Any owner engaged in operating one or more fleets, each consisting of one or more commercial vehicles in this state in interstate commerce, may, in lieu of registering each vehicle individually, register and license each fleet for operation in this state by filing a verified application with the administrator which shall contain the following information and such other vehicle registration information as the administrator may require:

(1) Fleet miles, which is the total number of miles operated by all vehicles within the fleet in all jurisdictions during the preceding year;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-10-15

  • owner: means a person who holds a legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee, or in the event while a vehicle is subject to a lease with an immediate right of possession vested in the lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee, lessee or mortgagee is considered to be the owner. See South Dakota Codified Laws 32-10-1

(2) In–state miles, which is the total number of miles operated by all vehicles within the fleet in this state during the preceding year;

(3) A description and identification of each vehicle contained within the fleet which is intended to be operated in this state during the registration year for which proportional fleet registration is requested;

(4) Verification that the fleet vehicles are registered under an interstate fuel user license issued by this state prior to the date when fleet registration is submitted.

Source: SL 1961, ch 237, § 11 (1); SL 1978, ch 225, § 2; SL 1990, ch 230, § 9.

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