CHAPTER 159

(SB 182)

Motor vehicle license plate decals, approval and production modified.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  revise certain provisions regarding the organization decals that may be displayed on a motor vehicle license plate.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 32-5-139 be amended to read as follows:

     32-5-139.   Upon approval of an application for organization decals and approval of the design of the organization decal, the department shall may furnish the decals to the organization or authorize the organization to use a decal produced by the organization . The organization shall purchase at minimum one hundred sets of the organization decals. The organization shall reimburse the department for the cost of the any decals furnished by the department , plus a fifteen percent administrative fee. The organization shall establish criteria for an applicant to qualify for the organization decals and the fee to be charged for the decals. The organization is responsible for the administration and issuance of the decals. Decals other than those authorized and issued by the department are not permitted on license plates. Misuse of the decals or use of unauthorized decals is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

     Signed February 16, 2006

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