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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-16.6 - Penalties for owner's or lender's failure to obtain tax affidavit--Notification to department.

32-5-16.6. Penalties for owner's or lender's failure to obtain tax affidavit--Notification to department.
If the owner of the used mobile home or manufactured home, prior to moving the home, fails to obtain an affidavit from the county treasurer of the county in which the used mobile home or manufactured home is registered, stating that the current year's taxes are paid as described in §§10-21-36 to 10-21-39, inclusive, or §10-9-3, the department shall assess a monetary penalty on the owner. If a regulated lender, as defined in §54-3-14, is repossessing a used mobile home or manufactured home and fails to obtain an affidavit, prior to moving the home, from the county treasurer of the county in which the used mobile home or manufactured home is registered, stating that the current year's taxes are paid as described in §§10-21-36 to 10-21-39, inclusive, or §10-9-3, the department shall assess a monetary penalty on the lender. The department shall levy a monetary penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for the first violation within a one-year period, five hundred dollars for the second violation within a one-year period, and one thousand dollars for each subsequent violation within a one-year period. All monetary penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund. The county treasurer shall notify the Department of Revenue in writing of any violation for failure to obtain a tax affidavit prior to moving a mobile or manufactured home.
Source:
SL 2000, ch 142, §4; SL 2002, ch 148, §1; SL 2004, ch 17, §54; SL 2005, ch 71, §8; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-16.7 - Penalties for transporter's, manufacturer's, or dealer's failure to obtain tax affidavit--Notification to department.

32-5-16.7. Penalties for transporter's, manufacturer's, or dealer's failure to obtain tax affidavit--Notification to department.
If a transporter of a used mobile home or manufactured home, prior to transporting, fails to obtain an affidavit from the county treasurer of the county in which the used mobile home or manufactured home is registered, stating that the current year's taxes are paid as described in §§10-21-36 to 10-21-39, inclusive, or §10-9-3, the department shall assess a monetary penalty on the transport owner. If a manufacturer or licensed dealer, as defined in chapter 32-7A, is moving, repossessing, trading, purchasing, or receiving onto the manufacturer's or licensed dealer's lot a used mobile home or manufactured home and fails to obtain an affidavit from the county treasurer of the county in which the used mobile home or manufactured home is registered, stating that the current year's taxes are paid as described in §§10-21-36 to 10-21-39, inclusive, or §10-9-3, the department shall assess a monetary penalty on the manufacturer or licensed dealer. The transporter or dealer who was responsible for moving the mobile or manufactured home is liable for any property taxes due the county.
The department shall levy a monetary penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for the first violation within a one-year period, five hundred dollars for the second violation within a one-year period, and one thousand dollars for each subsequent violation within a one-year period. All monetary penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund. The county treasurer shall notify the Department of Revenue in writing of any violation for failure to obtain a tax affidavit prior to moving a mobile or manufactured home.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 148, §2; SL 2004, ch 17, §55; SL 2005, ch 71, §9; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-16.8 - Single party not to be assessed multiple penalties.

32-5-16.8. Single party not to be assessed multiple penalties.
For the purposes of §§32-5-16.6 and 32-5-16.7, if the owner, lender, licensed dealer, or transporter are the same party the department may not assess multiple monetary penalties for any one violation.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 148, §3; SL 2005, ch 71, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-16.9 - Assessment based upon mistake of fact or error of law--Hearing--Appeal.

32-5-16.9. Assessment based upon mistake of fact or error of law--Hearing--Appeal.
Any person against whom a penalty is assessed pursuant to §32-5-16.6 or 32-5-16.7 may request a hearing before the secretary if the person believes that the assessment is based upon a mistake of fact or an error of law. A request for hearing shall be made in writing within twenty days from the date of the assessment and shall contain a statement indicating the mistake of fact or error of law the person believes resulted in an invalid assessment. Amended or additional statements of facts or errors of law may be made not less than fourteen days prior to the hearing if the hearing examiner determines such additional or amended statements are in the interest of justice and do not prejudice either party. Hearings are conducted and appeals taken pursuant to the provisions of chapters 1-26 and 1-26D.
A copy of the hearing examiner's proposed decision, findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be served on all parties when furnished to the secretary. If the secretary, pursuant to chapter 1-26D, accepts the final decision of the hearing examiner, no appeal from a final decision of the secretary upon an assessment may be taken unless any amount ordered paid by the secretary is paid or a bond filed to insure payment of such amount. However, if the final decision of the secretary, pursuant to chapter 1-26D, rejects or modifies the decision of the hearing examiner regarding the amount due on the assessment, an appeal may be taken without payment of the amount ordered to be paid and without filing of a bond. If the secretary's decision is affirmed by the circuit court, no appeal may be taken unless any amount ordered to be paid by the secretary is paid or a bond is filed to insure payment of such amount.
Source:
SL 2005, ch 71, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-18.1 - Licensing and compensation requirements applicable to highway construction or reconstruction--Special permits not required while engaged in construction.

