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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-73 - Permitting unauthorized minor to use vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-12-73. Permitting unauthorized minor to use vehicle--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may cause or knowingly permit that person's child or ward under the age of eighteen years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when the minor is not authorized under this chapter or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 261, §30; SDC Supp 1960, §44.03B27; SL 2001, ch 171, §67.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-74 - Unauthorized use of vehicle under restricted license--Misdemeanor.

32-12-74. Unauthorized use of vehicle under restricted license--Misdemeanor.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to operate a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed on the driver license issued to that person.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 261, §12; SDC Supp 1960, §44.9948-1; SL 1977, ch 189, §98; SL 2001, ch 171, §68.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-75.1 - False representation or nondisclosure to obtain license or nondriver identification card as misdemeanor--Suspension or disqualification of license.

32-12-75.1. False representation or nondisclosure to obtain license or nondriver identification card as misdemeanor--Suspension or disqualification of license.
Any person who makes a false statement or representation, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, in order to obtain a driver license or a nondriver identification card is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and is subject to a minimum sixty-day suspension of that person's driver license and privileges. Each false statement or representation, or failure to disclose a material fact, constitutes a separate offense.
Source:
SL 1983, ch 239, §2; SL 1988, ch 255; SL 1991, ch 252, §6; SL 2001, ch 171, §69.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-75.2 - Counterfeiting, forging, or altering any driver license or nondriver identification card--Misdemeanor.

32-12-75.2. Counterfeiting, forging, or altering any driver license or nondriver identification card--Misdemeanor.
No person may counterfeit, forge, or alter, or may cause to be counterfeited, forged, or altered, any driver license or nondriver identification card issued by the department pursuant to this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each counterfeited, forged, or altered card constitutes a separate violation.
Source:
SL 2005, ch 165, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-75.3 - Sale, offer for sale, or distribution of any counterfeited, forged, or altered driver license or nondriver identification card--Misdemeanor.

32-12-75.3. Sale, offer for sale, or distribution of any counterfeited, forged, or altered driver license or nondriver identification card--Misdemeanor.
No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute, for compensation or gratis, any counterfeited, forged, or altered driver license or nondriver identification card issued by the department pursuant to this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2005, ch 165, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-116 - Restrictions on issuing license to person in arrears for child support--Notice of intent to revoke license--Request for hearing--Promulgation of rules.

32-12-116. Restrictions on issuing license to person in arrears for child support--Notice of intent to revoke license--Request for hearing--Promulgation of rules.
The Department of Public Safety may not issue or renew any license under this chapter to a person after receiving notice from the Department of Social Services that the person has support arrearages in the sum of one thousand dollars or more unless the person has made satisfactory arrangements with the Department of Social Services for payment of any accumulated arrearages. However, the Department of Public Safety may, upon the recommendation of the Department of Social Services, issue a temporary permit pursuant to §32-12-19 pending the issuance of a license if the temporary permit is necessary for the licensee to work and if the Department of Social Services has determined that the licensee is making a good faith effort to comply with the provisions of this section.
The Department of Social Services may also serve a notice of intent to administratively revoke a license if the licensee has failed to comply with a written repayment agreement. The notice shall be mailed to the licensee's last known address and shall advise the licensee of the Department of Social Services' intent to seek administrative revocation of the license for failure to comply with the repayment agreement. The notice shall advise the licensee of all administrative due process rights, including the right to request a fair hearing pursuant to chapter 1-26 within ten days following service of the notice. If a licensee fails to request a hearing within ten days of service of the notice, the Department of Social Services may request the Department of Public Safety to revoke the license. If a licensee makes a timely request for a hearing, a hearing shall be provided pursuant to chapter 1-26. Upon entry of an administrative decision that determines that a licensee has failed to comply with the terms of a repayment agreement, the Department of Public Safety shall enter an order revoking the license.
The Department of Social Services may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to implement the provisions of this section as they pertain to the functions of the Department of Social Services. The Department of Public Safety may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to implement the provisions of this section as they pertain to the functions of the Department of Public Safety.
Source:
SL 1993, ch 232; SL 1994, ch 202, §2; SL 1996, ch 167, §2; SL 1998, ch 157, §16; SL 2001, ch 171, §104; SL 2003, ch 272, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-125 - Fees only used for operating driver licensing program.

