1154C 95th Legislative Session 192
AMENDMENT 1154C FOR THE INTRODUCED BILL
Introduced by: Representative Frye-Mueller
An Act to revise certain provisions regarding motor vehicle license plates.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That § 32-5-83 be AMENDED:
32-5-83. Design of number plates--Color contrast.
The number plates authorized by
§ 32-5-82
shall be of different design each five-year
ten-year
period and there shall
be at all times a marked contrast between the color of the number
plates and that of the numerals and letters on the plates.
Notwithstanding the
requirements of this section, no new license plate design or the
issuance of a new license plate design series may take place for the
five-year design cycle that begins on January 1, 2011, and ends on
December 31, 2011.
Section 2. That § 32-5-84 be AMENDED:
32-5-84. Composition of number plates--Size of figures--Snowmobile tags.
The number plates authorized by
§ 32-5-82
shall be of metal or other suitable material bearing the name of the
state, either in full or by abbreviation,
the number of the first year of the five-year period or the periods
provided for in § 32-5-83
and a distinctive number for assignment to each vehicle. The
distinctive number may be in figures or a combination of figures and
letters and shall be of a size clearly distinguishable by law
enforcement officers and individuals generally. The department shall
issue either decals or tags made of some durable material for the
purpose of licensing snowmobiles. Such license shall be attached to
each side of a snowmobile below the windshield on the hood cowling.
Section 3. That § 32-5-99 be AMENDED:
32-5-99. Loss of plates--Issuance of duplicates--Affidavit--Fee--Disposition of fee--Report of loss.
In the event of the loss,
mutilation, or destruction of any plates issued under this chapter,
the owner of the registered vehicle may obtain a duplicate from the
department through the county treasurer upon filing an affidavit
showing such facts and upon payment of a fee of ten dollars in the
office of the county treasurer. Vehicles licensed pursuant to
§§ 32-5-8,
32-5-9
and 32-5-9.1
shall pay a fee of two dollars in lieu of the ten‑dollar fee.
All duplicate fees shall be credited to the license plate revolving
fund. Seventy
percent of the fees collected pursuant to this section shall be
credited to the license plate revolving fund and thirty percent shall
be credited to the county general fund.
If the plates are lost or stolen, the department may not issue a
duplicate set of plates until the loss or theft is reported to a law
enforcement agency.
Section
4. That § 32-5-115 be AMENDED:
32-5-115.
Time
for retention of firefighter's plates.
The
number plates authorized by § 32-5-113 shall be retained
for the same period of time as plates referred to in § 32-5-83
§ 32-5-84.
Section
5. That § 32-5-174 be AMENDED:
32-5-174.
Retention
time for emblem specialty plates.
Each
emblem specialty plate authorized by § 32-5-167 shall be
retained for the same period of time as plates referred to in
§ 32-5-83 § 32-5-84.
Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) Underscores indicate new language.
Overstrikes
indicate deleted language.