CHAPTER 179

(HB 1183)

Transporter license plate use revised.


         ENTITLED, An Act to  revise certain provisions regarding the use of a transporter license plate.

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

     Section  1.  That § 32-9-57 be amended to read as follows:

     32-9-57.   Any commercial motor carrier located in the state hauling a new trailer with a manufacturer's statement of origin or certificate of title and who has registered with the Department of Revenue and Regulation as a transporter may use a transporter plate upon the streets and highways for in-transit purposes. The fee for a transporter plate is fifty dollars and the fee shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund. Any new trailer with bearing a transporter plate may be used to haul other new trailers on the most direct route from the trailer's manufacturer to the licensed trailer dealer for a period of ten days. A bill of lading that contains the origin and destination of the new trailer shall accompany each movement . No transporter may use a transporter plate for any other purpose. A violation of this section is a Class 1 Class 2 misdemeanor.

     Signed March 15, 2007
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