32-12-125. Fees only used for operating driver licensing program.
Except for the portion of the fee used to administer the Division of Highway Patrol pursuant to §32-12-16, all other fees collected pursuant to chapters 32-12 and 32-12A and credited to the state motor vehicle fund shall remain in the fund for the next fiscal year. These fees may only be used for purposes of operating the driver licensing program.
Source:
SL 2015, ch 167, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12-126 - License applications and examination materials--Language.

32-12-126  .  License applications and examination materials--Language.
For noncommercial driver licenses and permits, the Department of Public Safety shall:
(1) Provide the applications in Spanish and English;
(2) Provide the examination materials in Spanish and English; and
(3) Allow an applicant to take the written knowledge test in Spanish or English.
Any instructions given to the applicant during the driving test must be administered in English.
Source:  SL 2020, ch 118, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-2 - Construction of this chapter with general driver licensing provisions.

32-12A-2. Construction of this chapter with general driver licensing provisions.
To the extent that this chapter conflicts with the general driver licensing provisions of chapter 32-12, chapter 32-12A prevails. Where this chapter is silent, the general driver licensing provisions of chapter 32-12 apply.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §1A; SDCL §32-12-78; SL 2001, ch 171, §§72, 115; SL 2015, ch 168, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-3 - Drivers of commercial vehicles limited to one license.

32-12A-3. Drivers of commercial vehicles limited to one license.
No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one operator's license. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §2; SDCL §32-12-79; SL 2001, ch 171, §§73, 115; SL 2002, ch 156, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-4 - Holder of commercial learner's permit or driver license to notify department and employer of conviction for violation of motor vehicle traffic law--Prior employment history to be furnished employer.

32-12A-4. Holder of commercial learner's permit or driver license to notify department and employer of conviction for violation of motor vehicle traffic law--Prior employment history to be furnished employer.
Any driver holding a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued by the state, who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance of any other state, or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal law of Canada, relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than parking violations, shall notify the department in the manner specified by the department within thirty days of the date of conviction.
Any driver holding a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued by the state, who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance of any other state, or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal law of Canada, relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than parking violations, shall notify that person's employer in writing of the conviction within thirty days of the date of conviction.
Any driver whose commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license is suspended, revoked, or cancelled by any state, or who loses the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in any state for any period, including being disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or who is subject to an out-of-service order, shall notify that person's employer of such fact before the end of the business day following the day the driver received notice of that fact.
Any person who applies to be a commercial motor vehicle driver shall provide the employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the ten years preceding the date of application:
(1)A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle;
(2)The dates between which the applicant drove for each employer; and
(3)The reason for leaving each employer. The applicant shall certify that all information furnished is true and complete. An employer may require an applicant to provide additional information.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §3; SDCL §32-12-80; SL 2001, ch 171, §§74, 115; SL 2015, ch 168, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-5 - Information required by employer--Operation of commercial motor vehicle prohibited under certain conditions.

32-12A-5. Information required by employer--Operation of commercial motor vehicle prohibited under certain conditions.
Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in §32-12A-4. No employer may knowingly allow a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle:
(1)During any period in which the driver has had an operator's license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by any state, has lost the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in any state, is currently disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle, or subject to an out-of-service order in any state;
(2)During any period in which the driver has more than one operator's license;
(3)During any period in which the employee, or the motor vehicle the employee is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order;
(4)In violation of any federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings;
(5)If the driver does not have a current commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license;
(6)If the driver does not have a current commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license with the proper class or endorsement; or
(7)The driver is operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a restriction on the driver's commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §4; SL 1996, ch 201, §8; SDCL §32-12-81; SL 2001, ch 171, §§75, 115; SL 2002, ch 156, §5; SL 2015, ch 168, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-5.1 - Proceeding against employer by state's attorney.

