Title 32, MOTOR VEHICLES

In addition to the license fees and compensation required pursuant to § 32-5-9 for motorcycles, a motorcycle safety education fee of seven dollars shall be paid at the time of registration of each motorcycle. Source: SL 1982, ch 227 , § 1; SL 1991, ch 240 ; SL 1994, ch 239 ; SL 2…

The county treasurer shall remit to the department the motorcycle safety education fees collected pursuant to § 32-5-10.1 . The fees shall be deposited in the state treasury in a special revenue fund for use as specified in § 32-20-14 . Source: SL 1982, ch 227 , § 2; SL 1989, ch …

The collection and remittance of the fee imposed by § 32-5-10.1 shall be governed by § 32-11-19 . Source: SL 1982, ch 227 , § 3.

All motor vehicle license plates issued by the department, or by any county treasurer of the state, shall continue to be the property of the State of South Dakota for the period for which the plates are valid. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0113; SL 1945, ch 186 ; SL 1989, ch 257 , § 101…

Any person who operates any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while the registration thereof is suspended or revoked, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.9907.

A conviction of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall not be a bar to a prosecution for an assault or for a homicide or to a civil action for injury caused by any person in operating a motor vehicle. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0117.

Any person, other than a public official designated by this title to do so, who buys, sells, or deals in the license plates or decals provided by this chapter during the time such license plates or decals are valid, or deals with license plates or decals issued by a foreign state…

No person may alter or forge, or may cause to be altered or forged, a motor vehicle registration card or other temporary registration device or a copy of a card or device issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 32-6B . Any violation of this section is a Class…

A person, in possession of either a title in his name or assigned to him or a bill of sale which lists him as the purchaser of the vehicle, may procure from any county treasurer a temporary permit that allows movement of the motor vehicle on the highways of this state. The title …

The department may promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 1-26 to establish and market a commemorative or souvenir license plate. The license plate shall be of a design that is clearly identified with South Dakota. The minimum fee for the license plate shall be ten dollars. …

The secretary of revenue may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 and issue such instructions as are necessary to ensure and obtain uniformity in the administration of the provisions of this chapter. All local officials charged with the administration of the provisions of th…

The county treasurer shall assist in the administration of chapters 32-3 , 32-5 , and 32-5B and perform such duties in connection therewith as may be required by the secretary. Source: SL 1986, ch 242 , § 16; SL 1988, ch 236 , § 20.

Any owner of a motor vehicle, who is a resident of this state, and has a valid South Dakota driver license or nondriver identification card, who is a firefighter, an advanced life support personnel, or emergency medical technician licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4B , and who has …

In addition to the noncommercial license plate fees, an advanced life support personnel, emergency medical technician, or firefighter receiving special license plates provided in § 32-5-113 or retired firefighter plates provided in §§ 32-5-192 and 32-5-193 , shall pay a fee of te…

The number plates authorized by § 32-5-113 shall be retained for the same period of time as plates referred to in § 32-5-83 . Source: SL 1989, ch 261 , § 3.

Any firefighter desiring special license plates authorized by § 32-5-113 for use during the next year shall make application to the Department of Revenue specifying the number of vehicles to be licensed, the firefighter's name, and the county of residence. The department shall no…

Each firefighter, advanced life support personnel, or emergency medical technician must apply to the county treasurer of the county of the firefighter's, advanced life support personnel's, or emergency medical technician's residence for the issuance of special number plates for t…

A failure on the part of a firefighter, advanced life support personnel, or emergency medical technician to make application to the Department of Revenue for the special number plates as provided in § 32-5-116 will result in the applicant being required to accept regular number p…

If an advanced life support personnel or emergency medical technician is discharged or retires, or a firefighter is discharged or retires with less than ten years of service, the firefighter, advanced life support personnel, or emergency medical technician must surrender the spec…

If at any time a motor vehicle subject to the special number plates issued for the firefighter, advanced life support personnel, or emergency medical technician is sold, conveyed, or otherwise transferred by the firefighter, advanced life support personnel, or emergency medical t…

All statutes of this state relating to the registration of motor vehicles; the titling and licensing of motor vehicles; the fees for registering, titling, and licensing of motor vehicles; and the retention of plates from year to year are applicable to any firefighter, advanced li…

Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state and who has complied with all of the laws of this state in relation to the registration of a motor vehicle may receive plates bearing a special design identifying an Indian tribe located within the state. The special li…

A ten dollar administrative fee shall be charged for the special plates and deposited into the treasury of the designated tribe to be used for the maintenance, construction, and supervision of tribal highways and bridges. Source: SL 1991, ch 243 , § 2; SL 2007, ch 173 , § 47.

