South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 38 – Safety Belt System Usage in Passenger Vehicles


§ 32-38-1	Use required–Public highways–Front seat passenger
§ 32-38-2	Passenger vehicle defined
§ 32-38-3	Exceptions to required use of safety belts
§ 32-38-4	Failure to comply–Evidence
§ 32-38-5	Enforcement–Violation as petty offense

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2