32-12A-5.1. Proceeding against employer by state's attorney.
The state's attorney for the county in which a violation of subdivision 32-12A-5(4) occurs shall commence a civil in rem proceeding of not more than nineteen thousand three hundred eighty-nine dollars against the employer.
Source: SL 2002, ch 156, §6; SL 2023, ch 103, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-6 - Possession of commercial driver license or learner's permit required for vehicle operation--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-12A-6. Possession of commercial driver license or learner's permit required for vehicle operation--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state unless the person holds and has in immediate possession a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license with applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle the person is driving. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §5; SL 1997, ch 190, §1; SDCL §32-12-82; SL 2001, ch 171, §§76, 115; SL 2015, ch 168, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-7 - Qualifications of commercial motor vehicle drivers.

32-12A-7.Qualifications of commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Each commercial motor vehicle driver shall meet the minimum standards and qualifications established under this chapter and in accordance with 49 C.F. R. subpart 383.23 as amended through January 1, 2015. Each commercial motor vehicle driver shall obtain a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §5A; SL 1990, ch 252, §1; SDCL §32-12-83; SL 2001, ch 171, §§77, 115; SL 2004, ch 213, §1; SL 2005, ch 167, §7, eff. Sept. 30, 2005; SL 2007, ch 182, §2; SL 2010, ch 161, §2; SL 2011, ch 144, §2; SL 2015, ch 168, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-7.1 - Registration with Selective Service a condition for obtaining learner's permit or driver license.

32-12A-7.1. Registration with Selective Service a condition for obtaining learner's permit or driver license.
No male United States citizen or immigrant who is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-six years of age and who is required to register with the United States Selective Service System may apply for or be issued a commercial learner's permit, commercial driver license, renewal, or duplicate pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant is registered, or consents to be registered as provided in this section, in compliance with the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453, as amended to January 1, 2002.
The Department of Public Safety shall forward in an electronic format the necessary personal information required for registration of any applicant identified in this section to the United States Selective Service System. The applicant's submission of the application indicates that the applicant has already registered with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is authorizing the department to forward to the Selective Service System the necessary information for the registration. The department shall notify the applicant on the application that the submission of the application serves as the applicant's consent to be registered with the Selective Service System if so required by federal law.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 155, §2; SL 2004, ch 17, §135; SL 2015, ch 168, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-8 - Operation of commercial vehicle while driver license suspended, revoked, etc., prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-12A-8. Operation of commercial vehicle while driver license suspended, revoked, etc., prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state while that person's operator's license or privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle is suspended, revoked, cancelled, or while subject to a disqualification. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §6; SL 1994, ch 255, §1; SDCL 32-12-84; SL 2001, ch 171, §§78, 115; SL 2001, ch 175, §1; SL 2005, ch 167, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-8.1 - Driving while subject to out-of-service order prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-12A-8.1. Driving while subject to out-of-service order prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state while the person or the commercial motor vehicle is subject to any out-of-service order. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The court shall order any person convicted for a violation of this section to remit to the clerk of courts the civil penalty described in §32-12A-56 or 32-12A-57, as applicable.
Source: SL 2005, ch 167, §9; SL 2022, ch 95, §1; SL 2023, ch 103, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-8.2 - Out-of-service order for motor carrier operation--Violation--Misdemeanor.

32-12A-8.2. Out-of-service order for motor carrier operation--Violation--Misdemeanor.
No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state while the motor carrier operation employing the person is subject to any out-of-service order. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 2022, ch 95, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-9 - Operators exempt from provisions of chapter.

