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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-17.1 - Denial of registration or title to certain commercial motor carriers--Suspension or revocation or registration or permit--Conditions for issuance or restoration.

32-9-17.1. Denial of registration or title to certain commercial motor carriers--Suspension or revocation or registration or permit--Conditions for issuance or restoration.
The department or its agent shall refuse to issue a registration, license plate, permit, or a certificate of title or to transfer any title on a vehicle licensed under chapter 32-9 or 32-10 that has been assigned to a commercial motor carrier who has been prohibited from operating by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. However, the department or its agent may allow a commercial motor carrier, who has been prohibited from operating by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, to transfer a title if the commercial motor carrier does not retain an interest, either directly or indirectly, in the vehicle.
The department or its agent may suspend, revoke, or remove the registration, plate, or any permit issued to any vehicle assigned to a commercial motor carrier who has been prohibited from operating by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
If the prohibition by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is rescinded, the department or its agent may issue a registration, license plate, permit, or a certificate of title to the vehicle provided all other taxes and fees have been paid to the department.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 154, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-17.2 - Denial of registration or title to motor carrier for failure to disclose information, making false statement, affiliation with ineligible person, or safety reasons--Conditions for issuance.

32-9-17.2. Denial of registration or title to motor carrier for failure to disclose information, making false statement, affiliation with ineligible person, or safety reasons--Conditions for issuance.
The department or its agent shall refuse to issue a registration, license plate, permit, or a certificate of title or to transfer any title on a vehicle licensed under chapter 32-9 or 32-10 if a motor carrier fails to disclose material information required, if the motor carrier has made a materially false statement on the application, or if the motor carrier's business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the applicant, owner, relative, corporate officer, or shareholder. The department shall deny registration for a vehicle assigned to a motor carrier that has been taken out of service by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for safety reasons, or a carrier whose business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the applicant, owner, relative, corporate officer, or shareholder.
The term, relative, as used in this section, means husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law.
If the prohibition by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is rescinded, the department or its agent may issue a registration, license plate, permit, or a certificate of title to the vehicle provided all other taxes and fees have been paid to the department.
Source:
SL 2010, ch 159, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-21 - Discontinuing use of vehicle--Return of plates and certificates--Portion of fees refunded.

32-9-21. Discontinuing use of vehicle--Return of plates and certificates--Portion of fees refunded.
Each motor carrier desiring to discontinue using a vehicle as a commercial motor vehicle, may, on or before the termination of any year as provided in §32-9-17, return the commercial motor vehicle plates and certificates to the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle was registered together with an application for the discontinuance. Upon satisfactory evidence that the carrier will not further operate the vehicle as a commercial motor vehicle, the county treasurer shall issue to the person, corporation, or limited liability company, so applying, a warrant for the amount due for the remaining months of that year less a ten dollar administrative fee which shall be retained by the county. The commercial motor vehicle plates and certificates shall be in the possession of the county treasurer on or before the fifth day of the month to receive credit for that month.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0426; SL 1939, ch 176, §2; SL 1943, ch 161, §2; SL 1947, ch 195, §3; SL 1961, ch 236; SL 1977, ch 249, §32; SL 1978, ch 224, §5; SL 2014, ch 139, §13; SL 2016, ch 47, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-22 - Temporary thirty-day permit to operate as commercial motor vehicle--Multiple permits allowed--Fee schedule--Proof of previous registration as noncommercial vehicle.