If an Indian tribe license plate is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the owner of the registered vehicle may obtain a duplicate set of plates upon filing an affidavit showing such facts and after paying a ten dollar fee to the department. The fee shall be credited to the license pl…

The department may provide, to an owner of any fleet of fifty or more trailers, registrations and license plates for the trailers which are valid for a period of not more than seven consecutive years. Such registered trailers are exempt from the requirements of an annual registra…

In addition to the registration fees required by this chapter, the department or county treasurer shall charge the owner, when sent to the owner through the mail: (1) Two dollars and fifty cents per decal or set of decals; and (2) Twelve dollars per license plate or set of plates…

Any motor vehicle purchased by a lessor that is to be leased for more than twenty - eight days by an entity exempted in §§ 32-5-42 and 32-5-42.1 is exempt from the excise tax levied by §§ 32-5B-1 and 32-5B-1.1 . If the lease is terminated and the motor vehicle is subsequently lea…

If the county treasurer has issued a distress warrant pursuant to § 10-56-24 and payment or restitution has not been made for the motor vehicle registration, title, or license, the department shall suspend such registration, title, or license. The department shall also issue a cr…

Terms used in §§ 32-5-143 to 32-5-151 , inclusive, mean: (1) "Department," the Department of Revenue; (2) "Disclose," to knowingly engage in any practice or conduct to make available and make known personal information contained in a motor vehicle record about a person to any oth…

Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, except as provided in §§ 32-5-145 to 32-5-147 , inclusive, the department and any officer, employee, agent, or contractor thereof may not disclose personal information about any person obtained by the department in…

Personal information shall be disclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufa…

Personal information may be disclosed to any person who demonstrates, in such form and manner as the department prescribes, that express consent of the person who is the subject of the information has been obtained. Source: SL 2001, ch 165 , § 4.

Personal information may be disclosed to any person by the department on proof of the identity of the person requesting the record and representation by such person that the use of the personal information will be strictly limited to the following described uses: (1) For use by a…

The department may, prior to the disclosure of personal information as permitted under §§ 32-5-144 to 32-5-147 , inclusive, require the requesting person to meet conditions for the purposes of obtaining reasonable assurance concerning the identity of such requesting person, and, …

Any authorized recipient, except a recipient of an individual record under § 32-5-148 , who resells or rediscloses personal information shall maintain for a period of at least five years records as to the information obtained and the permitted use for which it was obtained and sh…

Any person who requests disclosure of personal information from department records and who misrepresents his or her identity or knowingly makes a false statement to the department on any application required to be submitted pursuant to §§ 32-5-143 to 32-5-151 , inclusive, is guil…

For the purpose of license renewal, any person in possession of a motor vehicle title or license renewal certificate provided by the state or the county may renew the vehicle's registration on behalf of the owner. Presentation of the motor vehicle title or license renewal certifi…

Each low-speed vehicle shall be registered in accordance with § 32-5-5 . A license plate shall be issued indicating that the vehicle is a low-speed vehicle. Source: SL 2008, ch 147 , § 4.

There is hereby imposed a fee of one dollar on each vehicle registered and licensed in this state for the purpose of administering the Division of Highway Patrol. Before any vehicle is registered pursuant to chapter 32-5 or 32-9 , the county treasurer or Department of Revenue sha…

Terms used in §§ 32-5-155 to 32-5-166 , inclusive, mean, (1) "Veteran," any person who meets the provisions of § 33A-2-1 ; (2) "Owner," any person who owns a motor vehicle that is operated or driven on the public highways of this state or any person with written authorization to …

Any owner may apply for a military specialty plate if the owner meets the requirements of §§ 32-5-154 to 32-5-166 , inclusive. The available military specialty plates are as follows: (1) National Guard plate; (2) Disabled veteran plate; (3) Veteran plate; (4) Active duty plate; (…

Any owner applying for a military specialty plate listed in § 32-5-155 shall meet the following general requirements: (1) Be a resident of this state; (2) Possess a valid South Dakota driver license or a valid South Dakota nondriver identification card; (3) Comply with all state …

Any owner applying for a military specialty plate listed in § 32-5-155 must meet the following specific additional requirements for the respective military specialty plate: (1) Any applicant for the National Guard plate must be an active enlisted member of the National Guard, an …

A disabled veteran may obtain standard issue county motor vehicle or motorcycle license plates in lieu of disabled veteran plates if the disabled veteran meets the requirements listed in §§ 32-5-156 and 32-5-157 . A disabled veteran who obtains plates pursuant to this section sha…

Any owner applying for a military specialty plate shall submit an application, on a form prescribed by the secretary, to the county treasurer of the applicant's county of residence. Any applicant who submits a falsified application is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The secretar…

Any individual who is a business owner, and a veteran as defined in § 33A-2-1 , and who meets the requirements of §§ 32-5-154 to 32-5-166 , inclusive, may apply for and display one set of military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the business, provided th…