The size, design, thickness of metal or material to be used, color, and general makeup of the number plates for motor vehicles of all classifications shall be determined by the department. The department shall also prescribe the plate to be used by the dealers for demonstration purposes and for all motor vehicles registered by manufacturers or dealers which plates shall bear a distinctive number 77.

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Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0115; SL 1941, ch 183; SL 1943, ch 157; SL 1951, ch 226; SL 1951, ch 227; SL 1955, ch 159, § 2; SL 1959, ch 249, § 2; SL 1963, ch 250; SL 1989, ch 257, § 85.