32-9-22. Temporary thirty-day permit to operate as commercial motor vehicle--Multiple permits allowed--Fee schedule--Proof of previous registration as noncommercial vehicle.
The fee schedule for a temporary permit to operate as a commercial motor vehicle for any thirty-day period shall be:
(1)Gross weight of four thousand pounds or less, nine dollars;
(2)Gross weight of 4001 to 6000 pounds, eleven dollars;
(3)Gross weight of 6001 to 8000 pounds, thirteen dollars;
(4)Gross weight of 8001 to 10,000 pounds, fifteen dollars;
(5)Gross weight of 10,001 to 12,000 pounds, eighteen dollars;
(6)Gross weight of 12,001 to 14,000 pounds, twenty-one dollars;
(7)Gross weight of 14,001 to 16,000 pounds, twenty-four dollars;
(8)Gross weight of 16,001 to 18,000 pounds, twenty-seven dollars;
(9)Gross weight of 18,001 to 20,000 pounds, thirty dollars;
(10)For each additional 2000 pounds or major fraction thereof in excess of 20,000 pounds, seven dollars.
A temporary permit may be issued for as many thirty-day periods as the applicant requests and pays the fee for. Proof of current registration as a motor vehicle within any jurisdiction for the current registration year shall be presented at the time of application for a temporary permit.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0425 as added by SL 1949, ch 171; SL 1955, ch 179; SL 1967, ch 204, §1; SL 1977, ch 249, §33; SL 1978, ch 224, §6; SL 1991, ch 249; SL 1992, ch 215, §2; SL 1993, ch 228.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-22.1 - Temporary nonhire permits for commercial vehicles--Fee--Disposition of fees--Limit on issuance.

32-9-22.1. Temporary nonhire permits for commercial vehicles--Fee--Disposition of fees--Limit on issuance.
The owner of a commercial motor vehicle may obtain from the office of any county treasurer a temporary nonhire permit to operate on the highways of this state. This permit shall be issued by the county treasurer upon payment of the fee prescribed under §32-5-107. The permit conditions and restrictions contained by that section apply to this permit. This permit may be issued to the owner of a commercial motor vehicle who has returned the commercial plates pursuant to §32-9-21 and has shown a need to operate this motor vehicle on the highway. The fee shall be reported and forwarded monthly by the county treasurer to the Department of Revenue. These remittances shall be credited to the revolving license plate fund pursuant to chapter 32-11. Only one permit shall be issued yearly per motor vehicle.
Source:
SL 1979, ch 210; SL 1986, ch 242, §33; SL 1991, ch 242, §2; SL 2004, ch 17, §114; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-23.1 - Alternate commercial fee by intrastate carriers--Amount of fees--Proof of registration or temporary permit--Certificate required for commercial use of certain noncommercial vehicles.

32-9-23.1. Alternate commercial fee by intrastate carriers--Amount of fees--Proof of registration or temporary permit--Certificate required for commercial use of certain noncommercial vehicles.
Motor carriers who make use of the highways of this state or haul overweight loads under special permit on the highways of this state may elect to pay a commercial motor vehicle fee of fifteen dollars per vehicle per trip. Proof of a valid motor vehicle registration, or temporary permit as provided in §32-6B-26, shall be presented at the time of application for the permit.
Source:
SL 1971, ch 197, §1; SL 1977, ch 249, §35; SL 1984, ch 225, §2; SL 1987, ch 213, §2; SL 1988, ch 251, §5; SL 1989, ch 264, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-23.2 - Application to pay alternative fee.

32-9-23.2. Application to pay alternative fee.
If a motor carrier in intrastate commerce elects to pay the commercial motor vehicle fee pursuant to §32-9-23.1, the carrier shall make application to an agent, patrol officer, motor carrier enforcement officer, or motor carrier inspector of the Department of Public Safety.
Source:
SL 1971, ch 197, §2; SL 1977, ch 249, §36; SL 1980, ch 217, §3; SL 1988, ch 251, §6; SL 2000, ch 140, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §115.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-23.3 - Alternative permit to be secured before movement--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-9-23.3. Alternative permit to be secured before movement--Violation as misdemeanor.
Application to pay commercial motor vehicle fees pursuant to §32-9-23.2 shall be made and the permit secured prior to the motor carrier beginning the movement over the highways. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1971, ch 197, §3; SL 1977, ch 249, §37; SL 1988, ch 251, §7; SL 1989, ch 255, §27.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-23.5 - Receipt issued on payment--Display on demand--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-9-23.5. Receipt issued on payment--Display on demand--Violation as misdemeanor.
Upon payment of the permit fee set forth in §32-9-23.1, the carrier shall be issued a receipt which shall be the permit to move such vehicle pursuant to the permit. The carrier shall retain the receipt or permit in the carrier's possession for display upon demand of any agent, patrol officer, motor carrier enforcement officer, or motor carrier inspector of the Department of Public Safety.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1971, ch 197, §5; SL 1988, ch 251, §9; SL 1989, ch 255, §29; SL 1989, ch 264, §11; SL 2000, ch 140, §5; SL 2004, ch 17, §116.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-41 - Persons and entities required to comply with chapter.

