32-9-7 — Issuance of receipt for application--Distinctive numbering--Commercial motorvehicle certificate--Conspicuous affixation to vehicle--Costs of mailing platesor stickers--Commercial vehicle plates--Distinctive design--Violation asmisdemeanor.
32-9-7.
Issuance of receipt for application--Distinctive numbering--Commercial motor
vehicle certificate--Conspicuous affixation to vehicle--Costs of mailing plates or stickers--
Commercial vehicle plates--Distinctive design--Violation as misdemeanor.
On receipt of an
application under § 32-9-6 and payment of the commercial motor vehicle fee, required by this
chapter, and upon satisfactory evidence that the applicant has complied with all laws, rules, and
regulations of this state covering motor vehicles and motor carriers, and if a motor carrier for hire,
that the applicant has received from the Public Utilities Commission a certificate, permit, or
registration under chapter 49-28, the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant a receipt which shall
identify the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, and shall assign to it a number, which shall be
endorsed upon the application and receipt, and shall issue to the applicant a commercial motor
vehicle certificate bearing the number. The certificate shall be placed and carried in the vehicle in
a conspicuous place and is subject to examination upon demand by any officer of this state, county,
or municipality. The county treasurer shall issue to the applicant two commercial motor vehicle
plates for each motor vehicle. The applicant may request the county treasurer to mail the plates for
a fee. If the applicant requests that the plates be mailed, the applicant shall pay the actual costs of
postage and handling. If the applicant requests that the plates or decals be express mailed, the
applicant shall pay any costs for the express mailing service. The plates shall set forth the amount
of gross weight in figures, and shall be in colors and designs for each classification specified in § 32-
9-15. The plates shall be securely fastened to the front and rear end of each commercial motor
vehicle in a conspicuous place. The county treasurer shall deposit in the county general fund any fees
received for mailing or expressing the plates or stickers. A violation of this section is a Class 2
misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0425; SL 1947, ch 195, § 2; SL 1949, ch 171; SL 1951, ch 231; SL 1977,
ch 249, § 22; SL 1978, ch 224, § 3; SL 1989, ch 255, § 25; SL 1989, ch 264, § 5; SL 1997, ch 187,
§ 1; SL 1999, ch 154, § 2.