32-5-18.1. Licensing and compensation requirements applicable to highway construction or reconstruction--Special permits not required while engaged in construction.
All highway construction projects, whether being construction upon a new highway location or reconstruction of an existing highway, shall be treated in an identical manner as a public highway of this state for purposes of licensing and compensation of vehicles used on such projects. Such construction vehicles or equipment shall not be required to obtain special permits as required in chapter 32-22, while engaged in construction on a highway project.
Source:
SL 1969, ch 118; SL 1971, ch 184; SL 1977, ch 249, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-21 - Motorbus defined--Noncommercial fee--Gross maximum weight.

32-5-21. Motorbus defined--Noncommercial fee--Gross maximum weight.
For purposes of this chapter, a motorbus is any vehicle, with a seating capacity of sixteen or more persons, including the driver, used in the transportation of persons. The annual license fee for noncommercial motorbuses shall be paid based on the noncommercial vehicle fee schedule provided in §32-5-6.3. The gross maximum weight shall be the unladen weight of the vehicle plus an additional two hundred pounds per passenger seating capacity.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108(4); SL 1977, ch 249, §9; SL 1986, ch 242, §8; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 1994, ch 240, §1; SL 2003, ch 165, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-22 - Unregistered motor vehicles.

32-5-22. Unregistered motor vehicles.
A motor vehicle acquired from the State of South Dakota or any of its governmental subdivisions, a motor vehicle licensed under any special license provisions of this state, a motor vehicle previously registered in South Dakota but currently licensed in another state or a motor vehicle owned by any person who returns to this state upon being separated from service in the United States armed forces is an unregistered motor vehicle for the purposes of this chapter.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108 (5); SL 1955, ch 157; SL 1959, ch 259; SL 1963, ch 247; SL 1968, ch 167; SL 1977, ch 249, §57; SL 1987, ch 215, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-23 - Destruction of licensed vehicle or failure of vehicle to pass inspection--Removal of plates--Credit--Replacement of plates.

32-5-23. Destruction of licensed vehicle or failure of vehicle to pass inspection--Removal of plates--Credit--Replacement of plates.
If a registered and licensed motor vehicle is destroyed by collision or fire, disposed of for salvage, or if rejected or condemned for use on the highways as the result of action by any inspection authority of this state, the registered owner of the current license plates thereon may remove the license plates and attach the plates to a newly acquired vehicle. Credit for the remaining months on the registration shall be given. If the plates were destroyed, the owner shall apply for a replacement set of plates for a fee of ten dollars.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 210, §1; SL 1989, ch 257, §58; SL 2007, ch 173, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-24 - Refund of overpayments and erroneous payments--Return of registration and stickers--Time for application.

32-5-24. Refund of overpayments and erroneous payments--Return of registration and stickers--Time for application.
The department shall issue to the several county treasurers authorizations to refund to the lawful owner of any motor vehicle from current collections of motor vehicle license fees for overpayments or for any motor vehicle license fee paid in error, past or future, paid by the owner for any license plate fees. The refunds shall be paid out of the motor vehicle fees collected by the various county treasurers, and accounted for in accordance with the existing provisions of the motor vehicle licensing law. No refund may be made unless the registration and stickers are returned unused. Any application for refund shall be made within ninety days from the date the license fee was paid.
Source:
SL 1964, ch 135; SL 1965, ch 204; SL 1989, ch 257, §59; SL 2018, ch 178, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-25 - Dealer's license fee.