32-9-41. Persons and entities required to comply with chapter.
Each person, corporation, or limited liability company operating a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as a motor carrier on the highways of this state, whether engaged in business wholly in this state, or partly in this state and partly in an adjoining state, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter pertaining to the type of operation engaged in by the carrier.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0427; SL 1984, ch 225, §4; SL 2014, ch 139, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-44 - Revocation or cancellation of certificate upon violation.

32-9-44. Revocation or cancellation of certificate upon violation.
The department may, pursuant to chapter 1-26, revoke and cancel or suspend the commercial motor vehicle certificate which belongs to a person who violates any provision of this chapter.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.9927; SL 1977, ch 249, §§42, 57; SL 1978, ch 158, §27; SL 1989, ch 255, §23; SL 1989, ch 264, §15.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-44.1 - Failure to surrender suspended, revoked or canceled plate or certificate as misdemeanor--Assistance by peace officers.

32-9-44.1. Failure to surrender suspended, revoked or canceled plate or certificate as misdemeanor--Assistance by peace officers.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any carrier to fail or refuse to surrender to the Department of Revenue upon its lawful demand any commercial motor vehicle license plate or certificate which has been suspended, revoked or canceled. If any person shall fail to return the commercial motor vehicle certificate or license to the secretary of revenue after lawful demand, the secretary shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and return it to the secretary.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 201, §2; SL 1977, ch 249, §43; SL 2004, ch 17, §117; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-44.2 - Revocation, cancellation or suspension of certificate upon repeated violations of §32-5-16.7.

32-9-44.2. Revocation, cancellation or suspension of certificate upon repeated violations of §32-5-16.7.
The department may, pursuant to chapter 1-26, revoke and cancel or suspend the commercial motor vehicle certificate which belongs to any person who the court has assessed a civil penalty pursuant to §32-5-16.7 four or more times within a one-year period.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 148, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-45 - Overweight operation of vehicle--Payment of additional fee--Payment no defense.

32-9-45. Overweight operation of vehicle--Payment of additional fee--Payment no defense.
Any motor carrier who shall operate upon the public highway any motor vehicle the weight of which, together with its load, shall exceed the gross weight of such vehicle specified in his application and authorized in the commercial motor vehicle certificate, shall be thereby deemed to have specified such greater weight and to have agreed to pay the appropriate fee and shall forthwith pay the amount by which the correct fee therefor, for the full term of the authorized operation of such motor vehicle under his certificate or permit, exceeds the amount of fee actually paid. Such additional amount is compensation and not a penalty or fine, and the payment thereof does not constitute a defense or bar to conviction for such, or any other violation of this chapter.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0431; SL 1953, ch 239; SL 1977, ch 249, §44; SL 1989, ch 255, §28.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-46 - Fee award as part of criminal conviction for overweight operation--Nonpayment punishable by contempt.

32-9-46. Fee award as part of criminal conviction for overweight operation--Nonpayment punishable by contempt.
The obligation to pay commercial motor vehicle fees under §32-9-45 shall be calculated and incorporated in the judgment of any court wherein a motor carrier has been convicted of any offense involving the overweight operation of any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state, and failure to obtain the compensation and present the court with a receipt indicating payment therefor within a time specified by the court shall be punishable by contempt proceedings.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0431 as added by SL 1953, ch 239; SL 1977, ch 249, §45.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-47 - Determination that vehicle was overweight--Variation of five percent.

32-9-47. Determination that vehicle was overweight--Variation of five percent.
For the purpose of this chapter, in determining the gross weight of vehicle or vehicles, and load combined, a variation of five percent, but not to exceed one thousand pounds in excess of the maximum weights herein provided, is hereby allowed, without such variation constituting a violation of this chapter.
Source:
SDC 1939, §44.0431; SL 1953, ch 239.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-53 - Gross weight of tow trucks and wreckers.