32-12A-9. Operators exempt from provisions of chapter.
The following are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
(1)Operators involved in farm to market transportation movements, at least sixteen years of age holding a valid operator's license, limited to those operators of a farm vehicle:
(a)Controlled and operated by a farmer;
(b)Used to transport either agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm; and
(c)Not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier;
(2)Operators of emergency fire fighting equipment necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions performed under emergency conditions that are not subject to normal traffic regulation, or nonemergency conditions when operated by members of a fire fighting agency;
(3)Operators of commercial motor vehicles for military purposes including:
(a)Active duty military personnel;
(b)Members of the military reserves;
(c)Members of the national guard on active duty, including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time national guard training and national guard military technicians (civilians who are required to wear military uniforms); and
(d)Active duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel;
(4)Operators of recreational vehicles;
(5)Operators of rental transporting equipment used as personal family use vehicles; and
(6)Operators of a covered farm vehicle as defined in 49 CFR 390.5 as of January 1, 2015.
United States reserve technicians are not exempt under the provisions of subdivision (3) of this section.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §7; SL 1995, ch 180; SDCL §32-12-85; SL 2001, ch 171, §§79, 115; SL 2004, ch 213, §2; SL 2005, ch 167, §10, eff. Sept. 30, 2005; SL 2007, ch 182, §3; SL 2015, ch 168, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-10 - Adoption of rules regarding farm exemption of 32-12A-9.

32-12A-10. Adoption of rules regarding farm exemption of 32-12A-9.
The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish the maximum number of miles from a person's farm that the exemption provided by subdivision 32-12A-9(1) shall apply.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §7A; SDCL §32-12-86; SL 2001, ch 171, §115.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-12 - Issuance of commercial learner's permit--Renewal--Restrictions on vehicle operation.

32-12A-12. Issuance of commercial learner's permit--Renewal--Restrictions on vehicle operation.
A commercial learner's permit may be issued to a person eighteen years of age who holds a valid operator's license.
No commercial learner's permit may be issued for a period to exceed one year. No commercial learner's permit may be renewed without the holder having to retake each general and endorsement knowledge test. A score for a successfully completed segment of the skills test is only valid during initial issuance of the commercial learner's permit. If the permit is renewed, the person shall retake each segment of the skills test. A commercial learner's permit holder is not eligible to take the skills test in the first fourteen days after initial issuance of the permit.
The holder of a commercial learner's permit may, unless otherwise disqualified, drive a commercial motor vehicle only if accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver license with the proper class and endorsements necessary to operate the commercial motor vehicle, who is twenty-one years of age, and is at all times physically present in the front seat of the vehicle next to the permit holder or if in a passenger vehicle directly behind the driver, and at all times has the permit holder under observation and direct supervision for the purpose of giving instruction in driving the commercial motor vehicle.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §8A; SL 1994, ch 254, §4; SL 1994, ch 256, §1; SDCL §32-12-88; SL 2001, ch 171, §§81, 115; SL 2015, ch 168, §10; SL 2021, ch 136, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-12.1 - Passenger, school bus, and tanker endorsements on commercial learner's permits.

32-12A-12.1. Passenger, school bus, and tanker endorsements on commercial learner's permits.
A commercial learner's permit holder is not eligible to take the skills test in the first fourteen days after initial issuance of the permit. A commercial learner's permit may only be issued with passenger, school bus, or tanker endorsements. No other commercial endorsement is allowed on a commercial learner's permit. A commercial learner's permit holder with a passenger (P) or school bus (S) endorsement shall have a restriction for no passengers (P) in a commercial motor vehicle. No commercial learner's permit holder may operate a commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers other than federal and state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, other trainees, and the commercial driver license holder accompanying the commercial learner's permit holder. A commercial learner's permit holder with a tank vehicle (N) endorsement shall have a no cargo restriction (X) in a commercial motor vehicle tank vehicle. A commercial learner's permit holder may only operate an empty tank vehicle and may not operate any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous materials that has not been purged of any residue.
Source:
SL 2015, ch 168, §11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-13 - Nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license.

