<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 49-28A-1 - Definition. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070361Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2070361SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070361CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070361Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2070361DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070361DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070361Normal-000002 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2070361000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070361SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070361SCL-000004 { 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="s2070361Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-28A-1"><span class="s2070361SENU">49-28A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070361SENU">. </span><span class="s2070361CL">Definition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070361Normal-000000"><span class="s2070361DefaultParagraphFont">The term, "motor vehicle", as used in this chapter means any self</span><span class="s2070361DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2070361DefaultParagraphFont">propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce to principally transport passengers or cargo:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070361Normal-000002"><span class="s2070361DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    If the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand and one or more pounds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070361Normal-000002"><span class="s2070361DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    If the vehicle is designed to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070361Normal-000002"><span class="s2070361DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    If the vehicle is used in the transportation of materials found by the United States Department of Transportation to be hazardous for the purpose of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070361Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070361000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070361Normal"><span class="s2070361SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070361SCL-000004"> SL 1984, ch 309, § 1; SL 1993, ch 235, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>