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South Dakota License Plates

The previous base was introduced in January, 2006.

County allocations system. New formats 0AA 000, 00A 000, 00A A00, 00A AA0.

County 44 is now in 3 letters. After reaching 44Z Z99, they are now issuing in the 44A AA0 format.

Keith Dickson reports South Dakota was supposed to get new general issue plates in 2013. Now the state is saying 2016 for a new base.

Stickers

11 - black on red

12 - black on gold

13 - black on blue

14 - black on orange

15 - black on light green

16 - black on red

17 - black on blue

Standard Passenger Plates

1 - Minnehaha (2023) new

1KF 806
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County seat: Sioux Falls

Jay Maynard - 3 Jun ’23

2 - Pennington (2023)

2EH 464
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Kyle Wasson - 11 May ’23

4 - Beadle (2023)

4F0 470
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County seat: Huron

Miles Hynes - 19 Jan ’23

9 - Lawrence (2023)

9K0 371
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County seat: Spearfish

Johnathan Baker - 29 Apr ’23

19 - Clay (2023)

19L T79
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Crypt - 14 May ’23

20 - Corson (2023)

20L 169
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Crypt - 14 May ’23

44 - Lincoln (2023) new

44L YK2
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County seat: Canton

Jay Maynard - 3 Jun ’23

62 - Union (2023)

62J K61
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Albeiro Landaverde - 5 May ’23

65 - Shannon (2023)

65L 300
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Andrew Osborne - 14 May ’23

Former Passenger Series (still on the road)

1 - Minnehaha (2016)

1ET 211
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County seat: Sioux Falls

Andrew Osborne - 1 Jan ’23

2 - Pennington (2016)

2BX 365
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County seat: Rapid City

Ian - 1 Feb ’23

3 - Brown (2016)

3L6 897
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County seat: Aberdeen

Crypt - 1 Apr ’23

4 - Beadle (2016)

4D5 211
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County seat: Huron

Bobby F - 20 Dec ’22

5 - Codington (2016)

5E8 555
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County seat: Watertown

Andrew Osborne - 4 Sep ’22

6 - Brookings (2016)

6F7 491
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County seat: Brookings

Crypt - 14 Jan ’23

7 - Yankton (2016)

7E0 386
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County seat: Yankton

Lucas Kannou - 28 Jun ’22

8 - Davison (2016)

8D1 483
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County seat: Mitchell

Crypt - 22 Nov ’21

9 - Lawrence (2016)

9H9 344
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County seat: Spearfish

Ian - 23 May ’23

10 - Aurora (2016)

10H 098
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County seat: Plankinton

Martin Houle - 25 Nov ’20

11 - Bennett (2016)

11R 271
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County seat: Martin

Keith Dickson - 13 May ’14

12 - Bon Homme (2016)

12C R79
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County seat: Tyndall

Brett Weisbrot - 24 Jun ’22

13 - Brule (2016)

13Z 861
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County seat: Chamberlain

Keith Dickson - 3 Sep ’15

14 - Buffalo (2016)

14H 566
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County seat: Gann Valley

Keith Dickson - 20 May ’14

15 - Butte (2016)

15Z 685
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County seat: Belle Fourche

Kyle Wasson - 27 Jan ’22

16 - Campbell (2016)

16M 567
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County seat: Mound City

Brett Weisbrot - 5 Nov ’22

17 - Charles Mix (2016)

17M 404
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County seat: Lake Andes

Johnathan Baker - 4 Nov ’21

18 - Clark (2016)

18H 483
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County seat: Clark

Crypt - 18 Dec ’22

19 - Clay (2016)

19F Y77
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County seat: Vermillion

Zhao - 2 Sep ’22

20 - Corson (2016)

20F 183
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County seat: McIntosh

Brett Weisbrot - 11 Jan ’23

21 - Custer (2016)

21J A16
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County seat: Custer

Brett Weisbrot - 5 Nov ’22

22 - Day (2016)

22W 253
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County seat: Webster

Martin Houle - 11 Aug ’20

23 - Deuel (2016)

23L 187
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County seat: Clear Lake

Crypt - 22 Oct ’22

24 - Dewey (2016)

24Z 165
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County seat: Timber Lake

Brett Weisbrot - 7 Mar ’23

25 - Douglas (2016)

25V 847
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County seat: Armour

Keith Dickson - 13 Mar ’15

26 - Edmunds (2016)

26G 222
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County seat: Ipswich

Martin Houle - 7 Feb ’21

27 - Fall River (2016)

27T 385
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County seat: Hot Springs

Martin Houle - 8 Dec ’21

28 - Faulk (2016)

28P 538
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County seat: Faulkton

Keith Dickson - 23 Aug ’14

29 - Grant (2016)

29R 621
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County seat: Milbank

Andrew Osborne - 5 Jun ’22

30 - Gregory (2016)

30M 071
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County seat: Burke

Crypt - 14 Jan ’23

31 - Haakon (2016)

31N 400
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County seat: Philip

Keith Dickson - 27 Dec ’13

32 - Hamlin (2016)

32P 187
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County seat: Hayti

Andrew Osborne - 2 Jan ’23

33 - Hand (2016)

33V 717
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County seat: Miller

Brett Weisbrot - 11 Feb ’22

34 - Hanson (2016)

34A D70
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County seat: Alexandria

Brett Weisbrot - 2 Apr ’22

35 - Harding (2016)

35L 940
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County seat: Buffalo

Andrew Osborne - 21 Dec ’15

36 - Hughes (2016)

36C A20
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County seat: Pierre

Joshua - 11 Jan ’23

37 - Hutchinson (2016)

