34-20B-43. Omission or removal of required symbol prohibited--Civil fine--Knowing violation as misdemeanor.No person shall omit, remove, alter, or obliterate a symbol required by this chapter. A violation of this section may be punished by a civil fine of not more than ten thousand dollars. In addition, if the violation was done knowingly, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1970, ch 229, §10 (d) (3); SDCL Supp, §39-17-99; SL 1976, ch 158, §42-18; SL 1977, ch 190, §398.
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