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Section 32-12-17.10 – Contents of license or permit–Barcode.

32-12-17.10. Contents of license or permit–Barcode. An operator’s license, motorcycle operator’s license, restricted minor’s permit, motorcycle restricted minor’s permit, instruction permit, and motorcycle instruction permit shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, the full legal name or any name lawfully taken, date of birth, gender, principal residence address, an indication if the licensee […]

Section 32-12-17.11 – Maintenance of photographic files.

32-12-17.11. Maintenance of photographic files. The Department of Public Safety may maintain a photographic image of all licensed drivers to facilitate the issuance of duplicate driver licenses. Source: SL 1974, ch 216, §3; SL 1978, ch 226; SDCL §32-12-17.1; SL 2001, ch 171, §§20, 115; SL 2003, ch 272, §23.

Section 32-12-17.12 – Registration with Selective Service as condition for obtaining certain licenses–Department to forward personal information to Selective Service–Application deemed consent to register with Selective Service.

32-12-17.12. Registration with Selective Service as condition for obtaining certain licenses–Department to forward personal information to Selective Service–Application deemed consent to register with Selective Service. No male United States citizen or immigrant who is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-six years of age and who is required to register with the […]

Section 32-12-17.14 – Either driver license or nondriver identification card held by same person to be marked as not acceptable for federal purposes.

32-12-17.14. Either driver license or nondriver identification card held by same person to be marked as not acceptable for federal purposes. A person may hold a South Dakota driver license and a South Dakota nondriver identification card. However, the person can only have one driver license or nondriver identification card that is acceptable by federal […]

Section 32-12-17.15 – Veteran designation on license or card.

32-12-17.15.Veteran designation on license or card . A designation that the licensee or card holder is a veteran shall be indicated on the license, permit, or nondriver identification card issued pursuant to this chapter if the licensee or card holder: (1)Is an honorably discharged veteran having served in the armed forces of the United States; […]

Section 32-12-17.2 – Nondriver identification cards–Fee–Renewal and expiration.

32-12-17.2. Nondriver identification cards–Fee–Renewal and expiration. The Department of Public Safety may issue upon application a nondriver identification card, similar in form but distinguishable in color from driver licenses, to any resident of South Dakota. Each applicant for a nondriver identification card shall, as part of the application, present to the department a certified copy […]

Section 32-12-17.7 – Bar code on license–Criminal information.

32-12-17.7. Bar code on license–Criminal information. If a bar code, or other means by which information may be retrieved electronically, is placed on a license pursuant to §32-12-17.10, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety may encrypt information in the bar code identifying that the licensee is a convicted felon who has a firearm […]

Section 32-12-17.8 – Bar code on license–Medical information.

32-12-17.8. Bar code on license–Medical information. If a bar code, or other means by which information may be retrieved electronically, is placed on a license pursuant to §32-12-17.10, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety may include information identifying the licensee’s blood type, medical condition, allergies, medications, or other medical alert data, if the […]

Section 32-12-18 – Surrender of previously issued license–Prohibition against more than one license–Temporary license issued when examination failed.

32-12-18. Surrender of previously issued license–Prohibition against more than one license–Temporary license issued when examination failed. No person may apply for any driver license until the licensee surrenders to the Department of Public Safety all valid driver licenses in the licensee’s possession issued to the licensee by this state or any other jurisdiction. All surrendered […]

Section 32-12-19 – Temporary permit pending issuance of license.

32-12-19. Temporary permit pending issuance of license. The Department of Public Safety may issue a temporary permit allowing the applicant to operate a motor vehicle while the department is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the applicant’s right to receive a driver license. The temporary permit shall be in that person’s […]

Section 32-12-2 – Payment of fee–Limitation on attempts to pass examination–Form.

32-12-2. Payment of fee–Limitation on attempts to pass examination–Form. Any application under this chapter shall be accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee entitles the applicant to not more than three attempts to pass the examination within a period of six months from the date of application. Any application for a driver […]

Section 32-12-22 – Prohibition against driving without license–Misdemeanor.

32-12-22. Prohibition against driving without license–Misdemeanor. No person, except those expressly exempted in §§32-12-22.1 to 32-12-28, inclusive, may drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person has a valid driver license under the provisions of this chapter. Any person convicted for a violation of this section is guilty of a […]