(A) (1) No person shall drive a golf cart on a highway under the jurisdiction of this municipality without first obtaining from the state a valid driver’s license or learner’s permit in compliance with SDCL §§ 32-12-1 through 32-12-116. No person shall be issued a permit to drive a golf cart on a highway under the jurisdiction of this municipality without first obtaining a valid driver’s license or learner’s permit in compliance with SDCL §§ 32-12-1 through 32-12-116. Proof of financial responsibility in the future must be located with the driver on the golf cart.
(2) Every golf cart owner must comply with SDCL § 32-35-113, which provides:
“Every driver or owner of a motor vehicle shall at all times maintain in force one of the forms of financial responsibility on the motor vehicle by one of the following methods:
(1) Having in force on the motor vehicle an owner’s policy of liability insurance as provided in SDCL § 32-3570;
(2) Having in force a bond as provided in SDCL § 32-3583;
(3) Having a certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in SDCL § 32-35-87, but in the amount of $50,000; or
(4) Having a certificate of self-insurance, as provided in SDCL §§ 32-35-90 and 32-35-91, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he or she will pay the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner’s motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to said self-insurer. Failure to maintain financial responsibility is a Class 2 misdemeanor.”
(3) And comply with SDCL § 32-35-114 which provides:
“Every person who drives a motor vehicle, required to be registered in this state, if requested by a law enforcement officer as a secondary action when the driver of the vehicle is detained for a suspected violation of SDCL Title 32 or some other offense, shall provide evidence of financial responsibility.”
(Ord. 2020-7-6, passed 8-10-2020) Penalty, see § 72.99