Title 32 — MOTOR VEHICLES
55 chapters · 1,941 sections in this title.
SDCL § 32-5-2.5 Registration of acquired motor vehicle--Application
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A person who acquires a motor vehicle required to be annually registered shall, at the time of application and no later than forty-five days after the date of purchase apply for a certificate of title or transfer of title, register the vehicle until the appropriate month assigned…
Early renewal--Fee for late renewal
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A person may renew a noncommercial vehicle registration anytime less than ninety days prior to the vehicle's registration expiration date. Any person who renews a noncommercial vehicle registration after the date of expiration shall pay the full year's fee required by this chapte…
SDCL § 32-5-2.7 Removal of number plates required upon transfer or assignment of vehicle ownership--Credit for unexpired months--Violation as misdemeanor
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If the ownership of a vehicle registered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is transferred or assigned, the transferor shall remove the number plates from the vehicle and shall receive credit for the unexpired months at the time the plates are attached to another vehicle.…
SDCL § 32-5-2.8 Repealed by SL 2007, ch 173 , §§ 5, 49, eff
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July 1, 2008. 32-5-2.9 Seller's permit for sold or transferred vehicle--Time for registration--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-5-2.10 Seller's report of sale--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-5-2.11 Fee for reassignment of license plate. 32-5-3 Information respecting owner of vehicle. 3…
SDCL § 32-5-2.9 Seller's permit for sold or transferred vehicle--Time for registration--Violation as misdemeanor
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If a vehicle is sold or transferred, the seller shall provide the purchaser with a seller's permit that allows for the movement of the vehicle until registered but no later than forty-five days from the date of purchase. Failure to comply with this section is a Class 2 misdemeano…
SDCL § 32-5-200 Chapter exclusion--Multi-passenger quadricycle
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A multi-passenger quadricycle, as defined in § 32-14-17 , is exempt from this chapter. Source: SL 2024, ch 118 , § 6.
SDCL § 32-5-21 Motorbus defined--Noncommercial fee--Gross maximum weight
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For purposes of this chapter, a motorbus is any vehicle, with a seating capacity of sixteen or more persons, including the driver, used in the transportation of persons. The annual license fee for noncommercial motorbuses shall be paid based on the noncommercial vehicle fee sched…
SDCL § 32-5-22 Unregistered motor vehicles
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A motor vehicle acquired from the State of South Dakota or any of its governmental subdivisions, a motor vehicle licensed under any special license provisions of this state, a motor vehicle previously registered in South Dakota but currently licensed in another state or a motor v…
SDCL § 32-5-23 Destruction of licensed vehicle or failure of vehicle to pass inspection--Removal of plates--Credit--Replacement of plates
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If a registered and licensed motor vehicle is destroyed by collision or fire, disposed of for salvage, or if rejected or condemned for use on the highways as the result of action by any inspection authority of this state, the registered owner of the current license plates thereon…
SDCL § 32-5-24 Refund of overpayments and erroneous payments--Return of registration and stickers--Time for application
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The department shall issue to the several county treasurers authorizations to refund to the lawful owner of any motor vehicle from current collections of motor vehicle license fees for overpayments or for any motor vehicle license fee paid in error, past or future, paid by the ow…
SDCL § 32-5-25 Dealer's license fee
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Except as otherwise provided in § 32-5-27 , dealers in motor vehicles who have paid the dealers' license fee and complied with chapter 32-6B may not be required to pay the registration fee provided in §§ 32-5-5 to 32-5-9 , inclusive. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0108 (7); SL 1973, ch 1…
SDCL § 32-5-26 Repealed by SL 1989, ch 257 , § 61
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32-5-27 Used out-of-state motor vehicles--Sale or resale--Title, taxes, and license--Exemptions--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-5-27.1
SDCL 32-5-27
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Source: SL 1986, ch 247 , § 1; SL 1987, ch 219 , § 1; SL 1993, ch 225 , § 1.
