2011 South Dakota Code
Title 32 MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 05. Annual Registration And License Plates
§32-5-63 Sale or transfer of vehicle with special plates--Notification of county treasurer--Transfer of special plates.

32-5-6.3. (Text of section effective until July 1, 2013) Schedule of fees for noncommercial vehicles other than automobiles, pickup trucks, or vans--Misdemeanor. License fees on a noncommercial motor vehicle which is not an automobile, pickup truck, or van licensed pursuant to § 32-5-6 shall be determined by the gross weight of the motor vehicle as defined by subdivision 32-9-1(6), and based on the following:

(1) Eight thousand pounds or less, inclusive, eighty-two dollars and fifty cents;

(2) For each additional 2,000 pounds or major fraction thereof from 8,001 to 20,000 pounds, inclusive, six dollars;

(3) For a vehicle in excess of 20,000 pounds, the total license fee shall be forty-five percent of the total license fee established for commercial vehicles of equivalent weight pursuant to § 32-9-15.

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person to operate a motor vehicle licensed pursuant to this section at a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which it has been licensed. If the owner chooses to lower the registered weight, the plate shall be returned along with any validation decal and a new plate issued with the correct registered weight.

(Text of section effective July 1, 2013) Schedule of fees for noncommercial vehicles other than automobiles, pickup trucks, or vans--Misdemeanor. License fees on a noncommercial motor vehicle which is not an automobile, pickup truck, or van licensed pursuant to § 32-5-6 shall be determined by the gross weight of the motor vehicle as defined by subdivision 32-9-1(6), and based on the following:

(1) Eight thousand pounds or less, inclusive, one hundred dollars;

(2) For each additional 2,000 pounds or major fraction thereof from 8,001 to 20,000 pounds, inclusive, ten dollars;

(3) For a vehicle in excess of 20,000 pounds, the total license fee shall be sixty percent of the total license fee established for commercial vehicles of equivalent weight pursuant to § 32-9-15.

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person to operate a motor vehicle licensed pursuant to this section at a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which it has been licensed. If the owner chooses to lower the registered weight, the plate shall be returned along with any validation decal and a new plate issued with the correct registered weight.

Source: SL 1991, ch 239, § 3; SL 1999, ch 59, § 4; SL 2007, ch 173, § 9, eff. July 1, 2008; SL 2011, ch 139, § 2; SL 2011, ch 139, § 12, eff. July 1, 2013.