Section 32-9-17.2 - Denial of registration or title to motor carrier for failure to disclose information,making false statement, affiliation with ineligible person, or safety reasons--Conditions for i - South Dakota Statutes

32-9-17.2. Denial of registration or title to motor carrier for failure to disclose information, making false statement, affiliation with ineligible person, or safety reasons--Conditions for issuance. The department or its agent shall refuse to issue a registration, license plate, permit, or a certificate of title or to transfer any title on a vehicle licensed under chapter 32-9 or 32-10 if a motor carrier fails to disclose material information required, if the motor carrier has made a materially false statement on the application, or if the motor carrier's business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the applicant, owner, relative, corporate officer, or shareholder. The department shall deny registration for a vehicle assigned to a motor carrier that has been taken out of service by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for safety reasons, or a carrier whose business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the applicant, owner, relative, corporate officer, or shareholder.
The term, relative, as used in this section, means husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law.
If the prohibition by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is rescinded, the department or its agent may issue a registration, license plate, permit, or a certificate of title to the vehicle provided all other taxes and fees have been paid to the department.

Source: SL 2010, ch 159, § 1.