32-5-25. Dealer's license fee.
Except as otherwise provided in §32-5-27, dealers in motor vehicles who have paid the dealers' license fee and complied with chapter 32-6B may not be required to pay the registration fee provided in §§32-5-5 to 32-5-9, inclusive.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108 (7); SL 1973, ch 198; SL 1977, ch 249, §57; SL 1989, ch 257, §60.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-27 - Used out-of-state motor vehicles--Sale or resale--Title, taxes, and license--Exemptions--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-5-27. Used out-of-state motor vehicles--Sale or resale--Title, taxes, and license--Exemptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company, except a licensed vehicle dealer, that brings into the state or purchases any used or secondhand out-of-state motor vehicles not currently licensed in this state for the purpose of sale or resale, except vehicles receiving a junking certificate, motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of over twenty-six thousand pounds, or a semitrailer with a manufacturer's shipping weight of nine thousand pounds or more, shall, within forty-five days from the date of purchase or entry of the motor vehicle into the limits of this state, title the motor vehicle pursuant to chapter 32-3 and pay the excise tax pursuant to chapter 32-5B but is not required to license the vehicle. Any licensed motor vehicle dealer titling a motor vehicle pursuant to this section is exempt from paying the excise tax imposed by §32-5B-1 on the vehicle. A vehicle titled by a licensed motor vehicle dealer pursuant to this section shall be issued a title indicating that no excise tax has been paid. Upon transfer of the title to a subsequent purchaser of the motor vehicle, the excise tax shall be paid by the purchaser or by any other person as defined by subdivision 2-14-2(18), on behalf of and as the agent for the purchaser. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
The provisions of this section do not apply to any motor vehicle titled and licensed in another jurisdiction that is sold in this state through a dealer's car auction agency licensed under the provisions of chapter 32-6B.
Source:
SL 1939, ch 180, §1; SL 1957, ch 232; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0701; SL 1961, ch 238; SL 1983, ch 231, §2; SL 1984, ch 219, §1; SL 1985, ch 238, §10; SL 1988, ch 238, §10; SL 1988, ch 241, §1; SL 1990, ch 234, §1; SL 1990, ch 241, §2; SL 1992, ch 208, §2; SL 1994, ch 242; SL 2000, ch 141, §1; SL 2005, ch 157, §1; SL 2014, ch 139, §3; SL 2015, ch 156, §11; SL 2020, ch 129, § 2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-29 - Sales of vehicles prima facie evidence that seller is used car dealer--Particular parties excepted--Violations--Misdemeanor.

32-5-29. Sales of vehicles prima facie evidence that seller is used car dealer--Particular parties excepted--Violations--Misdemeanor.
Proof that a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, or corporation has engaged in the sale of five or more used motor vehicles in the course of one period of twelve consecutive months is prima facie evidence that such person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, or corporation is a used car or secondhand car dealer and obliged as such to comply with §32-5-27, provided that this does not apply to owners of fleets of motor vehicles, banks, savings and loan associations, finance company, bus, truck, taxicab operators, and others, when reselling vehicles acquired by them in the regular course of their principal business, and not acquired to resell at a profit. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 195, §§1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §§44.0705, 44.9940; SL 1981, ch 312, §4; SL 1994, ch 351, §53.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-30 - Fee for noncommercial vehicles more than ten years old.

32-5-30. Fee for noncommercial vehicles more than ten years old.
If any noncommercial motor vehicle, according to the manufacturer's model year designation, is ten years old or more on January first of the year for which a license fee is required, such fee shall be seventy percent of the fee ordinarily prescribed.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108 (8); SL 1949, ch 163, §1; SL 1955, ch 158; SL 1961, ch 218; SL 1977, ch 249, §10; SL 2011, ch 139, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-42 - Registration--Vehicles--Costs.

32-5-42. Registration--Vehicles--Costs.
Any motor vehicle that is the property of this state, the United States, a county, a township, a municipality, an improvement district as defined in §7-25A-1, a public or nonpublic school accredited by the Department of Education, an Indian mission school in this state, an Indian tribe, a fire department, a licensed ambulance service, or any bus or van owned by a church may be registered upon application, in the manner provided for other motor vehicles. However, the custodian of the vehicle shall make the application directly to the department. No fees may be charged for the registration of the vehicle. The department, upon payment to it of the actual cost of the plates, shall furnish number plates for the vehicle. All costs collected under the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund. If the vehicle is used for a private business use or as a commercial motor carrier as defined in §32-9-1, the operator shall secure vehicle registration pursuant to chapter 32-9 for such use.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108 (11); SL 1939, ch 169; SL 1953, ch 225; SL 1957, ch 211; SL 1961, ch 220; SL 1974, ch 210; SL 1979, ch 203, §1; SL 1981, ch 239, §4; SL 1983, ch 237, §3; SL 1985, ch 15, §38; SL 1988, ch 242; SL 1989, ch 257, §62; SL 1990, ch 235; SL 1995, ch 173; SL 1997, ch 179, §6; SL 2003, ch 166, §1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2014, ch 140, §1; SL 2019, ch 129, §1; SL 2020, ch 134, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-42.1 - Nonprofit community support provider vehicles--Registration--Plates--Disposition of costs.

