Left turn on red--Local option--Violation of restrictions as misdemeanor

The governing body of a municipality may authorize by ordinance, adopted pursuant to chapter 9-19 , a motor vehicle to make a left - hand turn from an intersection after stopping in obedience to a red or stop signal as defined in § 32-28-4 . This left - hand turn may only be authorized for a motor vehicle which has stopped in the extreme left - hand lane lawfully available on a one - way roadway and intends to turn on to a one - way roadway in which the direction of traffic is moving to the left of the motor vehicle. In addition such turns may only be made after yielding the right - of - way to pedestrians or other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at the intersection. A violation of such restrictions is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1980, ch 233; SL 1989, ch 255, § 235.