Except as provided in § 32-9-3, the term, motor carrier, when used in this chapter means any person, copartnership, corporation, or limited liability company owning, controlling, operating, or maintaining a commercial vehicle.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-9-2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0422; SL 1943, ch 160; SL 1953, ch 238; SL 1957, ch 230; SL 1977, ch 249, § 18; SL 2014, ch 139, § 10.