
No.
1211
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
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Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________ , A.D., 20___
____________________________
Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
____________________________
Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
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