32-5-42.1. Nonprofit community support provider vehicles--Registration--Plates--Disposition of costs.
Motor vehicles which are the property of nonprofit community support providers (sheltered workshops) recognized or approved by the Department of Education in this state, and which are used exclusively by such nonprofit community support providers (sheltered workshops), may be registered upon application, in the manner provided for other motor vehicles. However, the custodian of the vehicle shall make application directly to the department. No fees may be charged for the registration of the vehicle. The department shall furnish number plates for the vehicle upon payment of the actual cost of the plates. All costs collected under the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrants drawn by the state auditor on vouchers duly approved by the department.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 197; SL 1985, ch 401, §23; SL 1989, ch 257, §63; SL 1996, ch 192, §1; SL 2003, ch 272, §63; SL 2009, ch 138, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-42.2 - Registration of mass transit vehicles owned by state, municipality, or county--Costs--Vehicles purchased with federal funds.

32-5-42.2. Registration of mass transit vehicles owned by state, municipality, or county--Costs--Vehicles purchased with federal funds.
Any motor vehicle owned by the state, a municipality, or county that is used to provide mass transportation services shall be registered, upon application, in the manner provided for other motor vehicles. No fees may be charged for the registration of the vehicle. The department, upon receipt of payment for the actual cost of the plates, shall furnish number plates for the vehicle. All costs collected under the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund.
Any motor vehicle paid for, in full or in part, with funds received from the United States Department of Transportation which is used to provide mass transportation services shall be registered upon application, in the manner provided for other motor vehicles. No fees may be charged for the registration of the vehicle. The department, upon receipt of payment for the actual cost of the plates, shall furnish number plates for the vehicle. All costs collected under the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund. The secretary may, at any time, require the applicant to provide additional information to determine if the vehicle was paid for with funds received from the United States Department of Transportation.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 140, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-43 - Identifying markings of state-owned vehicles--Exceptions--License plates.

32-5-43. Identifying markings of state-owned vehicles--Exceptions--License plates.
All state-owned motor vehicles shall have identifying markings printed on both sides thereof. The design size and description of the markings shall be specified by the commissioner of administration. This section does not apply to the vehicles used by the office of the attorney general, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Public Safety, or the unified judicial system. All state-owned motor vehicles registered under §32-5-42 shall bear state license plates, except the vehicles used by the office of the attorney general.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108 (11); SL 1939, ch 169; SL 1953, ch 225; SL 1957, ch 211; SL 1961, ch 220; SL 1982, ch 231; SL 1982, ch 233; SL 1983, ch 233; SL 1984, ch 220; SL 1987, ch 390, §17; SL 1989, ch 20, §182; SL 2004, ch 17, §56.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-44 - Plates without yearly designation--Distinctive color--Yearly renewal dispensed with.

32-5-44. Plates without yearly designation--Distinctive color--Yearly renewal dispensed with.
The department shall issue to motor vehicles, owned by public corporations listed in §32-5-42 or school buses owned by individuals who contract with public school corporations and use the vehicles solely for the purpose of transporting school students and school employees, license plates which may be used on the motor vehicles for more than one year. The department shall design and adopt a special license plate for this purpose, with the plates bearing no yearly designation, and which are of a distinctive color, and may not be duplicated by the regular license plate issues required by §§32-5-82 to 32-5-89, inclusive. No yearly renewal of the registrations is required for such motor vehicles unless directed by the department.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108 (11) as added by SL 1963, ch 249; SL 1977, ch 249, §11; SL 1989, ch 257, §64; SL 1994, ch 240, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-45 - Exemption of mobile homes purchased outside state.

