SDCL § 50-11-33: Certificate of registration--Permits--Alteration or forgery--Violation as felony.

No person may:

(1) Alter, forge, or cause to be altered or forged a certificate of registration or permit issued under this chapter;

(2) Alter, forge, or cause to be altered or forged an assignment or endorsement of a certificate of registration; or

(3) Permit, or to hold or use a certificate, assignment, or endorsement knowing it has been altered or forged.

A violation of this section is a Class 5 felony.