It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to fail or refuse to surrender to the Department of Revenue upon its lawful demand any proportional license plates and registration card which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled. If any person shall fail to return the proportional license plate or registration card to the secretary of revenue after lawful demand, the secretary shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and return the same to the secretary.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-10-29.1

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1975, ch 201, § 3; SL 2004, ch 17, § 125; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.