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 follows:
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.
An Act to provide for the titling and registration of certain low-speed vehicles.
An Act to provide for the titling and registration of certain low-speed vehicles.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
HOUSE as
Bill
No.
1255
____________________________ Chief Clerk ____________________________ Speaker of the House
Attest:
____________________________ Chief Clerk
____________________________
Attest:
____________________________ Secretary of the Senate
House
Bill
No.
1255
File No. ____ Chapter No. ______ |
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________ for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________ , A.D., 20___
____________________________ Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
____________________________ Secretary of State
By _________________________ |
