ARSD § 64:30:04:02 — Duplicate replacement or assigned plate

64:30:04:02. Duplicate
replacement or assigned plate. If an assigned or replacement VIN plate was
issued and it becomes damaged or mutilated, the owner shall submit a notarized
statement of facts describing how the VIN plate became damaged or mutilated to
the county treasurer. A
duplicate
VIN
plate bearing the same numbers as previously assigned may be issued as follows:
(1) If the mutilated VIN plate is still affixed to the
vehicle, the applicant must make the vehicle available to the inspecting official
and
the applicant
shall remove the VIN
plate in the inspecting
official's presence and the inspecting official shall affix the replacement VIN
plate on the vehicle ; or
(2) If the VIN plate is already
detached, the applicant shall surrender it to the inspecting official , who shall affix
the replacement VIN plate on the vehicle.
Any replacement or assigned VIN
plate which is damaged prior to or during application or a replacement VIN
plate on which a numbering error occurs shall be returned to the department by the inspecting
official. Each replacement or assigned VIN plate being returned shall be
rendered unusable prior to mailing by cutting the VIN plate in half diagonally without
destroying the legibility of the control number.