32-12A-13.Nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license.
The department may issue a nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license to:
(1)A person who is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction whose commercial motor vehicle testing and licensing standards, as determined by the administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, do not meet the testing standards established in 49 C.F. R. Part 383 as amended through January 1, 2015;
(2)A person who is domiciled in a state whose commercial driver licensing program has been decertified by the administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
The word, nondomiciled, shall appear on the face of the nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license. An applicant shall surrender any nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued by another state. The holder of a nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license is subject to the same disqualifications and conditions applicable to a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued to a person domiciled in this state.
A nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section may be renewed only upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the applicant is authorized to stay in the United States. The department may renew a nondomiciled commercial driver license without a skills or knowledge test if the license has been expired for a period less than one year.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §9; SDCL §32-12-89; SL 2001, ch 171, §§82, 115; SL 2005, ch 167, §12, eff. Sept. 30, 2005; SL 2007, ch 182, §5; SL 2010, ch 161, §4; SL 2010, ch 162, §1; SL 2011, ch 144, §4; SL 2015, ch 168, §12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-14 - Requirements of application.

32-12A-14.Requirements of application.
The application for a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license, shall include the following:
(1)The full legal name and current mailing and residential address of the applicant;
(2)A physical description of the applicant including sex, height, weight, and eye color;
(3)Date of birth;
(4)The applicant's social security number;
(5)The applicant's signature;
(6)The applicant's color photograph;
(7)Certifications including those required by 49 C.F. R. Part 383.71(a) as amended through January 1, 2015;
(8)A consent to release driving record information; and
(9)The names of each state where the applicant has previously been licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle during the ten-year period immediately preceding the date of the application.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §10; SDCL §32-12-90; SL 2001, ch 171, §§83, 115; SL 2005, ch 167, §13, eff. Sept. 30, 2005; SL 2007, ch 182, §6; SL 2010, ch 161, §5; SL 2011, ch 144, §5; SL 2015, ch 168, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-14.1 - Documents with applicant's name and residence address to be presented with application.

32-12A-14.1. Documents with applicant's name and residence address to be presented with application.
Any applicant under the provisions of this chapter shall, on making application for a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license, present to the examiner at least two documents containing the applicant's name and address of principal residence as defined in §32-12-1 in order to establish the applicant's address of principal residence.
Source:
SL 2009, ch 154, §12, eff. Dec. 31, 2009; SL 2015, ch 168, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-14.2 - Applicants permitted three attempts to pass license examination.

32-12A-14.2. Applicants permitted three attempts to pass license examination.
Any application under this chapter shall be accompanied by the proper fee. Payment of the fee entitles the applicant to not more than three attempts to pass the commercial driver license examination within a period of six months from the date of application. Any application for a commercial driver license shall be made on a form furnished by the department.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 192, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-15 - Commercial driver license fee--Additional fees.

32-12A-15. Commercial driver license fee--Additional fees.
The application fee for a commercial driver license is thirty-three dollars. For each commercial driver license endorsement knowledge test administered, the fee is fifteen dollars. The fee for a duplicate license, a name change, or an address change is fifteen dollars. The fee shall be credited to the state motor vehicle fund.
Source:
SL 2001, ch 171, §109; SL 2009, ch 152, §3; SL 2015, ch 167, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-16 - Issuance of duplicate license.

32-12A-16. Issuance of duplicate license.
If the holder of a commercial driver license changes that person's name, mailing address, or residential address, application for a duplicate license shall be made.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §11; SDCL §32-12-91; SL 2001, ch 171, §§84, 115.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-17 - Restriction on operation under learner's permit or driver license issued by another jurisdiction.

32-12A-17. Restriction on operation under learner's permit or driver license issued by another jurisdiction.
No person who has been a resident of this state for thirty days may drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued by another jurisdiction.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §12; SDCL §32-12-92; SL 2001, ch 171, §§85, 115; SL 2015, ch 168, §15.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-18 - Disqualification of commercial driving privileges for use of false information.

