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ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE
§ 71.001 DUTY OF TRAFFIC DIVISION.
   It shall be the duty of the traffic division, with that aid as may be rendered by other members of the police department, to enforce the traffic regulations of this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate accidents and to cooperate with other officers of the city in the administration of the traffic laws in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the traffic division by this chapter and the traffic ordinances of this city.
(1992 Code, § 40-22)
§ 71.002 POLICE DIRECT TRAFFIC.
   Police officers shall direct all traffic in conformance with traffic laws and ordinances provided that in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police or fire department may direct traffic as conditions may require.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.116; 1992 Code, § 40-23)
§ 71.003 OBEDIENCE TO POLICE.
   No person shall refuse or fail to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of any police officer, or refuse to submit to any lawful inspection or fail to comply with the provisions or requirements of any warning ticket issued by the police under this chapter.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.114; 1992 Code, § 40-24) (Ord. 2283, passed 9-15-1964) Penalty, see § 10.999
§ 71.004 PERSONS PROPELLING PUSHCARTS OR RIDING ANIMALS TO OBEY TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
   Every person propelling any pushcart or riding an animal upon a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn vehicle, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature can have no application.
(1992 Code, § 40-25) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
   Animals and fowl, see ch. 90
§ 71.005 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO OBEY TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
   The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States government, this state, county or city, and it shall be unlawful for any driver to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.
(1992 Code, § 40-26) Penalty, see § 10.999
§ 71.006 EXEMPTIONS TO AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
   (a)   Circumstances under which emergency vehicle may disregard traffic regulations. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in division (b) below, but subject to the conditions stated in divisions (c) and (d) below.
   (b)   Particular regulations which may be disregarded. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
      (1)   Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of SDCL ch. 32-30;
      (2)   Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; and
      (3)   Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
   (c)   Use of emergency signals required. The exemptions granted in divisions (b)(2) and (b)(3) above to an authorized emergency vehicle apply only if the vehicle is making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of law. However, the exemption granted in division (b)(1) above to an authorized emergency vehicle applies only if the vehicle is making use of visual signals meeting the requirements of law.
   (d)   Duty of driver to use care; liability for recklessness. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall the provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his or her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
   (e)   Speed. The speed of an authorized emergency vehicle shall be governed by § 76.004.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.115; 1992 Code, § 40-27)
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