32-9-53. Gross weight of tow trucks and wreckers.
For the purposes of this chapter, the gross weight, as defined in subdivision 32-9-1(6), for tow trucks or wreckers, as defined and operated in §§31-8-15 and 31-8-15.1, is the actual weight of the equipped motor vehicle and does not include the weight of the motor vehicle being towed or hauled.
Source:
SL 1983, ch 235, §1; SL 1989, ch 264, §16.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-54 - Fee for certain vehicles transporting passengers--Seating capacity--Maximum weight.

32-9-54. Fee for certain vehicles transporting passengers--Seating capacity--Maximum weight.
Except as to motor passenger buses operating exclusively within the corporate limits of any municipality, there shall be paid as the annual license fee for any vehicle in the transportation of persons for hire over the highways of this state, with a seating capacity of sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, a fee based on the provisions of §32-9-15. The gross maximum weight shall be the largest gross maximum weight the unit will haul.
Source:
SL 1986, ch 242, §38; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 2003, ch 165, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-57 - Transporter plates for hauling new trailers--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-9-57. Transporter plates for hauling new trailers--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any commercial motor carrier located in the state hauling a new trailer with a manufacturer's statement of origin or certificate of title and who has registered with the Department of Revenue as a transporter may use a transporter plate upon the streets and highways for in-transit purposes. The fee for a transporter plate is fifty dollars and the fee shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund. Any new trailer bearing a transporter plate may be used on the most direct route from the trailer's manufacturer to the licensed trailer dealer for a period of ten days. A bill of lading that contains the origin and destination of the new trailer shall accompany each movement. No transporter may use a transporter plate for any other purpose. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2000, ch 153, §1; SL 2004, ch 17, §118; SL 2005, ch 71, §11; SL 2007, ch 179, §1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-57.1 - Revocation or suspension of transporter plate--Failure to surrender plate as misdemeanor.

32-9-57.1. Revocation or suspension of transporter plate--Failure to surrender plate as misdemeanor.
The department may, pursuant to chapter 1-26, revoke or suspend the transporter plate issued pursuant §32-9-57 which belongs to any transporter. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any transporter to fail or refuse to surrender to the department upon its lawful demand any transporter plate which has been revoked or suspended.
Source:
SL 2002, ch 148, §5; SL 2005, ch 71, §12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-58 - Registration and permit required to move certain vehicles between job sites--Fee.

32-9-58. Registration and permit required to move certain vehicles between job sites--Fee.
Before any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, motor propelled, or trailed vehicle chassis defined in subdivision 32-9-3(7) is moved between job sites or from one job site to a central location, the owner shall register the unit pursuant to §32-9-3.3 and purchase a five dollar permit for the movement of the vehicle or equipment on the roads and highways or register the vehicle or equipment pursuant to §32-5-6.3, 32-5-8, or 32-5-8.1. The owner shall purchase the permit from an agent, patrol officer, motor carrier enforcement officer, or motor carrier inspector of the Department of Public Safety. The permit shall be prescribed by the secretary of revenue and the permit fees shall be deposited credited to the local government highway and bridge fund created pursuant to §32-11-34.
Source:
SL 2001, ch 164, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §119; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Certificates › Section 32-9-59 - Use of vehicles with dealer 88 license plates--Violation as misdemeanor.

32-9-59. Use of vehicles with dealer 88 license plates--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any new or used vehicle owned by a licensed vehicle dealer, bearing a dealer's 88 license plate issued pursuant to the provisions of §§32-6B-22.1 and 32-6B-22.2 may operate such vehicle for the licensed dealership as a motor carrier or any prospective buyer may operate such vehicle as a motor carrier for demonstration purposes for a period of three days, in accordance with the provisions of §32-6B-25 under the following conditions:
(1)The motor vehicle shall comply with all provisions of this chapter pertaining to overweight operation;
(2)The actual gross weight of the vehicle and load does not exceed the licensed gross weight; and
(3)The gross weight tonnage fees shall be paid pursuant to §32-9-15 with the tonnage sticker affixed to the 88 plate prior to operation as a motor carrier.
If a used or new vehicle dealer permits the use by a prospective buyer, pursuant to this section, a vehicle bearing the dealer's 88 license plate, the dealer shall maintain a log detailing the use. The log shall include the name and address of the prospective buyer, the dates of use, and the description of the vehicle including the vehicle identification number, make, and model. This log shall be available for inspection, during normal business hours, by any law enforcement officer or dealer inspector appointed by the department.
Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 208, §3; SL 2013, ch 142, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-2 - Policy to encourage reciprocal or proportional registration agreements.

