Section 32-15-27 - Wheel weight, movement, and damping device requirements for vehiclesuspension systems--Violation as petty offense.
32-15-27. Wheel weight, movement, and damping device requirements for vehicle suspension systems--Violation as petty offense. No person may operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which has an unloaded weight of six thousand pounds or less, other than a motorcycle, on a public highway, unless:
(1) The vehicle shall be constructed and loaded so that the weight on the wheels of any axle is not less than thirty percent of the gross weight of the vehicle;
(2) The vehicle shall have a suspension system that allows movement between the unsprung axle and wheel and the chassis body and shall be equipped with a damping device at each wheel location.
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
(1) The vehicle shall be constructed and loaded so that the weight on the wheels of any axle is not less than thirty percent of the gross weight of the vehicle;
(2) The vehicle shall have a suspension system that allows movement between the unsprung axle and wheel and the chassis body and shall be equipped with a damping device at each wheel location.
A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source: SL 1977, ch 260, § 1 (5), (6); SL 1989, ch 255, § 38.