32-9-57. Transporter plates for hauling new trailers--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any commercial motor carrier located in the state hauling a new trailer with a manufacturer's statement of origin or certificate of title and who has registered with the Department of Revenue as a transporter may use a transporter plate upon the streets and highways for in-transit purposes. The fee for a transporter plate is fifty dollars and the fee shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund. Any new trailer bearing a transporter plate may be used on the most direct route from the trailer's manufacturer to the licensed trailer dealer for a period of ten days. A bill of lading that contains the origin and destination of the new trailer shall accompany each movement. No transporter may use a transporter plate for any other purpose. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 2000, ch 153, §1; SL 2004, ch 17, §118; SL 2005, ch 71, §11; SL 2007, ch 179, §1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.