32-10-2. Policy to encourage reciprocal or proportional registration agreements.
It is the policy of this state to promote and encourage the fullest possible use of its highway system by authorizing the making and execution of motor vehicle reciprocal or proportional registration agreements, arrangements, and declarations with other states, provinces, territories, and countries with respect to vehicles registered in this and such other states, provinces, territories, and countries thus contributing to the economic and social development and growth of this state.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-3 - Authority of department to execute agreements, arrangements or declarations--Rules.

32-10-3. Authority of department to execute agreements, arrangements or declarations--Rules.
The Department of Revenue may execute agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The department may specify, by rules passed pursuant to chapter 1-26, the requirements such agreements, arrangements, or declarations must conform to, before they will be executed. The secretary of revenue may adopt reasonable and necessary rules to provide for registration of commercial vehicles involved in multi-jurisdiction commerce as follows:
(1)Cab card fees;
(2)Transfer of credits or refunds;
(3)Revocation of license;
(4)Collection and distribution of fees for other jurisdictions;
(5)Reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions affecting interstate movement of vehicles.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §3; SL 1966, ch 139; SL 1972, ch 176; SL 1975, ch 203; SL 1982, ch 18, §20; SL 2004, ch 17, §121; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-3.2 - Promulgation of rules for staggered registration system.

32-10-3.2. Promulgation of rules for staggered registration system.
The secretary of revenue may promulgate rules pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26 to provide for a staggered registration system.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 210, §3; SL 2010, ch 158, §6; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-3.3 - Fees paid pursuant to chapter--Calculation.

32-10-3.3. Fees paid pursuant to chapter--Calculation.
Any fee paid pursuant to this chapter shall be calculated by assessing one-twelfth of the annual registration fee times the number of months or any portion thereof for which the vehicle is being licensed.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 210, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-3.4 - Staggered registration of interstate motor carriers.

32-10-3.4. Staggered registration of interstate motor carriers.
Each interstate motor carrier registering a vehicle under the provisions of chapter 32-10 shall be allowed to select a renewal month of February, May, August, or November. Each license plate or validation decal issued on a staggered basis shall expire on the last day of the month assigned for the renewal. If no renewal month is selected by the motor carrier or the department cannot accommodate the renewal month selected, a renewal month shall be assigned by the department. Each fleet assigned to the motor carrier shall be registered or renewed in the same renewal month.
Source:
SL 2010, ch 158, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-4 - Agreements with other states respecting taxes, fees, or charges against vehicles--Scope of agreement.

32-10-4. Agreements with other states respecting taxes, fees, or charges against vehicles--Scope of agreement.
The Department of Revenue may enter into an agreement or arrangement with the duly authorized representatives of another jurisdiction, granting to vehicles or to owners or operators of vehicles which are properly registered or licensed in such jurisdiction and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges, and exemptions from the payment, wholly or partially, of any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed upon such vehicles, owners, or operators with respect to the operation or ownership of such vehicles under the laws of this state. Each such agreement or arrangement shall, in the judgment of the department, be in the best interest of this state and the citizens thereof and shall be fair and equitable to this state and the citizens thereof, and all of the same shall be determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits which accrue to the economy of this state from the uninterrupted flow of commerce.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §123; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-5 - General terms of agreement--Reciprocity.

32-10-5. General terms of agreement--Reciprocity.
An agreement or arrangement pursuant to §32-10-4 shall provide that vehicles properly registered or licensed in this state when operated upon highways of such other jurisdiction shall receive exemptions, benefits, and privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as are extended to vehicles properly registered or licensed in such jurisdiction when operated in this state.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-6 - Fleet licensing--Apportionment of fees based on miles traveled.

