Multiple vehicles stuck on snow covered roads in South Dakota. Image/SDDOT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Getting stranded isn’t the only penalty for people who don’t comply with road closures
South Dakota law says anyone who fails to observe a sign, marker, warning, notice or direction, or barrier blocking access to the interstate (§ 31-4-14.2 ) is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Any unauthorized presence on a closed highway is evidence of a violation of this law.
Department of Public Safety officials note that failure to comply with an Interstate closure may result in a $232 fine, a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and the actual cost of any such rescue, not to exceed $10,000.
At this time, Interstate 90 remains closed from Mitchell to the Wyoming border, while Interstate 29 remains closed from Watertown to North Dakota.
(Jody Heemstra with Dakota Radio Group contributed to this report)
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