A person or group desiring a commemorative or souvenir South Dakota license plate shall apply to the department. Only one plate may be issued for each vehicle, and it may be used for general transportation purposes only on South Dakota highways and roads. The department shall determine the duration for which the plate is valid case by case, based on the stated purpose and the duration requested by the applicant, within the time limit set in SDCL 32-5-110.
The secretary may accept design suggestions from the person or group requesting the plate or may provide the design. A design that does not conform to the basic design and color integrity of the currently issued plates for noncommercial passenger vehicles may be rejected or modified by the secretary. The secretary shall reject a design that the secretary considers to be offensive or in poor taste.
The secretary may specify hours of use, routes to be used or any travel restrictions, the purpose for which the plates may be used, and the vehicles which may display the plates and may apply such restrictions case by case.
The secretary shall set the fee for the commemorative or souvenir plates case by case, based on the cost of design, production costs, manufacturing and administration costs, and mailing expenses.
S.D. Admin. R. 64:29:03:05
General Authority: SDCL 32-5-110.
Law Implemented: SDCL 32-5-110.