1933' at bottomĮmbossed yellow on black with border line 'S. Serials below 20-000 reserved for motorcycles and trucks.Įmbossed black on tan with border line vertical '25' and 'SD' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed black on silver with border line vertical 'SD' and '26' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed black on turquoise with border line vertical '27' and 'SD' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed white on red with border line vertical 'SD' and '28' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed white on green with border line vertical '29' and 'SD' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed black on yellow with border line vertical 'SD' and '30' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed black on white with border line vertical '31' and 'SD' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed yellow on black with border line vertical 'SD' and '32' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed black on yellow with border line 'S.

This practice continued through 1923.Įmbossed white on green lines at top and bottom borders vertical 'SD' and '21' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed white on dark blue lines at top and bottom borders vertical 'SD' and '22' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed black on gray with border line vertical 'SD' and '23' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed silver on black with border line vertical 'SD' and '24' at left and right respectively Serials below 30000 reserved for motorcycles and trucks. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first South Dakota license plate that complied with these standards.Įmbossed black on white vertical 'SD' at rightĮmbossed white on red vertical 'SD' at rightĮmbossed yellow on black vertical 'SD' at rightĮmbossed light green on black 'SD 1916' at rightĮmbossed beige on brown vertical 'SD' and '1917' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed brown on beige vertical 'SD' and '1918' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed silver on olive green with border line vertical 'SD' and '1919' at left and right respectivelyĮmbossed maroon on cream with border line vertical 'SD' and '20' at left and right respectively In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. Riveted metal numbers on black leather plate, 'SD' riveted on right

Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers. Īs of 2023, plates are issued by the South Dakota Department of Revenue through its Motor Vehicle Division. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1913, when the state began to issue plates. state of South Dakota first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1905.

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