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.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 04 - Theft And Misappropriation Of Vehicles
Section 32-4-1 - Duty of law officers to report stolen or recovered vehicles--Holding vehicles.
Section 32-4-4 - Unauthorized tampering with motor vehicle--Misdemeanor.
Section 32-4-8 - Certificate forms--Unauthorized possession prohibited--Violation as felony.
Section 32-4-12 - Impounding vehicle or part believed stolen--Disposition.
Section 32-4-13 - Trafficking in stolen vehicles or parts--Felony.
Section 32-4-14 - Seizure of property on arrest for trafficking--Forfeiture.
Section 32-4-15 - Disposition of forfeited property.
Section 32-4-16 - Giving false information concerning vehicle registration or titling as felony.