32-5-45. Exemption of mobile homes purchased outside state.
Section 32-5-16.1 applies to all mobile homes not previously registered in this state. However, a mobile home owned by a nonresident coming into this state from another state, a mobile home purchased and owned by a member of the armed forces while on duty in the United States and a mobile home purchased in another state by a resident other than a dealer licensed pursuant to chapter 32-7A are exempt from the additional license fee to the extent of a similar and equal amount of registration tax, sales, use or state excise tax as has been paid in another state by the current applicant. The county treasurer shall require of applicants from other states and residents who have purchased a mobile home in another state, making application for registration of a mobile home in this state a certificate of a licensed dealer, bill of sale, receipt, or other tangible evidence that a similar and equal amount of tax has been paid by the current applicant. If sufficient proof is not furnished, the county treasurer shall collect an additional or full amount to equal the South Dakota rate of tax.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0108 (9) as added by SL 1951, ch 224, §1; SL 1957, ch 210; SL 1961, ch 219; SL 1966, ch 129; SL 1971, ch 185; SL 1982, ch 228, §1; SL 1984, ch 219, §2; SL 1985, ch 241, §20.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-46 - Vehicles owned by nonresidents--Compliance with laws of foreign state--Display of foreign license plates.

32-5-46. Vehicles owned by nonresidents--Compliance with laws of foreign state--Display of foreign license plates.
The provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise specifically provided, relative to registration, payment of license fees, and display of registration numbers do not apply to any motor vehicles owned by a nonresident of this state, if the owner has complied with the provisions of the law of the state of which he is a resident, relative to the registration thereof and the display of a registration number plate or plates thereon. The owner shall conspicuously display his registration number plate or plates as required by the law of this state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0112; SL 1951, ch 225; SL 1989, ch 257, §65.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-47 - Definition of nonresident.

32-5-47. Definition of nonresident.
A nonresident within the meaning of §32-5-46 is a person who does not reside in this state. If present in this state for more than ninety days, a person is considered a resident for the purposes of §32-5-46.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0112; SL 1951, ch 225; SL 1981, ch 233; SL 1986, ch 245.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-47.1 - Military personnel, domestic volunteers, and dependents as nonresidents.

32-5-47.1. Military personnel, domestic volunteers, and dependents as nonresidents.
A nonresident within the meaning of §32-5-46 shall include any nonresident who is stationed in this state while in the military service of the United States or who is assigned in this state under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and any dependent of such nonresident.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 200, §1; SL 1982, ch 18, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-48 - Reciprocity required.

32-5-48. Reciprocity required.
The provisions of §32-5-46 as to the exemption from registration of any motor vehicle owned by a nonresident shall apply only to the extent that under the law of the state of his residence like exemptions and privileges are granted to motor vehicles, motorcycles, trailers, truck tractors, road tractors, and motor buses, duly registered under the laws and owned by residents of this state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0112; SL 1951, ch 225.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-49.1 - Registration not required for nonresident harvest vehicles during harvest season--Compensation certificate required--Violation a misdemeanor.

32-5-49.1. Registration not required for nonresident harvest vehicles during harvest season--Compensation certificate required--Violation a misdemeanor.
Any motor vehicle or trailer owned and operated by a nonresident engaged in the harvest of agricultural products may be operated upon the highways, roads, and streets of this state without being registered. However, such motor vehicles shall comply with the provisions of chapter 32-9 that deal with such vehicles. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1976, ch 187, §1; SL 1989, ch 255, §15; SL 1989, ch 257, §67.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-50 - Dealers participating in driver education program--Application to department--Fee--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-5-50. Dealers participating in driver education program--Application to department--Fee--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any motor vehicle dealer who participates in the driver education program in the schools of the state by furnishing any school with a motor vehicle used in the program, shall upon application to the department and payment of a fee of four dollars, receive from the department a public school corporation license plate for the operation of the vehicle upon the highways of the state. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The fee shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund.
Source:
SL 1957, ch 239, §§1, 4; SDC Supp 1960, §§44.0113-5, 44.9947; SDCL, §32-5-53; SL 1985, ch 243; SL 1986, ch 242, §32.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-51 - License plate design--Operation on highways.

