|
State of South Dakota
|
|
EIGHTY-THIRD
SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2008 |
| 914P0662 | SENATE TRANSPORTATION ENGROSSED NO. HB 1255 - 2/14/2008 |
|
Introduced by:
Representatives Krebs, Ahlers, Brunner, Faehn, Rausch, and Steele and
Senators Sutton, Nesselhuf, and Olson (Ed)
|
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
provide for the titling and registration of certain low-
speed vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 32-3-1 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SUBDIVISION to read as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 32-3-1 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SUBDIVISION to read as follows:
"Low-speed vehicle," a four-wheeled motor vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile is
more than twenty miles per hour and not more than twenty-five miles per hour on a paved level
surface.
Section 2. That chapter 32-25 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 2. That chapter 32-25 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
No low-speed vehicle may be operated on any highway where the speed limit is more than
thirty-five miles per hour. Nothing in this section prevents a local government from adopting
more stringent local ordinances governing low-speed vehicle operation.
Section 3. That chapter 32-3 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
Section 3. That chapter 32-3 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
A low-speed vehicle which meets the requirements of Part 49 Section 571.500 of the Code
of Federal Regulations as amended to January 1, 2008, shall be issued a title. The manufacturer
certificate of origin or vehicle title shall clearly identify the vehicle as a low-speed vehicle. The
department may not issue any vehicle identification number to any homemade low-speed
vehicle or retrofitted golf cart and such vehicles do not qualify as low-speed vehicles in this
state.
Section 4. That chapter 32-5 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 4. That chapter 32-5 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Each low-speed vehicle shall be registered in accordance with
§
32-5-5. A license plate shall
be issued indicating that the vehicle is a low-speed vehicle.
Section 5. That chapter 32-35 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 5. That chapter 32-35 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Each low-speed vehicle shall maintain insurance as required by
§
32-35-113.
Section 6. That chapter 32-12 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 6. That chapter 32-12 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any person operating a low-speed vehicle shall hold a valid driver's license.
Section 7. That chapter 32-6B be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 7. That chapter 32-6B be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any person engaged in the retail sale of low-speed vehicles shall be licensed as a vehicle
dealer or used vehicle dealer.
