A member of the department upon reasonable belief that any vehicle is being operated in violation of any provision of state law or is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person or property may require the driver to stop and submit to an inspection of the vehicle and its equipment, license plates and registration card. The department is hereby authorized to issue a warning ticket to any driver whose vehicle is in violation of any of the provisions of state law or this code or city ordinance. The form and contents of the warning ticket shall be at the discretion of the chief of police. The warning ticket shall clearly designate the provision of the law which is being violated and shall provide for notification to the issuing officer when such violation is corrected. Such correction shall be made not later than ten (10) days after the date of issue of the warning ticket at the discretion of the issuing officer. It shall be a misdemeanor for any driver to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of any police officer or to fail to comply with the provisions and requirements of any warning ticket issued by the department under this section.
(Code 1982, § 23-404)
State law reference—Similar provisions, SDCL §§ 32-21-28, 32-21-29.