32-5-51. License plate design--Operation on highways.
The license plate authorized by §32-5-50 shall be in such form, size, and design as may be determined by the department and shall be affixed to the vehicle in such manner as is provided for the affixation of other motor vehicle dealer license plates. The vehicle may then be operated upon the public highways of this state as provided in §32-5-52.
Source:
SL 1957, ch 239, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0113-5; SL 1989, ch 257, §68.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-52 - Radius of use of vehicle--Size of first or second class municipality--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-5-52. Radius of use of vehicle--Size of first or second class municipality--Violation as misdemeanor.
Every vehicle licensed under §32-5-50 shall be used only for the purposes of driver education under such program and only within the first or second class municipality wherein said dealer furnished said vehicle and within a radius of twenty miles of said municipality; provided that within municipalities of less than twenty-five hundred population the radius for the use of such vehicle by instructor and student shall be extended so as to encompass the nearest municipality with a population of twenty-five hundred or more. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1957, ch 239, §§3, 4; SDC Supp 1960, §§44.0113-5, 44.9947; SL 1961, ch 221; SL 1965, ch 182; SDCL, §32-5-53; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-65 - Special plates for commercial radio or broadcasting companies--Fee--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-5-65. Special plates for commercial radio or broadcasting companies--Fee--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any commercial radio station or broadcasting company that holds an unrevoked and unexpired official license issued by the federal communications commission or employees of the station or company when requested and approved by the station or the company, and who are residents of this state and have complied with all the laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, may apply for a set of special plates bearing an inscription thereon of the call letters authorized for the station or company radio license by making application therefor on a form prescribed by the department. The special plates are in lieu of the regular number plates issued for the motor vehicle. The special plates shall be displayed as set forth in §32-5-98. In addition to the noncommercial license plate fees, an additional fee of ten dollars shall be charged for the initial issuance of the special plates. If the federal communication commission's license is revoked, the owner shall surrender the special license plates to the department. If the employee is no longer employed by the station or the broadcasting company, the employee shall surrender the special license plates to the department. The secretary shall make the necessary changes in the registration file. The owner shall obtain regular number plates. Failure to surrender the special license plates as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 241, §1; SL 1955, ch 186; SDC Supp 1960, §44.01
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; SL 1986, ch 242, §12; SL 1987, ch 216, §2; SL 1988, ch 236, §15; SL 2007, ch 173, §22, eff. July 1, 2008; SL 2010, ch 153, §2; SL 2021, ch 125, § 4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-65.1 - Special plates for amateur radio licensees--Fee--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-5-65.1. Special plates for amateur radio licensees--Fee--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any owner of a motor vehicle who holds an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio license, is a resident of this state and has complied with all the laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, may apply for a set of special plates bearing an inscription thereon of the call letters authorized for the owner's amateur radio license by making application therefor on a form prescribed by the department. The special plates are in lieu of the regular number plates issued for the motor vehicle. The special plates shall be displayed as set forth in §32-5-98. In addition to the noncommercial license plate fees, an additional fee of ten dollars shall be charged for the initial issuance of the special license plates. If the amateur radio license is revoked, the owner shall surrender the special license plates to the department. The secretary shall make the necessary changes in the registration file. The owner shall obtain regular number plates. Failure to surrender the special license plates as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1987, ch 216, §1; SL 1988, ch 236, §16; SL 2007, ch 173, §23, eff. July 1, 2008; SL 2010, ch 153, §1; SL 2021, ch 125, § 5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-67 - License plate special revenue fund.