32-12A-18. Disqualification of commercial driving privileges for use of false information.
If any person knowingly falsifies information or certifications required by this chapter, the department shall disqualify that person's commercial driving privileges for a period of at least sixty consecutive days.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §13; SDCL §32-12-93; SL 2001, ch 171, §§86, 115; SL 2005, ch 167, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-20 - Form and contents of commercial driver license.

32-12A-20. Form and contents of commercial driver license.
The commercial driver license shall be marked, Commercial Driver License, shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof, and shall include the following information:
(1)The full legal name, address of principal residence, and mailing address of the licensee;
(2)A full facial digital photograph of the licensee;
(3)A distinguishing number assigned to the licensee;
(4)A physical description of the licensee, including sex, height, weight, and eye color;
(5)Date of birth;
(6)An indication if the licensee is a donor pursuant to chapter 34-26;
(7)The licensee's signature;
(8)The class of commercial motor vehicle or vehicles which the licensee is authorized to operate, including any endorsements or restrictions;
(9)The name of this state;
(10)The dates between which the commercial driver license is valid;
(11)A barcode on the back of the license containing the name of this state, the information printed on the license, and the card design revision date indicating the most recent change or modification to the visible format of the card;
(12)A security marking approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security reflecting the level of compliance with 6 C.F.R. Part 37 as of January 1, 2015; and
(13)An indication if the licensee is a veteran pursuant to the provisions of §32-12A-20.2.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §15; SDCL §32-12-95; SL 2001, ch 171, §§87, 115; SL 2005, ch 166, §3; SL 2009, ch 154, §13, eff. Dec. 31, 2009; SL 2012, ch 167, §4; SL 2015, ch 168, §16.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-20.1 - Social security number on license prohibited.

32-12A-20.1. Social security number on license prohibited.
No commercial driver license issued after June30, 2005, may contain the licensee's social security number.
Source:
SL 2005, ch 166, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-20.2 - Veteran designation on license or permit.

32-12A-20.2.Veteran designation on license or permit.
A designation that the licensee is a veteran shall be indicated on the license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter if the licensee:
(1)Is an honorably discharged veteran having served in the armed forces of the United States;
(2)Has requested the designation on the license or permit; and
(3)Has provided proof of the veteran's military service and honorable discharge by either submitting the U. S. military Form DD-214, DD-Form 2 (Retired), DD-Form 2A (Reserve Retired), or a certificate signed by a county veterans service officer on a form prescribed by the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs.
Source:
SL 2012, ch 167, §5; SL 2015, ch 168, §17.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-21 - Privileges conferred by learner's permit or driver license--Classifications of permits and licenses.

32-12A-21. Privileges conferred by learner's permit or driver license--Classifications of permits and licenses.
The holder of a valid commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license may drive any vehicle in the class for which that license is issued, and any lesser class of vehicle, except a motorcycle. No person may drive a vehicle requiring an endorsement unless the proper corresponding endorsement appears on that person's commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license. A commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license may be issued with the following classifications:
(1)Class A Combination Vehicle. Any combination of commercial motor vehicles and towed vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds if the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicles being towed are in excess of ten thousand pounds. This class includes:
(a)Any vehicle designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; and
(b)Any vehicle used in the transportation of hazardous materials that require the vehicle to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, as of January 1, 2015;
(2)Class B Heavy Straight Vehicle. Any single commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds or any such commercial motor vehicle towing a vehicle with a gross weight rating not exceeding ten thousand pounds. This class includes:
(a)Any vehicle designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; and
(b)Any vehicle used in the transportation of hazardous materials which require the vehicle to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, as of January 1, 2015;
(3)Class C Small Vehicle. Any single vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that meet neither the definition of class A nor that of class B as contained in this section. This class includes any vehicle designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, or is used in the transportation of hazardous materials which require the vehicle to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, as of January 1, 2015.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §16; SL 1991, ch 252, §9; SL 1994, ch 254, §2; SDCL §32-12-96; SL 2001, ch 171, §§88, 115; SL 2007, ch 182, §7; SL 2010, ch 161, §6; SL 2011, ch 144, §6; SL 2015, ch 168, §18.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-22 - License endorsements.

