South Dakota Codified Laws 58-30-197. Rental car insurance–Definition of terms
Terms used in this section and §§ 58-30-198 to 58-30-208, inclusive, mean:
(1) “Director,” the director of insurance;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-30-197
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) “Endorsee,” an unlicensed employee or agent of a rental car agent who offers, sells, or solicits rental car insurance and meets the requirements of §§ 58-30-198 to 58-30-208, inclusive;
(3) “Rental agreement,” any written master, corporate, group, or individual agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a rental car rented or leased by a rental car company;
(4) “Rental car,” any motor vehicle that is intended to be rented for a period of twenty-eight consecutive days or less, by a driver who is not required to possess a commercial driver’s license to operate the motor vehicle and the motor vehicle is either of the following:
(a) A private passenger motor vehicle, including a passenger van, minivan, or sports utility vehicle; or
(b) A cargo vehicle, including a cargo van, pickup truck, or truck with a gross vehicle weight of less than twenty-six thousand pounds;
(5) “Rental car agent,” any company that is licensed to offer, sell, or solicit rental car insurance pursuant to §§ 58-30-198 to 58-30-208, inclusive;
(6) “Rental car company,” any person in the business of providing rental cars to the public, including a franchisee;
(7) “Renter,” any person who executes a rental agreement to obtain the use of a vehicle from a rental car company.
Source: SL 2001, ch 272, § 1; SDCL § 58-9-34; SL 2010, ch 233, § 2.