32-5-67. License plate special revenue fund.
All fees received pursuant to §§32-5-42, 32-5-42.2, 32-5-65, 32-5-65.1, 32-5-159, 32-5-160, and 32-5-181 shall be credited to a fund to be known as the license plate special revenue fund. The special revenue fund shall be expended for the purchase of special plates required pursuant to this chapter and the expenses of the office incident to the issuance thereof. Disbursements from this fund shall be made by warrants drawn by the state auditor on vouchers duly approved by the secretary.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 241, §4; SL 1957, ch 233; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0113-4; SL 1984, ch 30, §37; SL 1989, ch 257, §72; SL 2007, ch 173, §25, eff. July 1, 2008; SL 2014, ch 140, §3; SL 2014, ch 142, §14; SL 2016, ch 158, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-76 - Special plates for person with substantial physical disability or parent or guardian of dependant with substantial physical disability--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-5-76. Special plates for person with substantial physical disability or parent or guardian of dependant with substantial physical disability--Violation as misdemeanor.
An owner of a motor vehicle, who is a resident of this state, who has complied with all the laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, and who operates or directs the operation of the vehicle, may submit to the county treasurer an application containing a physician's certificate on a form approved by the secretary, stating that the applicant is a person with a substantial physical disability that makes it impossible or causes substantial hardship to walk. An owner of a motor vehicle, who is a resident of this state, who has complied with all the laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, and who is the parent or legal guardian of a dependant with a substantial physical disability and operates the motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting the dependent, may submit to the county treasurer an application containing a physician's certificate on a form approved by the secretary, stating that the dependent has a substantial physical disability that makes it impossible or causes substantial hardship to walk. The secretary shall promulgate a rule, pursuant to chapter 1-26, defining a person with a substantial physical disability. The department shall issue and deliver to the applicant special plates with letters, numbers, or symbols, or any combination thereof, as the secretary may prescribe. The special plates shall be designed to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the motor vehicle is owned, operated, or used in transporting a person with a substantial physical disability. No charge may be made for the issuance of the special plates. The special plates shall be in lieu of the regular number plates issued for the motor vehicle. The special plates shall be displayed as set forth in §32-5-98. If the applicant is no longer a person or the parent or legal guardian of a dependent with a substantial physical disability or is deceased, the special plates shall be surrendered within thirty days to the county treasurer of the applicant's residence. The treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall make the necessary changes in the registration file. The owner shall obtain regular number plates. Failure to surrender the special license plates as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to submit a false or fraudulent application.
Source:
SL 1966, ch 134, §1; SL 1974, ch 211; SL 1979, ch 204, §1; SL 1982, ch 234; SL 1986, ch 242, §14; SL 1997, ch 179, §3; SL 2002, ch 149, §1; SL 2007, ch 173, §26, eff. July 1, 2008; SL 2016, ch 156, §1; SL 2018, ch 179, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-76.1 - Portable certificates for persons with substantial disabilities--Application--Physician's certificate--Rules--Surrender of certificate--Violations as misdemeanors.

32-5-76.1. Portable certificates for persons with substantial disabilities--Application--Physician's certificate--Rules--Surrender of certificate--Violations as misdemeanors.
Any person who is a resident of this state and is a person with a physical disability so that makes it impossible or causes substantial hardship to walk may be issued a portable serially numbered certificate by the secretary which permits the person or the operator of a vehicle being used in transporting the person to park without time limitation pursuant to §32-30-11.1 and to park in any space reserved for a person with a physical disability. The person shall submit an application containing a physician's certificate on forms approved by the secretary to prove that the person meets the criteria established by this section. If the secretary determines that the applicant meets the criteria, the secretary shall issue a portable certificate to the applicant. The secretary shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, governing the application for, term of, and conditions under which such certificates may be issued. If the applicant is no longer a person with a physical disability or is deceased, the portable certificate shall be surrendered to the county treasurer of the applicant's residence within thirty days, and the treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall make the necessary changes in the file. Failure to surrender the portable certificate as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to submit a false or fraudulent application or to alter the portable certificate.
Source:
SL 1988, ch 236, §28; SL 1997, ch 179, §4; SL 2002, ch 149, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-76.2 - Portable certificates for nonprofit organizations, hospitals, local government entities, etc.--Application--Rules--Surrendering certificate--Violations as misdemeanors.

32-5-76.2. Portable certificates for nonprofit organizations, hospitals, local government entities, etc.--Application--Rules--Surrendering certificate--Violations as misdemeanors.
Any nonprofit organization, licensed hospital, retirement home, or educational institution which has under its care or responsibility persons with physical disabilities, which transports persons with physical disabilities, and which has complied with all laws of this state in obtaining title, license plates, and registration for its motor vehicles may apply for a portable serially numbered certificate which permits the operator of a vehicle transporting the person with a disability to park pursuant to §32-30-11.1. However, the vehicle may only park for the time reasonably necessary to load or unload passengers in any space reserved for person with a disability. In addition, any local government entity that owns a vehicle used to transport persons with disabilities may apply for the portable certificate. The application shall be made on a form approved by the secretary. If the department determines that the applicant transports persons with disabilities, the secretary shall issue and deliver a portable certificate to the applicant. The secretary may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 regarding the application for, term of, and conditions under which the certificate may be issued. If the applicant no longer transports persons with physical disabilities, the applicant shall surrender the certificate to the department within thirty days. Failure to surrender the portable certificate as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to submit a false or fraudulent application or to alter the portable certificate.
Source:
SL 1988, ch 236, §29; SL 1989, ch 257, §73; SL 1997, ch 179, §5; SL 2002, ch 149, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-76.3 - Special plates for nursing facilities transporting persons with disabilities--Parking--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-5-76.3. Special plates for nursing facilities transporting persons with disabilities--Parking--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any nursing facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34-12 and which has complied with all laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, may apply for a set of special plates as prescribed by §32-5-76 permitting the operator of a vehicle transporting any person with a disability to park pursuant to §32-30-11.1. However, the vehicle may only park for the time reasonably necessary to load or unload passengers in any space reserved for persons with disabilities. The application shall be made on a form approved by the secretary. If the department determines that the applicant is licensed as a nursing facility, the secretary shall issue and deliver a set of special plates to the applicant. The secretary may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, regarding the application for, term of, and conditions under which the special plates may be issued. If the applicant no longer transports persons with physical disabilities, the applicant shall surrender the special plates to the department within thirty days. Failure to surrender the special license plates as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1995, ch 174; SL 1996, ch 192, §2; SL 2002, ch 149, §4; SL 2007, ch 173, §27.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-77 - Historical license plates--Application and fee--Permanent plates--Use of vehicle restricted.

