The registration referred to in § 32-5-90 is subject to inspection by any peace officer at any time. The registration shall, at all times, while the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which it was issued is being operated within this state, be in the possession of the operator. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-5-91
Inspection of registration by peace officer--Possession of registration--Violation as petty offense
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Orricer v. State (1970)
Most recently applied in State v. Ramirez (July 1995)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0204; SL 1953, ch 227, § 1; SL 1965, ch 186, § 5; SL 1989, ch 255, § 22; SL 1989, ch 257, § 93.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.