Upon a fourth or subsequent conviction of any person for operating a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of §§ 32-22-2 to 32-22-33, inclusive, the court in which such conviction is obtained may, as a part of the judgment, cancel and require the surrender of the license plates of the vehicle involved, which plates shall be transmitted to the Department of Public Safety, together with a copy of the judgment; and license plates may not be issued for such vehicle before the expiration of one year from the date of the judgment.

Source: SDC 1939, § 44.9929 as added by SL 1949, ch 173 ; SL 1953, ch 240 ; SL 1983, ch 241 , § 10; SL 2003, ch 272 , § 23.