32-5-1. Motor vehicle defined. In this chapter, the term, motor vehicle, includes all vehicles or machines, trailers, semitrailers, recreational vehicles, truck tractors, road tractors, and motorcycles propelled by any power other than muscular and used upon the public highways for the transportation of persons or property, or both. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0101; SL 1961, ch […]
32-5-1.2. Mopeds exempt from chapter. Mopeds as defined in §32-20-1 are exempt from the provisions of this chapter unless the applicant wishes to license a moped. Source: SL 1978, ch 230, §9; SL 1989, ch 257, §50.
32-5-1.3. Farm vehicles exempt–Exceptions. Any farm wagon, farm implement drawn by another vehicle, or farm vehicle which is designed and used primarily for tillage, harvesting, or transportation of agricultural products or farm property by or for agricultural producers is exempt from the provisions of this chapter unless the farm vehicle is a stock trailer, gooseneck […]
32-5-1.4. All-terrain vehicles used in agriculture exempt. Any three-wheeled or four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle using a highway ditch or crossing a highway to get to and from a field or pasture and being used in the course of farm or ranch labor is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1985, ch 242.
32-5-10.1. Motorcycle safety education fee–Amount and payment. 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 […]
32-5-10.2. Motorcycle safety education fee–Deposit in special revenue fund. 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 […]
32-5-10.3. Motorcycle safety education fee–Collection and remittance. 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.
32-5-100. Plates as state property. 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, […]
32-5-101. Operation of vehicle while registration is suspended–Misdemeanor. 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.
32-5-102. Prosecution for assault or homicide not barred–Civil action. 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 […]
32-5-103. Trafficking in license plates or decals–Counterfeiting–Unauthorized transfer to another vehicle–Misdemeanor. 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 […]
32-5-103.1. Alteration or forgery of registration card–Felony. 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 […]
32-5-107. Temporary permit for person in possession of title or bill of sale–Inspection of title or bill of sale–Fee. 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 […]
32-5-110. Commemorative or souvenir license plates–Use for general transportation purposes. 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 […]
32-5-111. Promulgation of rules–Duty of local officials. 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 this chapter are governed in […]
32-5-112. Duties of county treasurers. 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.
32-5-113. Special plates for firefighters–Design of plates. Any owner of a motor vehicle, who is a resident of this state, who is a firefighter 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 number and design, and […]
32-5-114. Fee for special firefighter plates. In addition to the noncommercial license plates fees, a firefighter receiving the special license plates shall pay an additional fee of ten dollars for the initial issuance of the special license plates. The special license plate fee collected under this section shall be placed in the license plate special […]
32-5-115. Time for retention of firefighter’s plates. 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.
32-5-116. Application to Department of Revenue for special firefighter plates. 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 notify the manufacturer […]
