{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-4-11","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-4-11","heading":"Unauthorized possession of manufacturer's identification plate prohibited--Violation as felony.","body":"No person may possess a manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate unless it is attached to the vehicle or vehicle part to which it was originally affixed by the manufacturer, nor may a person have any facsimile of such a plate.\nThis section does not prohibit possession of legitimate plates by persons:\n(1) Whose possession is incident to a contract to supply them to a manufacturer of new motor vehicles or when the plates are in possession of a manufacturer of new vehicles or the manufacturer's employee who possesses them within the scope of his work;\n(2) Who are authorized in writing by the secretary of revenue to possess the plates.\nA violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-4. THEFT AND MISAPPROPRIATION OF VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-4-11","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"7808a0c26e0db3fcc79966cf07d910630dfb9889fddeb20a441d3de785b97e0c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-4-10.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-4-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}