<html> <head> <title>Rule 64:28:03:12 Determination of body type.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 64:28:03:12"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 64:28:03:12 Determination of body type."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>64:28:03:12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Determination of body type.</b> The department shall use the body type shown on the manufacturer's statement of origin in assigning the body type of a vehicle when it is titled. The department shall issue a certificate of title indicating the body type as a pickup if the manufacturer's statement of origin indicates the vehicle's body type as a pickup. The department shall issue a certificate of title which indicates the vehicle's body type as a truck if the manufacturer's statement of origin indicates the vehicle's body type as a cab chassis or truck.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If a pickup box on a pickup is removed or altered so that it is no longer a pickup box or replaced with something other than a pickup box and the removal, alteration, or replacement causes the weight of the vehicle, including accessories, to exceed 6,000 pounds, the department shall change the body type of the vehicle from a pickup to a truck. If a certificate of title is submitted for change of the body type to a truck, the department shall issue a new title at no charge and shall assess license fees under the declared gross weight license fee schedule in SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-5-6.3">32-5-6.3.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 20 SDR 104, effective January 10, 1994.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-3-57">32-3-57.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-3-3">32-3-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-5-2">32-5-2.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>