32-10-6. Fleet licensing--Apportionment of fees based on miles traveled.
If any jurisdiction permits or requires the licensing of fleets of vehicles in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce and payment of registration fees, license taxes, or other fixed fees thereon on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on and the use made of said jurisdiction's highways as compared with the miles traveled on and the use made of other jurisdiction's highways or any other equitable basis of apportionment, and exempts vehicles registered in other jurisdictions under such apportionment basis from the requirement of full payment of its own registration, license, or other fixed fees, then the administrator may by agreement adopt such exemption with respect to vehicles of such fleets, whether owned by residents or nonresidents of this state and regardless of where based.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-7 - Registration, license, or other fixed fees apportioned according to miles traveled.

32-10-7. Registration, license, or other fixed fees apportioned according to miles traveled.
Agreements pursuant to §32-10-6, under such terms, conditions, or restrictions as the administrator deems proper, may provide that owners or operators of vehicles operated in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce in this state shall be permitted to pay registration, license, or other fixed fees on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on and the use made of the highways of this state or any other equitable basis or apportionment.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-8 - Intrastate vehicles excepted--Intrastate vehicles operating under authority of public utilities commission.

32-10-8. Intrastate vehicles excepted--Intrastate vehicles operating under authority of public utilities commission.
No agreement pursuant to §32-10-6 shall authorize, or be construed as authorizing, any vehicle registered under §32-10-7 to be operated in intrastate commerce in this state unless the owner or operator thereof has been granted intrastate authority or rights by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission if such grant is otherwise required by law.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-10 - Administrator's authority to examine laws of foreign jurisdiction to determine local benefits.

32-10-10. Administrator's authority to examine laws of foreign jurisdiction to determine local benefits.
In the absence of an agreement or arrangement with any jurisdiction, the administrator may examine the laws and requirements of such jurisdiction and declare the extent and nature of exemptions, benefits, and privileges to be extended to vehicles properly registered or licensed in such other jurisdiction, or to the owners or operators of such vehicles, which shall, in the judgment of best interests of this state and the citizens thereof and which shall be fair and equitable to this state and the citizens thereof, and all of the same shall be determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits which accrue to the economy of this state from the free flow of commerce.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-11 - Reciprocity--Local resident with vehicles registered out of state.

32-10-11. Reciprocity--Local resident with vehicles registered out of state.
A person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company residing in or organized under the laws of South Dakota, but having a place of business in a foreign country, state, territory, or federal district and owning a motor vehicle used in connection with and garaged at such place of business which it is compelled to register in the foreign jurisdiction, shall be deemed a resident of the foreign jurisdiction and a nonresident of this state within the meaning of this chapter for the purposes of enjoying the reciprocity privileges, upon complying with the terms of §32-10-12.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §7; SL 2014, ch 139, §15.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-12 - Eligibility for reciprocity--Annual statement--Contents.

32-10-12. Eligibility for reciprocity--Annual statement--Contents.
A person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company described in §32-10-11 shall, on or before the first day of January of each year, file with the Department of Revenue a verified statement showing for the preceding year:
(1)Total amount paid to the State of South Dakota for commercial motor vehicle licenses on any such vehicles;
(2)Total amount which would have been paid to the State of South Dakota if all such vehicles had been licensed in South Dakota;
(3)Total miles traveled in South Dakota by all motor vehicles owned or leased by the operator;
(4)Total miles traveled by all motor vehicles owned or leased by the operator.
If the statement establishes that the ratio of (1) to (2) is at least as great as the ratio of (3) to (4), the secretary of revenue may certify that the operator is eligible for the reciprocity provisions granted in §§32-10-5 to 32-10-11, inclusive.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §8; SL 1977, ch 249, §46; SL 2004, ch 17, §124; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2014, ch 139, §16.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-13 - Reciprocity--Leased vehicles operated by lessee.

32-10-13. Reciprocity--Leased vehicles operated by lessee.
An agreement or arrangement entered into, or a declaration issued under the authority of this chapter, may contain provisions under which a leased vehicle properly registered by the lessor thereof may be entitled subject to terms and conditions stated therein, to the exemptions, benefits, and privileges extended by such agreement, arrangement, or declaration when such vehicle is operated by the lessee.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-14 - Reciprocity--Extending privileges to out-of-state vehicles in absence of agreement.

