Rear-vision mirrors required--Visibility distance--Violation as petty offense

Every motor vehicle entitled to be licensed in South Dakota shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle, whether operated singly or towing another vehicle. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0348; SL 1967, ch 198; SL 1989, ch 255, § 36.