2006 South Dakota Code - 32-5-109 — Special plates for prisoners of war--Fees--Surrender of plates--Violation asmisdemeanor.

     32-5-109.   Special plates for prisoners of war--Fees--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor. Any resident of this state who was a prisoner of war while serving in the United States armed forces and who received an honorable discharge from the United States armed forces is eligible to apply to the secretary for special motor vehicle license plates if he has first complied with all laws of this state in obtaining standard motor vehicle license plates. Each application shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary and shall include certification of the applicant's prisoner of war status from the United States Veterans' Administration. The applicant shall pay a ten dollar fee and shall receive both distinctive plates and regular number plates. The regular number plates shall be kept on or in the motor vehicle, and the distinctive plates shall be displayed as set forth in § 32-5-98. A fee of ten dollars shall be paid for the renewal stickers. No registration fee or sticker fee may be charged to the applicant pursuant to § 32-5-6. The fees shall be deposited into the license plate special revenue fund. Upon approval of the application, the secretary shall issue the license plates which shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the number 1, and the number shall be preceded by the letters POW. If it is determined that an applicant does not qualify for the distinctive plates or if the applicant dies, the plates shall be surrendered to the county treasurer of the applicant's residence. The treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall make the necessary changes in the registration file. The regular number plates shall remain with the motor vehicle to which they were issued. Failure to surrender the distinctive license plates as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1982, ch 232; SL 1985, ch 247, § 2; SL 1986, ch 242, § 18; SL 1989, ch 257, § 106.