S.D. Codified Laws § 32-4-11

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 32-4-11 - Unauthorized possession of manufacturer's identification plate prohibited-Violation as felony

No person may possess a manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate unless it is attached to the vehicle or vehicle part to which it was originally affixed by the manufacturer, nor may a person have any facsimile of such a plate.

This section does not prohibit possession of legitimate plates by persons:

(1) Whose possession is incident to a contract to supply them to a manufacturer of new motor vehicles or when the plates are in possession of a manufacturer of new vehicles or the manufacturer's employee who possesses them within the scope of his work;

(2) Who are authorized in writing by the secretary of revenue to possess the plates.

A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.

SDCL 32-4-11

SL 1983, ch 230, § 10; SL 1989, ch 255, § 11.