If at any time a motor vehicle subject to the special personalized license plates is sold, conveyed, or otherwise transferred by the person to whom such plates have been issued, the owner shall remove the personalized license plate and may not attach the personalized plate to any other vehicle until such time as the transfer is approved by the secretary. A violation of this section is a petty offense.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-5-89.4

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts

Source: SL 1977, ch 250, § 3; SL 1989, ch 255, § 21; SL 1989, ch 257, § 88.