32-10-14. Reciprocity--Extending privileges to out-of-state vehicles in absence of agreement.
If no agreement, arrangement, or declaration is in effect with respect to another jurisdiction as authorized by this chapter, any vehicle properly registered or licensed in such other jurisdiction and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, shall receive, when operated in this state, the same exemptions, benefits, and privileges granted by such other jurisdiction to vehicles properly registered in this state. Reciprocity extended under this section shall apply to commercial vehicles only when engaged exclusively in interstate commerce.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-15 - Proportional registration of fleets of commercial vehicles in interstate commerce--Application to administrator--Contents of application.

32-10-15. Proportional registration of fleets of commercial vehicles in interstate commerce--Application to administrator--Contents of application.
Any owner engaged in operating one or more fleets, each consisting of one or more commercial vehicles in this state in interstate commerce, may, in lieu of registering each vehicle individually, register and license each fleet for operation in this state by filing a verified application with the administrator which shall contain the following information and such other vehicle registration information as the administrator may require:
(1)Fleet miles, which is the total number of miles operated by all vehicles within the fleet in all jurisdictions during the preceding year;
(2)In-state miles, which is the total number of miles operated by all vehicles within the fleet in this state during the preceding year;
(3)A description and identification of each vehicle contained within the fleet which is intended to be operated in this state during the registration year for which proportional fleet registration is requested;
(4)Verification that the fleet vehicles are registered under an interstate fuel user license issued by this state prior to the date when fleet registration is submitted.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §11 (1); SL 1978, ch 225, §2; SL 1990, ch 230, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-16 - Fee accompanying application--Computation of fee.

32-10-16. Fee accompanying application--Computation of fee.
The application under §32-10-15 for each fleet shall be accompanied by a total fee payment computed as follows:
(1)Divide in-state miles by fleet miles;
(2)Determine the total amount necessary to register every vehicle in the fleet for which registration is requested based on the regular annual registration fees prescribed by the South Dakota Codified Laws;
(3)Multiply the sum obtained under subdivision (2) by the fraction obtained under subdivision (1).
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §11 (2); SL 1977, ch 249, §47.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-17 - Issuance of plates or registration cards--Paper or electronic proof--Fees.

32-10-17. Issuance of plates or registration cards--Paper or electronic proof--Fees.
The administrator shall register the vehicles described and identified in an application pursuant to §32-10-15 and shall issue a license plate or plates, or a vehicle registration card, or other suitable identification device, for each vehicle described in the application upon payment of the fees for registration and licensing and for the vehicle registration cards or other identification devices. A fee of three dollars must be paid for each card or device issued for each proportionally registered vehicle. The card must, in addition to the information required by chapter 32-5, identify the number of the license or other device issued for the proportionally registered vehicle and must be carried in the vehicle at all times or, in the case of a combination, in the vehicle supplying the motive power. For purposes of this section, the operator may provide proof in either paper or electronic format including a display of an electronic image on an electronic device. In addition to the registration fees, the department shall collect from the owner seven dollars and fifty cents per license plate or set of plates when a plate is sent to the owner through the mail, or one dollar and fifty cents per decal or set of decals if a decal is sent to the owner through the mail. If the applicant requests that the plate or decal be express mailed, the applicant must pay any costs for the express mailing service.
Source: SL 1961, ch 237, §12 (1); SL 1988, ch 251, §12; SL 1994, ch 240, §7; SL 2010, ch 157, §5; SL 2018, ch 195, §2; SL 2023, ch 98, §9, eff. Mar. 14, 2023.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-17.1 - Alteration or forging of registration card prohibited--Violation as felony.

32-10-17.1. Alteration or forging of registration card prohibited--Violation as felony.
No person may alter or forge, or may cause to be altered or forged, a vehicle registration card or other temporary registration device or copy thereof issued by the department pursuant to this chapter or chapter 32-9. Any violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
Source:
SL 1988, ch 251, §14; SL 1990, ch 230, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-18 - Computation of fees--Plate for power unit--Identification fee--Deposit of fees.