SDCL § 32-5-27.1 Repealed by SL 1990, ch 234 , § 2A
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32-5-28
SDCL § 32-5-28 Repealed by SL 1988, ch 236 , § 14
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32-5-29 Sales of vehicles prima facie evidence that seller is used car dealer--Particular parties excepted--Violations--Misdemeanor. 32-5-30 Fee for noncommercial vehicles more than ten years old. 32-5-31
SDCL § 32-5-29 Sales of vehicles prima facie evidence that seller is used car dealer--Particular parties excepted--Violations--Misdemeanor
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Proof that a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, or corporation has engaged in the sale of five or more used motor vehicles in the course of one period of twelve consecutive months is prima facie evidence that such person, firm, partnership, …
SDCL § 32-5-3 The historical license plates shall be issued to the applicant instead of the usual license plates after payment of a ten dollar registration fee
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Historical license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle shall be issued in pairs. A single historical license plate shall be issued for a motorcycle. The license plates shall be permanent for the life of the vehicle. No motor vehicle for which historical license pla…
SDCL § 32-5-30 Fee for noncommercial vehicles more than ten years old
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If any noncommercial motor vehicle, according to the manufacturer's model year designation, is ten years old or more on January first of the year for which a license fee is required, such fee shall be seventy percent of the fee ordinarily prescribed. Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0108 (…
SDCL § 32-5-31 Repealed by SL 1985, ch 241 , § 12
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32-5-31.1
SDCL § 32-5-31.1 SDCL 32-5-31.1
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SDCL § 32-5-32.1 SDCL 32-5-32.1
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SDCL § 32-5-33 Repealed by SL 1985, ch 241 , § 17
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32-5-34
SDCL § 32-5-34 Repealed by SL 1980, ch 213 , § 5
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32-5-35
SDCL § 32-5-35 SDCL 32-5-35
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SDCL § 32-5-36 SDCL 32-5-36
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SDCL § 32-5-4 Repealed by SL 1987, ch 215 , § 7
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32-5-4.1 Nonresident registration application--Issuance of nonnegotiable interstate title--Purpose and duration--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-5-4.2 Forwarding of nonnegotiable interstate title to department with application. 32-5-4.3
SDCL § 32-5-4.1 Nonresident registration application--Issuance of nonnegotiable interstate title--Purpose and duration--Violation as misdemeanor
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Any person who is an owner of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, truck tractor, road tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle or trailer, who is required to apply for registration under chapter 32-3 , 32-5 , 32-5B , 32-9 , or 32-10 , and whose legal residence or chief pla…
SDCL § 32-5-4.2 Forwarding of nonnegotiable interstate title to department with application
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The county treasurer shall forward each nonnegotiable interstate title to the department with the application for registration. The department shall determine that such certificate was valid at the time of application for registration. Source: SL 1969, ch 179 ; SL 1988, ch 236 , …
SDCL § 32-5-4.3 Repealed by SL 1988, ch 236 , § 13
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32-5-5 Vehicle license fee based on weight--Certification of correct weight. 32-5-6 Schedule of fees for noncommercial automobiles, pickup trucks, and vans. 32-5-6.1 Schedule of fees for noncommercial motor homes. 32-5-6.2
SDCL § 32-5-42 Registration--Vehicles--Costs
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Any motor vehicle that is the property of this state, the United States, a county, a township, a municipality, an improvement district as defined in § 7-25A-1 , a public or nonpublic school accredited by the Department of Education, an Indian mission school in this state, an Indi…
SDCL § 32-5-42.1 Nonprofit community support provider vehicles--Registration--Plates--Disposition of costs
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Motor vehicles which are the property of nonprofit community support providers (sheltered workshops) recognized or approved by the Department of Education in this state, and which are used exclusively by such nonprofit community support providers (sheltered workshops), may be reg…
SDCL § 32-5-42.2 Registration of mass transit vehicles owned by state, municipality, or county--Costs--Vehicles purchased with federal funds
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Any motor vehicle owned by the state, a municipality, or county that is used to provide mass transportation services shall be registered, upon application, in the manner provided for other motor vehicles. No fees may be charged for the registration of the vehicle. The department,…
SDCL § 32-5-43 Identifying markings of state - owned vehicles--Exceptions--License plates
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All state - owned motor vehicles shall have identifying markings printed on both sides thereof. The design size and description of the markings shall be specified by the commissioner of human resources and administration. This section does not apply to the vehicles used by the of…
SDCL § 32-5-44 Plates without yearly designation--Distinctive color--Yearly renewal dispensed with