32-12A-22. License endorsements.
The endorsements to a commercial driver license shall be as follows:
(1)T --Double/triple trailers;
(2)P --Passengers;
(3)N --Tank vehicles;
(4)H --Hazardous materials;
(5)X --Combination tank vehicles and hazardous materials; and
(6)S --School bus.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §17; SDCL §32-12-97; SL 2001, ch 171, §§89, 115.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-22.1 - Exemption from hazardous materials endorsement for certain persons with Class A combination vehicle license.

32-12A-22.1. Exemption from hazardous materials endorsement for certain persons with Class A combination vehicle license.
A person with a commercial driver license that has a Class A combination vehicle classification is not required to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement pursuant to this chapter if the person is:
(1)Acting within the scope of the person's employment as an employee of a custom harvester operation; and
(2)Operating a service vehicle that is transporting diesel fuel in quantity of one thousand gallons or less and that is clearly marked with a flammable or combustible placard.
Source:
SL 2017, ch 136, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-23 - Driver license and learner's permit restrictions.

32-12A-23. Driver license and learner's permit restrictions.
Restrictions to a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license shall be as follows:
(1)L--Operation only of a commercial motor vehicle which is not equipped with air brakes;
(2)M--Operation only of a Class B and C commercial passenger vehicle;
(3)N--Operation only of a Class C commercial passenger vehicle;
(4)W--Operation only of a restricted CDL;
(5)V--Operation only if driver has received a medical variance that allows the driver to be issued a medical certificate;
(6)E--Operation only of an automatic transmission commercial motor vehicle;
(7)K--Operation only if driving intrastate;
(8)O--No operation of a tractor-trailer commercial motor vehicle; and
(9)Z--No operation of a fully air brake equipped commercial motor vehicle.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §18; SL 1996, ch 201, §2; SDCL §32-12-98; SL 2001, ch 171, §§90, 115; SL 2011, ch 144, §7; SL 2015, ch 168, §19.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-23.1 - Additional learner's permit restrictions.

32-12A-23.1. Additional learner's permit restrictions.
In addition to the restrictions provided pursuant to the provisions of §32-12A-23, a commercial learner's permit may also have the following restrictions:
(1)P--For no passengers in a commercial motor vehicle; and
(2)X--For no cargo in a commercial motor vehicle tank vehicle.
Source:
SL 2015, ch 168, §20.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-24 - Qualifications of school bus drivers.

32-12A-24.Qualifications of school bus drivers.
No person under the age of eighteen may receive an endorsement on a commercial driver license to drive a school bus. Any school bus endorsed driver operating with an intrastate restriction shall meet all requirements of 49 C.F. R. Part 391 Subpart E as of January 1, 2015, in the area of physical qualifications.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §18A; SL 1994, ch 254, §5; SDCL §32-12-99; SL 2001, ch 171, §115; SL 2005, ch 167, §15, eff. on Sept. 30, 2005; SL 2007, ch 182, §8; SL 2010, ch 161, §7; SL 2011, ch 144, §8; SL 2015, ch 168, §21.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-24.2 - Physical examination after one year of driver with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus.

32-12A-24.2. Physical examination after one year of driver with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus.
Any person who holds a waiver pursuant to §32-12A-24.1 shall, after one year of holding the waiver, undergo a physical examination and submit to the employer a signed statement from a physician, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner that the person has completed a physical examination.
Source:
SL 2009, ch 155, §2; SL 2017, ch 171, §50.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-24.3 - Blood glucose level checks of driver with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus.

32-12A-24.3. Blood glucose level checks of driver with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus.
No person who holds a waiver pursuant to §32-12A-24.1 may operate a school bus with students present unless the person checks his or her blood glucose level no more than thirty minutes before operating the bus. If the person operates a bus for a continuous duration that exceeds eighty-nine minutes, the person shall check his or her blood glucose level each hour and record the information. The person shall submit the information to the employer each day.
Source:
SL 2009, ch 155, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-25 - Prior convictions information required on school bus operator application.