32-10-18. Computation of fees--Plate for power unit--Identification fee--Deposit of fees.
The administrator shall compute all fees pursuant to existing statutes for the vehicle being licensed and issue a distinctive single plate which shall be displayed upon the power unit and entitles that power unit to tow any trailer properly licensed in any jurisdiction. In addition there shall be paid upon each power unit operating under the provisions of this section an identification fee of ten dollars. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state highway fund.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §28 as added by SL 1967, ch 209, §1; SL 1977, ch 249, §48; SL 1977, ch 253; SL 1978, ch 224, §8; SL 1980, ch 218; SL 1984, ch 207, §77; SL 1990, ch 230, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-19 - Refund of power unit fee no longer in use--Amount of refund.

32-10-19. Refund of power unit fee no longer in use--Amount of refund.
If a power unit operating under the provisions of this chapter is taken out of service for any reason or if ownership of such power unit has been or is transferred to another owner, or is transferred out of the State of South Dakota, upon surrender of the license plate assigned to such power unit, the administrator shall refund that portion of the fee paid which represents the unused portion of the licensing period for such power unit less a five dollar administrative fee which shall be credited to the state motor vehicle fund. The license plate shall be in the possession of the administrator, on or before the fifth day of the month, to receive credit for that month.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §29 as added by SL 1967, ch 209, §1; SL 1977, ch 249, §49; SL 1978, ch 224, §9; SL 1990, ch 230, §11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-20 - Proportionally registered interstate fleet vehicles--Intrastate vehicles--Vehicles operating under authority of public utilities commission.

32-10-20. Proportionally registered interstate fleet vehicles--Intrastate vehicles--Vehicles operating under authority of public utilities commission.
Proportionally registered interstate fleet vehicles registered and identified under §32-10-17 shall be deemed to be fully licensed and registered in this state for any type of movement or operation, except that, in those instances in which a grant of authority is required for intrastate movement or operation, no such vehicle shall be operated in intrastate commerce in this state unless the owner or operator thereof has been granted intrastate authority or rights by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and unless said vehicle is being operated in conformity with such authority or rights.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §12 (2).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-21 - Proportional registration of vehicles subsequently added to proportionally registered fleet.

32-10-21. Proportional registration of vehicles subsequently added to proportionally registered fleet.
Vehicles acquired by the owner after the commencement of the registration year and subsequently added to a proportionally registered fleet shall be proportionally registered by applying the mileage percentage used in the original application for such fleet for such registration period to the regular registration fees due with respect to such vehicle for the remainder of the registration year.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-22 - Withdrawal of vehicle from proportionally registered fleet--Surrender of proportional registration cards.

32-10-22. Withdrawal of vehicle from proportionally registered fleet--Surrender of proportional registration cards.
If any vehicle is withdrawn from a proportionally registered fleet during the period for which it is registered under the provisions of this chapter, the owner of such fleet shall so notify the administrator on appropriate forms to be prescribed by the administrator. The administrator may require the owner to surrender proportional registration cards and such other identification devices which have been issued with respect to such vehicle as the administrator may deem advisable.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-23 - Application for proportional registration of interstate fleet--Contents of application--Computation of in-state miles.

32-10-23. Application for proportional registration of interstate fleet--Contents of application--Computation of in-state miles.
Application for proportional registration of an interstate fleet to be operated in this state for the first time shall state the mileage data with respect to such fleet for the preceding year in other jurisdictions and the estimated annual mileage for such fleet in this state. If no operations were conducted with such fleet during the preceding year, the application shall contain a full statement of the proposed method of operation and estimates of annual mileage in this state and other jurisdictions. From the application so submitted the administrator shall fix the in-state and total fleet miles to be used by him in determining the mileage proportion for such fleet, and in so doing may evaluate and adjust the estimate in the application of the administrator if not satisfied as to the correctness thereof.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §15.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Interstate Reciprocity And Proportional Registration Of Fleets › Section 32-10-24 - Denial of proportional registration where foreign state denies similar registration.

32-10-24. Denial of proportional registration where foreign state denies similar registration.
The administrator may refuse to accept proportional registration applications for the registration of vehicles based in, or owned by residents of, another jurisdiction that does not grant similar registration privileges to fleet vehicles based in or owned by residents of this state.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 237, §16.