§ 72.04 PLACES WHERE STANDING AND PARKING PROHIBITED.

   Unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or unless a police officer or official traffic control device has so directed, no person may stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:

   (A)   In front of a public or private driveway;

   (B)   Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;

   (C)   Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

   (D)   Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signals, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;

   (E)   Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when properly signposted;

   (F)   At any place where official signs prohibit standing.

(SDCL § 32-30-6)  Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 72.05 PLACES WHERE STOPPING PROHIBITED.

   Unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or unless a police officer or official traffic control device has so directed, no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle:

   (A)   On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

   (B)   On a sidewalk;

   (C)   Within an intersection;

   (D)   On a crosswalk;

   (E)   Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;

   (F)   Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;

   (G)   Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or with a highway tunnel;

   (H)   On any railroad tracks;

   (I)   At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.

(SDCL § 32-30-6.1)  Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 72.06 PLACES WHERE PARKING PROHIBITED; LOADING AND UNLOADING.

   Unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or unless a police officer or official traffic control device has so directed, no person may park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:

   (A)   Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

   (B)   At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

(SDCL § 32-30-6.2)  Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 72.07 PARKING SPACES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

   (A)   There are designated parking spaces which shall be accessible to and usable by persons with physical disabilities.

   (B)   There are parking spaces that are only for use by a person using a wheelchair.

   (C)   The parking spaces shall be designed in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act as amended on January 1, 2002.

(SDCL § 32-30-11.6)

   (D)   It shall be a violation of this section for any person not having special license plates issued under SDCL § 32-5-76, a serially numbered certificate issued under SDCL §§ 32-5-76.1 or 32-5-76.2, or a similar license plate or certificate issued in another state on an automobile used in transporting that person to park in any of the above designated spaces if that person does not display the appropriate designation of disability pursuant. That person shall be subject to SDCL § 32-30-11.3.

(SDCL § 32-30-11.3)

Statutory reference:

   Disabled parking and time limitation, see SDCL § 32-30-11.1

§ 72.08 UNAUTHORIZED PARKING OR STOPPING.

   The owner of any vehicle not displaying a serially numbered certificate or special license plate parked or stopped in a parking space, or blocking a parking space, on public or private property designated as reserved for a person with a physical disability commits a violation of this section and is subject to SDCL § 32-30-11.4.

(SDCL § 32-30-11.4)