<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-5-76 - Special plates for person with substantial physical disability or parent or guardian of dependant with substantial physical disability--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2053729Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053729SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053729CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2053729Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053729DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053729000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053729SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053729SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2053729Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-5-76"><span class="s2053729SENU">32-5-76</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053729SENU">. </span><span class="s2053729CL">Special plates for person with substantial physical disability or parent or guardian of dependant with substantial physical disability--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053729Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053729DefaultParagraphFont">An owner of a motor vehicle, who is a resident of this state, who has complied with all the laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, and who operates or directs the operation of the vehicle, may submit to the county treasurer an application containing a physician's certificate on a form approved by the secretary, stating that the applicant is a person with a substantial physical disability that makes it impossible or causes substantial hardship to walk. An owner of a motor vehicle, who is a resident of this state, who has complied with all the laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, and who is the parent or legal guardian of a dependant with a substantial physical disability and operates the motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting the dependent, may submit to the county treasurer an application containing a physician's certificate on a form approved by the secretary, stating that the dependent has a substantial physical disability that makes it impossible or causes substantial hardship to walk. The secretary shall promulgate a rule, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2053729DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053729DefaultParagraphFont">, defining a person with a substantial physical disability. The department shall issue and deliver to the applicant special plates with letters, numbers, or symbols, or any combination thereof, as the secretary may prescribe. The special plates shall be designed to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the motor vehicle is owned, operated, or used in transporting a person with a substantial physical disability. No charge may be made for the issuance of the special plates. The special plates shall be in lieu of the regular number plates issued for the motor vehicle. The special plates shall be displayed as set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-5-98"><span class="s2053729DefaultParagraphFont">32-5-98</span></a><span class="s2053729DefaultParagraphFont">. If the applicant is no longer a person or the parent or legal guardian of a dependent with a substantial physical disability or is deceased, the special plates shall be surrendered within thirty days to the county treasurer of the applicant's residence. The treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall make the necessary changes in the registration file. The owner shall obtain regular number plates. Failure to surrender the special license plates as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to submit a false or fraudulent application.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053729Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053729000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053729Normal"><span class="s2053729SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053729SCL-000002"> SL 1966, ch 134, § 1; SL 1974, ch 211; SL 1979, ch 204, § 1; SL 1982, ch 234; SL 1986, ch 242, § 14; SL 1997, ch 179, § 3; SL 2002, ch 149, § 1; SL 2007, ch 173, § 26, eff. July 1, 2008; SL 2016, ch 156, § 1; SL 2018, ch 179, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-5-76 - Special plates for person with substantial physical disability or parent or guardian of dependant with substantial physical disability--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2053730Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053730SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053730CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2053730Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053730DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053730000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053730SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053730SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2053730Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-5-76.1"><span class="s2053730SENU">32-5-76.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053730SENU">. </span><span class="s2053730CL">Portable certificates for persons with substantial disabilities--Application--Physician's certificate--Rules--Surrender of certificate--Violations as misdemeanors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053730Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053730DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who is a resident of this state and is a person with a physical disability so that makes it impossible or causes substantial hardship to walk may be issued a portable serially numbered certificate by the secretary which permits the person or the operator of a vehicle being used in transporting the person to park without time limitation pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-30-11.1"><span class="s2053730DefaultParagraphFont">32-30-11.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053730DefaultParagraphFont"> and to park in any space reserved for a person with a physical disability. The person shall submit an application containing a physician's certificate on forms approved by the secretary to prove that the person meets the criteria established by this section. If the secretary determines that the applicant meets the criteria, the secretary shall issue a portable certificate to the applicant. The secretary shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2053730DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2053730DefaultParagraphFont">, governing the application for, term of, and conditions under which such certificates may be issued. If the applicant is no longer a person with a physical disability or is deceased, the portable certificate shall be surrendered to the county treasurer of the applicant's residence within thirty days, and the treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall make the necessary changes in the file. Failure to surrender the portable certificate as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to submit a false or fraudulent application or to alter the portable certificate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053730Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053730000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053730Normal"><span class="s2053730SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053730SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 236, § 28; SL 1997, ch 179, § 4; SL 2002, ch 149, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-5-76 - Special plates for person with substantial physical disability or parent or guardian of dependant with substantial physical disability--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2053731Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053731SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053731CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2053731Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053731DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053731000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053731SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053731SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2053731Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-5-76.2"><span class="s2053731SENU">32-5-76.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053731SENU">. </span><span class="s2053731CL">Portable certificates for nonprofit organizations, hospitals, local government entities, etc.--Application--Rules--Surrendering certificate--Violations as misdemeanors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053731Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053731DefaultParagraphFont">Any nonprofit organization, licensed hospital, retirement home, or educational institution which has under its care or responsibility persons with physical disabilities, which transports persons with physical disabilities, and which has complied with all laws of this state in obtaining title, license plates, and registration for its motor vehicles may apply for a portable serially numbered certificate which permits the operator of a vehicle transporting the person with a disability to park pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-30-11.1"><span class="s2053731DefaultParagraphFont">32-30-11.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053731DefaultParagraphFont">. However, the vehicle may only park for the time reasonably necessary to load or unload passengers in any space reserved for person with a disability. In addition, any local government entity that owns a vehicle used to transport persons with disabilities may apply for the portable certificate. The application shall be made on a form approved by the secretary. If the department determines that the applicant transports persons with disabilities, the secretary shall issue and deliver a portable certificate to the applicant. The secretary may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2053731DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053731DefaultParagraphFont"> regarding the application for, term of, and conditions under which the certificate may be issued. If the applicant no longer transports persons with physical disabilities, the applicant shall surrender the certificate to the department within thirty days. Failure to surrender the portable certificate as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to submit a false or fraudulent application or to alter the portable certificate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053731Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053731000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053731Normal"><span class="s2053731SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053731SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 236, § 29; SL 1989, ch 257, § 73; SL 1997, ch 179, § 5; SL 2002, ch 149, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-5-76 - Special plates for person with substantial physical disability or parent or guardian of dependant with substantial physical disability--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2053732Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053732SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053732CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2053732Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053732DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053732000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053732SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053732SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2053732Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-5-76.3"><span class="s2053732SENU">32-5-76.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053732SENU">. </span><span class="s2053732CL">Special plates for nursing facilities transporting persons with disabilities--Parking--Surrender of plates--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053732Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont">Any nursing facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-12"><span class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont">34-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont"> and which has complied with all laws of this state in regards to the registration of a motor vehicle, may apply for a set of special plates as prescribed by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-5-76"><span class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont">32-5-76</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont"> permitting the operator of a vehicle transporting any person with a disability to park pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-30-11.1"><span class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont">32-30-11.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont">. However, the vehicle may only park for the time reasonably necessary to load or unload passengers in any space reserved for persons with disabilities. The application shall be made on a form approved by the secretary. If the department determines that the applicant is licensed as a nursing facility, the secretary shall issue and deliver a set of special plates to the applicant. The secretary may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2053732DefaultParagraphFont">, regarding the application for, term of, and conditions under which the special plates may be issued. If the applicant no longer transports persons with physical disabilities, the applicant shall surrender the special plates to the department within thirty days. Failure to surrender the special license plates as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053732Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053732000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053732Normal"><span class="s2053732SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053732SCL-000002"> SL 1995, ch 174; SL 1996, ch 192, § 2; SL 2002, ch 149, § 4; SL 2007, ch 173, § 27.</span></p></div></body></html>