58-30-197. Rental car insurance--Definition of terms.
Terms used in this section and §§58-30-198 to 58-30-208, inclusive, mean:
(1)"Director," the director of insurance;
(2)"Endorsee," an unlicensed employee or agent of a rental car agent who offers, sells, or solicits rental car insurance and meets the requirements of §§58-30-198 to 58-30-208, inclusive;
(3)"Rental agreement," any written master, corporate, group, or individual agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a rental car rented or leased by a rental car company;
(4)"Rental car," any motor vehicle that is intended to be rented for a period of twenty-eight consecutive days or less, by a driver who is not required to possess a commercial driver's license to operate the motor vehicle and the motor vehicle is either of the following:
(a)A private passenger motor vehicle, including a passenger van, minivan, or sports utility vehicle; or
(b)A cargo vehicle, including a cargo van, pickup truck, or truck with a gross vehicle weight of less than twenty-six thousand pounds;
(5)"Rental car agent," any company that is licensed to offer, sell, or solicit rental car insurance pursuant to §§58-30-198 to 58-30-208, inclusive;
(6)"Rental car company," any person in the business of providing rental cars to the public, including a franchisee;
(7)"Renter," any person who executes a rental agreement to obtain the use of a vehicle from a rental car company.
Source: SL 2001, ch 272, §1; SDCL §58-9-34; SL 2010, ch 233, §2.