<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 32-9-2 - Motor carrier defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2054169Normal { 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.s2054169SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054169CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054169Normal-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.s2054169DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054169000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054169SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054169SCL-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="s2054169Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-9-2"><span class="s2054169SENU">32-9-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054169SENU">. </span><span class="s2054169CL">Motor carrier defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054169Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054169DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-9-3"><span class="s2054169DefaultParagraphFont">32-9-3</span></a><span class="s2054169DefaultParagraphFont">, the term, motor carrier, when used in this chapter means any person, copartnership, corporation, or limited liability company owning, controlling, operating, or maintaining a commercial vehicle.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054169Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054169000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054169Normal"><span class="s2054169SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054169SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 44.0422; SL 1943, ch 160; SL 1953, ch 238; SL 1957, ch 230; SL 1977, ch 249, § 18; SL 2014, ch 139, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html>