32-10-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)”Administrator,” the secretary of revenue; (2)”Commercial vehicle,” any vehicle which is operated in interstate commerce in furtherance of any commercial enterprise; (3)”Department,” the Department of Revenue; (4)”Interstate commerce,” the movement of a vehicle between jurisdictions but does not include the movement of any vehicle which transports or […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
32-10-25. Records kept for proportionally registered fleet–Inspection by administrator–Joint audits. Any owner whose application for proportional registration has been accepted shall preserve the records on which the application is based for a period of four full years following the year or period upon which said application is based. Upon request of the administrator, the owner […]
32-10-27. Statute as authority for proportional registration–Other statutes inapplicable. The provisions of §32-10-10 and of §§32-10-15 to 32-10-27, inclusive, and the other applicable provisions of this chapter shall constitute complete authority for the registration of fleet vehicles upon a proportional registration basis and without reference to or application of any other statutes of this state […]
