S.D. Codified Laws § 50-11-9

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 50-11-9 - Application for registration of aircraft-Failure to register as misdemeanor-False statement as felony

The owner or lessee of an aircraft to be operated within this state shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, file with the department on a form furnished by the department, an application for registration of the aircraft. A person who fails to register an aircraft within thirty days after it is operated in this state is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. A person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact in the application is guilty of a Class 5 felony. This section does not apply to any sUAS.

SDCL 50-11-9

SDC 1939, § 2.0402 as enacted by SL 1949, ch 4, § 2; SL 1966, ch 1, § 1; SL 1983, ch 15, § 191; SL 1985, ch 379, § 1; SL 1993, ch 348, § 8; SL 2010, ch 227, §72; SL 2014, ch 222, §85; SL 2014, ch 223, §1; SL 2019, ch 203, §32.

Amended by S.L. 2019, ch. 203,s. 32, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by S.L. 2014, ch. 222,s. 85, eff. 7/1/2014.

Amended by S.L. 2014, ch. 223,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.