32-12A-25. Prior convictions information required on school bus operator application.
A school bus operator shall certify on his application that he has not been convicted of the offense of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs within the three years immediately preceding the application or any offense involving moral turpitude.
Source:
SL 1991, ch 252, §7; SDCL §32-12-99.1; SL 2001, ch 171, §115.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-26 - Notification of suspension or revocation of learner's permit or driver license bearing school bus endorsement.

32-12A-26. Notification of suspension or revocation of learner's permit or driver license bearing school bus endorsement.
If a person's commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license bearing a school bus endorsement is suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter, the Department of Public Safety shall, upon the suspension or revocation, notify the Department of Education. The Department of Education shall notify the school district or school bus contracting company for which the person is employed of the suspension or revocation. The notification may be done by first class mail.
Source:
SL 2001, ch 176, §1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §§23, 63; SL 2015, ch 168, §24.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-27 - Names and social security numbers of school bus drivers to be reported to Department.

32-12A-27. Names and social security numbers of school bus drivers to be reported to Department.
Each school district and school bus contracting company shall report to the Department of Education, in a manner prescribed by the secretary, the names and social security numbers of all individuals it employs as bus drivers. The school district and school bus contracting company shall inform the department of any changes to the list within seven days after they occur.
Source:
SL 2001, ch 176, §2; SL 2003, ch 272, §63.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-28 - Acquisition of driving record information before issuance of learner's permit or driver license.

32-12A-28. Acquisition of driving record information before issuance of learner's permit or driver license.
Before issuing a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license, the department shall obtain driving record information through the commercial driver license information system and the national driver register no earlier than twenty-four hours prior to issuance. Before issuing a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license, if the information was not provided in a prior licensing cycle, the department shall request the applicant's complete driving record from all states where the applicant was previously licensed over the last ten years to drive any type of motor vehicle.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §19; SL 1991, ch 252, §10; SL 1996, ch 201, §3; SDCL §32-12-100; SL 2001, ch 171, §§91, 115; SL 2005, ch 167, §16, eff. on Sept. 30, 2005; SL 2015, ch 168, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-29 - Notification to commercial driver license information system.

32-12A-29. Notification to commercial driver license information system.
Within twenty-four hours after issuing a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license, the department shall notify the commercial driver license information system of the issuance, providing all information required to ensure identification of the licensee.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §20; SL 1996, ch 201, §4; SDCL §32-12-101; SL 2001, ch 171, §§92, 115; SL 2015, ch 168, §25.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-30 - Expiration of license.

32-12A-30. Expiration of license.
A commercial driver license issued pursuant to this chapter, expires on the licensee's birthday in the fifth year following the issuance of the license. Any nondomiciled commercial driver license expires on the date of expiration of the licensee's authorized stay in the United States as determined by the systematic alien verification for entitlements system or alternate method approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security or, if there is no expiration date, for a period no longer than one year from date of issuance. However, no nondomiciled commercial driver license may expire on a date later than the licensee's birthday in the fifth year following the issuance of the license.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §21; SL 1994, ch 252, §4; SDCL §32-12-102; SL 2001, ch 171, §§93, 115; SL 2005, ch 167, §17, eff. Sept. 30, 2005; SL 2009, ch 154, §14, eff. Dec. 31, 2009; SL 2015, ch 168, §26.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 12A - Commercial Drivers Licenses And Permits › Section 32-12A-31 - Application for renewal--Test for hazardous materials endorsement--Period when renewable.

32-12A-31. Application for renewal--Test for hazardous materials endorsement--Period when renewable.
Each person applying for renewal of a commercial driver license shall complete the application form required by §32-12A-14, providing updated information and required certifications. If the applicant wishes to retain a hazardous materials endorsement, the written test for a hazardous materials endorsement shall be taken and passed. Each license is renewable one hundred eighty days prior to its expiration.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 267, §22; SDCL §32-12-103; SL 2001, ch 171, §§94, 115.