70:15:01:01.  Definitions. As used in this chapter:

          (1)  "Crash" means any vehicle accident that triggers an obligation to provide information or make a report to law enforcement under SDCL 32-34-3, 32-34-3.1, 32-34-4, 32-34-6 or 32-34-7;

          (2)  "Department" means the South Dakota Department of Public Safety;

          (3)  "Interstate highway system" means all highways on the national system of interstate highways;

          (4)  "Motor carrier" means any person, corporation, lessee, trustee, or receiver operating any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on any public highway in this state for the transportation of agricultural or commercial goods or merchandise;

          (5)  "Permit-issuing authority" means any highway patrol trooper, highway patrol supervisor, motor carrier inspector, or highway patrol district office personnel;

          (6)  "Permit vehicle" means a vehicle operating under the authority of a permit issued under this chapter;

          (7)  "Platoon" or "platooning" means two vehicles traveling in a unified manner at electronically coordinated speeds and distance intervals that are closer than otherwise allowed under §§ 32-26-40 through 32-26-42;

          (8)  "Secretary" means the Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation;

          (9)  "Trip" means a single directional movement of a permit vehicle from origin to destination; and

          (10)  "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more and operating without a trailer or with only a single trailer.

          Source: 46 SDR 64, effective November 25, 2019.

          General Authority: SDCL 32-26-50(1)(3)(6)(10).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 32-26-50(1)(3)(6)(10).