Sections 32-3-22, 32-3-22.1 - Assignment and attachment of vehicle identification number--Registration under assigned number--Violation as felony--Fees. Fee for assignment of vehicle identification nu - South Dakota Statutes

32-3-22. Assignment and attachment of vehicle identification number--Registration under assigned number--Violation as felony--Fees. The department shall assign a distinguishing vehicle identification number to comply with the standardized replacement vehicle identification number system to any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or any component part thereof whenever the vehicle identification number is illegible, destroyed, or obliterated. If a number is assigned by the department, the owner shall have the number appropriately attached by an employee of the department or the highway patrol. Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to which the vehicle identification number is assigned shall be registered under the number when such registration is required under this chapter. The removal or the alteration of the vehicle identification number or the failure to have the number attached is a Class 6 felony. The owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer shall pay an amount to the department to reimburse the state for the cost of the issuance and attachment of the assigned number. The money collected shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund.

Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0202 (7) as added by SL 1951, ch 229, § 2; SL 1965, ch 186, § 2; SL 1967, ch 186; SL 1985, ch 238, § 3; SL 1986, ch 242, § 35; SL 1988, ch 236, § 6; SL 1989, ch 257, § 24.