2011 South Dakota Code
Title 32 MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 04. Theft And Misappropriation Of Vehicles
§32-4-11 Unauthorized possession of manufacturer's identification plate prohibited--Violation as felony.
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.
Source: SL 1983, ch 230, § 10; SL 1989, ch 255, § 11.
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