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The department shall issue to motor vehicles, owned by public corporations listed in § 32-5-42 or school buses owned by individuals who contract with public school corporations and use the vehicles solely for the purpose of transporting school students and school employees, licen…
SDCL § 32-5-45 Exemption of mobile homes purchased outside state
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Section 32-5-16.1 applies to all mobile homes not previously registered in this state. However, a mobile home owned by a nonresident coming into this state from another state, a mobile home purchased and owned by a member of the armed forces while on duty in the United States and…
SDCL § 32-5-46 Vehicles owned by nonresidents--Compliance with laws of foreign state--Display of foreign license plates
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The provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise specifically provided, relative to registration, payment of license fees, and display of registration numbers do not apply to any motor vehicles owned by a nonresident of this state, if the owner has complied with the provisions…
SDCL § 32-5-47 Definition of nonresident
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A nonresident within the meaning of § 32-5-46 is a person who does not reside in this state. If present in this state for more than ninety days, a person is considered a resident for the purposes of §
SDCL § 32-5-47.1 Military personnel, domestic volunteers, and dependents as nonresidents
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A nonresident within the meaning of § 32-5-46 shall include any nonresident who is stationed in this state while in the military service of the United States or who is assigned in this state under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and any dependent of such nonresident. S…
SDCL § 32-5-48 Reciprocity required
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The provisions of § 32-5-46 as to the exemption from registration of any motor vehicle owned by a nonresident shall apply only to the extent that under the law of the state of his residence like exemptions and privileges are granted to motor vehicles, motorcycles, trailers, truck…
SDCL § 32-5-49 Repealed by SL 1992, ch 208 , § 3
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32-5-49.1 Registration not required for nonresident harvest vehicles during harvest season--Compensation certificate required--Violation a misdemeanor. 32-5-50 Dealers participating in driver education program--Application to department--Fee--Violation as misdemeanor. 32-5-51 Lic…
SDCL § 32-5-49.1 Registration not required for nonresident harvest vehicles during harvest season--Compensation certificate required--Violation a misdemeanor
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Any motor vehicle or trailer owned and operated by a nonresident engaged in the harvest of agricultural products may be operated upon the highways, roads, and streets of this state without being registered. However, such motor vehicles shall comply with the provisions of chapter …
SDCL § 32-5-5 Vehicle license fee based on weight--Certification of correct weight
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Vehicle license fees provided by this chapter are based, except as otherwise specifically provided, upon manufacturers' weights, including accessories. If a noncommercial motor vehicle is an automobile, pickup truck, or van with a manufacturer's shipping weight, including accesso…
SDCL § 32-5-50 Dealers participating in driver education program--Application to department--Fee--Violation as misdemeanor
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Any motor vehicle dealer who participates in the driver education program in the schools of the state by furnishing any school with a motor vehicle used in the program, shall upon application to the department and payment of a fee of four dollars, receive from the department a pu…
SDCL § 32-5-51 License plate design--Operation on highways
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The license plate authorized by § 32-5-50 shall be in such form, size, and design as may be determined by the department and shall be affixed to the vehicle in such manner as is provided for the affixation of other motor vehicle dealer license plates. The vehicle may then be oper…
SDCL § 32-5-52 Radius of use of vehicle--Size of first or second class municipality--Violation as misdemeanor
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Every vehicle licensed under § 32-5-50 shall be used only for the purposes of driver education under such program and only within the first or second class municipality wherein said dealer furnished said vehicle and within a radius of twenty miles of said municipality; provided t…
SDCL § 32-5-53 Superseded
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32-5-54
SDCL § 32-5-54 Repealed by SL 1977, ch 249 , § 57
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32-5-55 32-5-55 to 32-5-56.1. Repealed by SL 2014, ch 142 , §§ 16 to 19. 32-5-57 32-5-57 , 32-5-58. Repealed by SL 1992, ch 208 , §§ 4, 5. 32-5-59
SDCL § 32-5-59 Repealed by SL 2014, ch 142 , § 20
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32-5-60
SDCL § 32-5-6 Schedule of fees for noncommercial automobiles, pickup trucks, and vans
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License fees and compensation on a noncommercial motor vehicle which is an automobile, pickup truck, or van as provided by § 32-5-5 , shall be determined by the manufacturer's shipping weight, including accessories, as follows: (1) Two thousand pounds or less, inclusive, thirty-s…
SDCL § 32-5-6.1 Schedule of fees for noncommercial motor homes
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License fees for any noncommercial motor home shall be determined by the manufacturer's shipping weight, including accessories, as follows: (1) Six thousand pounds or less, inclusive, one hundred eight dollars; (2) From 6,001 to 8,000 pounds, inclusive, one hundred forty-four dol…