Proportionally registered interstate fleet vehicles registered and identified under § 32-10-17 shall be deemed to be fully licensed and registered in this state for any type of movement or operation, except that, in those instances in which a grant of authority is required for intrastate movement or operation, no such vehicle shall be operated in intrastate commerce in this state unless the owner or operator thereof has been granted intrastate authority or rights by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and unless said vehicle is being operated in conformity with such authority or rights.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-10-20

  • 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

Source: SL 1961, ch 237, § 12 (2).

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