Title 50 — AVIATION

Aircraft registration required by this chapter expires on the thirty - first day of March following the calendar year in which the registration is made. Source: SDC 1939, § 2.0404 as enacted by SL 1949, ch 4 , § 2; SL 1966, ch 1 , § 3; SL 1993, ch 348 , § 9; SL 2004, ch 288 , § 2…

50-11-14 Fees--Aircraft more than ten years old. 50-11-15 Fees--Part-year registration. 50-11-16 Payment of delinquent fees and taxes prerequisite to registration. 50-11-17 Fees--Minimum registration fee. 50-11-18

If any aircraft, according to the manufacturer's records as to date of manufacture, was ten years old or more on January first of the year for which registration and fee is required, the fee required by § 50-11-12 shall be one - half of the fee ordinarily prescribed. Source: SDC …

The fee for registering any theretofore unregistered aircraft purchased on or after July first of any year shall be one - half the amount prescribed by § 50-11-12 and, as to such aircraft purchased on or after October first of any year, one - fourth of such prescribed amount. Sou…

The department may not approve an application for any aircraft which should have been previously registered or taxed under the laws of this state, without collecting all past-due registration fees or taxes. Source: SDC 1939, § 2.0407 (3) as enacted by SL 1949, ch 4 , § 2; SL 1966…

No aircraft may be registered for an annual registration, or any part thereof, for a fee of less than ten dollars. Source: SDC 1939, § 2.0407 (4) as enacted by SL 1949, ch 4 , § 2; SL 1993, ch 348 , § 11. 50-11-18. Repealed by SL 2010, ch 227 , § 74.

50-11-19 Additional tax for original registration--Nonpayment as misdemeanor--Civil penalty. 50-11-19.1 Purchase price defined. 50-11-19.2 Rate of additional tax on sale of aircraft held under use stamp or dealer certificate or conversion to dealer's own use. 50-11-19.3 Registrat…

For the purposes of this chapter, the purchase price is: (1) For an aircraft purchase, sale, or transfer, the total consideration for the aircraft whether received in money or otherwise less the value of any aircraft taken by the seller as trade, if the aircraft traded was regist…

The additional original registration tax on the sale of aircraft held by a licensed aircraft dealer under a use stamp or dealer certificate is at the rate specified in § 50-11-19 on the purchase price at the time the aircraft is sold. If a licensed aircraft dealer converts aircra…

When determining the amount of the registration tax imposed by § 50-11-19 on homebuilt aircraft, a credit for South Dakota sales tax and South Dakota use tax that was paid by the applicant on any purchase of aircraft kits, engines, instruments, and other parts and components used…

The department shall inform the Department of Revenue of the amount of credit granted under § 50-11-19.3 on a quarterly basis. The Department of Revenue shall transfer to the department, for deposit into the aeronautics fund, the amount of credit granted under §

The provisions of § 50-11-19 apply to all aircraft not previously registered in this state, except: (1) Aircraft, owned by a person coming into this state from another state for the purpose of making the person's home within this state, and registered in the other state, are exem…

The commission may prescribe forms and promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 for the ascertainment, assessment, collection, or return of the additional original registration tax imposed by §

If the department believes that the assessment or collection of taxes is jeopardized by delay, the department may immediately make an assessment of the estimated tax and penalty and demand payment from the taxpayer. If the payment is not made, a lien may be filed and a distress w…

Any tax or penalty due the state from a taxpayer is a lien in favor of the State of South Dakota upon all property and rights to property, whether real or personal, belonging to the taxpayer. In order to preserve the lien against subsequent mortgages, purchasers, or judgment cred…

50-11-22 Sale or transfer of aircraft--Transferor's endorsement of registration and notice to department--Time limits--Violation as misdemeanor or felony. 50-11-23 Transferee's application for certificate of registration--Time limits--Violation as misdemeanor or felony. 50-11-24

If an aircraft registered under this chapter is sold or transferred, the person in whose name the aircraft is registered shall complete and sign the endorsement on the back of the certificate of registration as prescribed by the department and shall, within seven working days, fo…

50-11-25 Exceptions to state registration requirements--Government aircraft. 50-11-26 Exceptions to state registration requirements--Military aircraft. 50-11-27 Exemption of nonresidents from state registration for noncommercial activities--Failure to register after ninety days a…

This chapter does not apply to any aircraft and person operating an aircraft that is owned by or used exclusively in the service of the United States, any state or political subdivision of the state, territory, possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and tha…

This chapter does not apply to military aircraft and personnel of the United States government, or any aircraft and personnel licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has reciprocal relations, if the aircraft and personnel are not engaged in any intrastate comme…

Any aircraft of any resident of another state, and any nonresident person, having complied with the registration requirements of that state, may be operated or operate within this state for a period of not more than ninety days in any one year without complying with this chapter …

This chapter does not apply to any aircraft, or person operating an aircraft, which is engaged in regularly scheduled flying constituting an act of interstate or foreign commerce. Source: SDC 1939, § 2.0411 (4) as enacted by SL 1949, ch 4 , § 2; SL 1983, ch 353 , § 1; SL 2019, ch…

This chapter does not apply to any person operating model aircraft, balloons, gliders, or sUAS. Source: SDC 1939, § 2.0411 (5) as enacted by SL 1949, ch 4 , § 2; SL 2010, ch 227 , § 83; SL 2018, ch 269 , § 36; SL 2019, ch 203 , § 41. 50-11-30, 50-11-31. Repealed by SL 2019, ch 20…

50-11-33 Certificate of registration--Permits--Alteration or forgery--Violation as felony. 50-11-34

No person may: (1) Alter, forge, or cause to be altered or forged a certificate of registration or permit issued under this chapter; (2) Alter, forge, or cause to be altered or forged an assignment or endorsement of a certificate of registration; or (3) Permit, or to hold or use …

50-11-35 Application of original registration tax to leased aircraft. 50-11-36

For aircraft leased for thirty-six calendar months or less, the original registration tax of four percent, as required under § 50-11-19 , applies only to the scheduled lease payments, excluding fuel, routine maintenance, insurance, and crew, and shall be paid by the lessee at the…

50-11-1 to 50-11-4. Repealed by SL 2014, ch 222 , §§ 77 to 80.

The aircraft registration certificate shall at all times be conspicuously posted within the aircraft so as to be readily seen by passengers and inspectors. The department shall provide a decal bearing the same identification number as the registration certificate. The aircraft ow…

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50-11-9 Application for registration of aircraft--Failure to register as misdemeanor--False statement as felony. 50-11-9.1 50-11-9.1 , 50-11-10. Repealed by SL 2019, ch 203 , §§ 65, 66. 50-11-11 Expiration of registration. 50-11-12 Schedule of registration fees--Nonpayment as mis…

The owner or lessee of an aircraft to be operated within this state shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, file with the department on a form furnished by the department, an application for registration of the aircraft. A person who fails to register an aircraft within th…