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South Dakota DPS handbooks

The DPS publishes a handbook for each written test. Every question on the South Dakota knowledge tests comes from them, so read the one for your license before practicing.

Links checked on August 28, 2026. They open the agency's own copy; nothing is hosted here.

Mount Rushmore carved in the granite of the Black Hills, seen from a distance, in South Dakota
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The DPS

South Dakota Department of Public Safety, Driver Licensing Program

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How to study with the handbook

  1. Read the chapters on signs, right-of-way and safe driving first: they are the bulk of every test.
  2. Note the numbers specific to South Dakota: speed limits, alcohol limits, points and teen license rules.
  3. Take a practice test, and go back to the handbook for every question you miss.