exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees.

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exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees.

exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees.

What This Bill Does

• exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees.
• Official keyword topics: Administrative Procedure Fees Military Affairs Motor Vehicles Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4811/Detail">Rice</a> (prime) and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4771/Detail">Jordan</a> and Senator <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4781/Detail">Larson</a>

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Official Summary Text

exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees.
Official keyword topics:
Administrative Procedure
Fees
Military Affairs
Motor Vehicles
Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4811/Detail">Rice</a> (prime) and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4771/Detail">Jordan</a> and Senator <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4781/Detail">Larson</a>

Current Bill Text

26.1002.10 101st Legislative Session 1283

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1283

Introduced by: Representative Rice

Underscores indicate new language.
Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
An Act to exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents 1
from payment of motor vehicle license fees. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 32-5: 4
A nonresident, or dependent of a nonresident, who is currently serving in this state 5
on active duty in the armed forces of the United States may apply to the Department of 6
Revenue for an exemption from license fees applicable to any noncommercial automobile, 7
pickup truck, or van licensed in this state pursuant to § 32-5-6. 8
To qualify for the exemption under this section, the applicant must submit, 9
together with the application for registration, a copy of the military orders or other 10
documentation showing that the applicant is a nonresident, or the dependent of a 11
nonresident, who is stationed in this state while on active duty in the armed forces of the 12
United States. 13
The county treasurer shall record any exemption approved under this section and 14
provide the information to the Department of Revenue. 15
The qualifying applicant may obtain the exemption for one motor vehicle. The 16
exemption may be renewed annually and does not include the additional cost of any 17
specialty plate provided for in chapter 32-5. 18
Nothing in this section exempts the applicant from paying the excise tax required 19
in § 32-5B-1 on the purchase price of any motor vehicle. 20