{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-28-70","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-28-70","heading":"Definitions relating to motor carrier transportation contracts.","body":"Terms used in this section and § 49-28-71 mean:\n(1) \"Affiliate,\" any employee or agent of a promisee, or any independent contractor who is directly responsible to a promisee other than a motor carrier that is a party to a motor carrier transportation contract with the promisee or an employee or agent of such motor carrier or an independent contractor directly responsible to such motor carrier;\n(2) \"Motor carrier transportation contract,\" a contract or agreement between a motor carrier and a promisee covering the transportation of property for hire by the motor carrier; the motor carrier's entrance on property for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting property for hire; or any service of the motor carrier that is incidental to these activities, including the storage of property;\n(3) \"Promisee,\" any person who enters into a motor carrier transportation contract with a motor carrier.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-28. MOTOR CARRIER REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-28-70","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"cf35d01445cf51ea0f96603ddb7708477176497b4f72aa60d4d93556281a6a1b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-28-69","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-28-71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}