49-28A-1. Definition.
The term, "motor vehicle", as used in this chapter means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce to principally transport passengers or cargo:
(1)If the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand and one or more pounds;
(2)If the vehicle is designed to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver; or
(3)If the vehicle is used in the transportation of materials found by the United States Department of Transportation to be hazardous for the purpose of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. §1801 et seq.).
Source: SL 1984, ch 309, §1; SL 1993, ch 235, §5.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 28A - Hazardous Material Transportation Safety
Section 49-28A-1 - Definition.
Section 49-28A-2 - Rules authorized.
Section 49-28A-3 - Adoption of federal regulations--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 49-28A-3.1 - Qualified intrastate drivers under age twenty-one.
Section 49-28A-5 - Annual review of regulations.
Section 49-28A-6 - Inspection of vehicles and records.
Section 49-28A-7 - Accident involving spill or leakage--Notice--Coordination of actions.
Section 49-28A-8 - Acceptance and administration of grants and gifts.