Upon loss or destruction of any commercial motor vehicle plate the Department of Revenue shall furnish to the carrier a duplicate plate or plates upon the payment of the sum of ten dollars per plate at the time of the application for the duplicate plate; any funds derived from the issuance of a duplicate plate shall be deposited in the state license plate special revenue fund. If the plates are lost or stolen the department may not issue a duplicate set of plates until the loss or theft is reported to a law enforcement agency.

Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0425; SL 1947, ch 195 , § 2; SL 1949, ch 171 ; SL 1955, ch 179 ; SL 1967, ch 204 , § 1; SL 1977, ch 249 , § 23; SL 1978, ch 224 , § 4; SL 1986, ch 242 , § 26; SL 2004, ch 17 , § 112; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.