32-5-77. Historical license plates--Application and fee--Permanent plates--Use of vehicle restricted.
Any person who is a resident of this state and the owner of a noncommercial automobile, pickup truck, van, or truck, with a weight less than eight thousand pounds, or a retired firetruck which is more than thirty years old at the time of applying for registration of the vehicle, may apply directly to the secretary for historical license plates in lieu of the application provided for in §§32-5-2 and 32-5-3. The historical license plates shall be issued to the applicant instead of the usual license plates after payment of a ten dollar registration fee. Historical license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle shall be issued in pairs. A single historical license plate shall be issued for a motorcycle. The license plates shall be permanent for the life of the vehicle. No motor vehicle for which historical license plates have been issued may be used for daily transportation to and from a place of work or for commercial transportation. The motor vehicle may be used for pleasure transportation, public displays, parades, and other related pleasure or hobby activities, and may be driven to and from any facility providing motor vehicle maintenance or repair. However, no motor vehicle for which historical plates have been issued may be driven more than four thousand miles per year. Fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be credited to the state motor vehicle fund.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 190; SDC Supp 1960, §44.0102-2; SL 1984, ch 30, §38; SL 1988, ch 243; SL 1989, ch 257, §74; SL 2018, ch 180, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-77.2 - Display of original number plates on historical vehicles.

32-5-77.2. Display of original number plates on historical vehicles.
A motor vehicle registered pursuant to §32-5-77 may, in lieu of being issued number plates by the secretary, display original South Dakota number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle on which they are displayed. The number of the original plates and a color photograph of the original plates shall be provided to the secretary. The original plates must be in good condition and shall be used in pairs on a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle with one displayed in the front of the motor vehicle and one in the rear. However, a single original South Dakota number plate may be displayed on a motorcycle or on a motor vehicle if the model year of the motor vehicle is a year in which only single license plates were issued by the state, including 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, or 1953. If a single original number plate is permitted, it shall be securely fastened to the rear of the historical motor vehicle in a horizontal and upright position. Original South Dakota number plates may not be used if the number on the original plate is identical to a number on any other plate in a numbering system used by the secretary. Any person using plates issued pursuant to §32-5-77 shall return those plates to the secretary before substituting original plates. The secretary shall charge a ten dollar fee for registering the number on the original plates. Fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be credited to the state motor vehicle fund.
Source:
SL 1990, ch 236; SL 2018, ch 180, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Annual Registration And License Plates › Section 32-5-78 - General license fees in lieu of other taxes against vehicle.

32-5-78. General license fees in lieu of other taxes against vehicle.
Except as otherwise specifically provided and except as to compensation for use of the highways by motor carriers, the license fees and taxes imposed upon all of the classes of motor vehicles as specified in §§32-5-5 to 32-5-46, inclusive, §§32-5-77, 32-5B-1, and 32-5B-20 are in lieu of all taxes, general or local, except for the tax created in §32-5A-1, to which such vehicle would otherwise be subject.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0109; SL 1941, ch 182; SL 1964, ch 119; SL 1970, ch 20, §1 (2); SL 1985, ch 248, §3; SL 1986, ch 27, §2; SL 1989, ch 257, §75; SL 1994, ch 245, §7.