37P 996
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County seat: Olivet

Crypt - 22 Jun ’22

38 - Hyde (2016)

38D 006
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County seat: Highmore

Alex Wilan - 31 May ’21

39 - Jackson (2016)

39P 849
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County seat: Kadoka

Brett Weisbrot - 13 Mar ’23

40 - Jerauld (2016)

40N 431
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County seat: Wessington Springs

Keith Dickson - 5 Oct ’15

41 - Jones (2016)

41J 371
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County seat: Murdo

Keith Dickson - 22 May ’15

42 - Kingsbury (2016)

42M 253
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County seat: De Smet

Brett Weisbrot - 20 Oct ’22

43 - Lake (2016)

43A D75
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County seat: Madison

Brett Weisbrot - 26 May ’22

44 - Lincoln (2016)

44E UX7
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County seat: Canton

Creighton Rabs - 27 Dec ’22

45 - Lyman (2016)

45H 406
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County seat: Kennebec

Andrew Osborne - 1 Jan ’23

46 - McCook (2016)

46N 332
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County seat: Salem

- 27 Dec ’22

47 - McPherson (2016)

47P 722
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County seat: Leola

Keith Dickson - 15 Oct ’15

48 - Marshall (2016)

48L 213
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County seat: Britton

Brett Weisbrot - 5 Nov ’22

49 - Meade (2016)

49M W15
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County seat: Sturgis

Martin Houle - 8 Dec ’21

50 - Mellette (2016)

50K 492
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County seat: White River

Keith Dickson - 1 Aug ’14

51 - Miner (2016)

51P 301
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County seat: Howard

Keith Dickson - 15 Mar ’14

52 - Moody (2016)

52R 582
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County seat: Flandreau

Brett Weisbrot - 20 Oct ’22

53 - Perkins (2016)

53H 598
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County seat: Bison

Crypt - 30 Dec ’22

54 - Potter (2016)

54P 736
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County seat: Gettysburg

Andrew Osborne - 2 Jan ’16

55 - Roberts (2016)

55X 543
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County seat: Sisseton

Crypt - 1 Apr ’23

56 - Sanborn (2016)

56R 590
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County seat: Woonsocket

Keith Dickson - 21 Sep ’15

57 - Spink (2016)

57P 675
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County seat: Redfield

Andrew Osborne - 4 Sep ’22

58 - Stanley (2016)

58E 924
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County seat: Fort Pierre

Johnathan Baker - 4 Nov ’21

59 - Sully (2016)

59L 341
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County seat: Onida

Keith Dickson - 27 Dec ’13

60 - Tripp (2016)

60N 578
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County seat: Winner

Andrew Osborne - 1 Jan ’23

61 - Turner (2016)

61U 041
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County seat: Parker

Crypt - 22 Jan ’23

62 - Union (2016)

62X 007
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County seat: Elk Point

Alex Burbidge - 24 Oct ’22

63 - Walworth (2016)

63B F79
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County seat: Selby

Keith Dickson - 3 Oct ’15

64 - Ziebach (2016)

64M 193
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County seat: Dupree

Keith Dickson - 3 Oct ’15

65 - Shannon (2016)

65D T72
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County seat: Pine Ridge

Keith Dickson - 12 May ’14

66 - Washabaugh (2016)

66B 723
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Heriberto Tapia - 11 Oct ’22

67 - Todd (2016)

67G 400
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Andrew Osborne - 4 Sep ’22

Non-passenger Plates

Commercial

99713 V
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Flat

Originally issued with C suffix. Appears to have progressed to A suffix after 99999 C.

Crypt - 26 Jun ’22

Dealer

77D2254
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Dealer plates always use the 77 prefix. Truck Dealer plates use the 88 prefix, but those plates are more rare.

Upon reaching 77 9999, the series rolled over to 77 A001.

Jacco Hoekstra - 27 May ’22

Disabled

DP
L489
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NOT on the new Rushmore (blue) base. Still on the 2000 base.

Andrew Turnbull - 30 Dec ’18

Motorcycle

MK0416
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New base, flat

Motorcycle Handicapped - D/P 224 As with standard Handicapped plates, this is flat, red letters, on the 2000 base. Looks just like standard Handicapped plates, just M/C sized.

Andrew Osborne - 5 Jun ’22

National Guard

NG
9405
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Keith Dickson - 23 Aug ’13

Trailer

223155T
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Brett Weisbrot - 5 Mar ’23

Specialty Plates

Firefighter

FF9103
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Chris Scott - 2 Jun ’21

Specials

F6777
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Specialty plates on the current base all use the same format, with a sticker at left to designate the cause.

Keith Dickson - 30 Dec ’15

Military Veteran Plates

Bronze Star

G00059
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Plain white like the purple heart, with "South Dakota" in blue at the top, number in red, "Bronze Star" in bronze at the bottom. It has a picture of the Bronze star medal to the left of the serial number.

There is also a "Bronze Star With Valor" plate. Same style as the Bronze Star plate, but with the different slogan. High: F00006 2014-01-24 Keith Dickson

Keith Dickson - 29 Jul ’14

Disabled Veteran

4466
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Flat

These plates use a huge font for their serials, larger than any other currently in use in the United States.

Keith Dickson - 29 Sep ’15

Gold Star

GS033
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Similar to the specialty and Veteran plate but has a gold star with wreath.

Keith Dickson - 8 Apr ’15

Pearl Harbor Survivor

98
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Flat

Unique design, not like current or previous base.

Eric Sivertsen - 9 Apr ’08

Purple Heart

P1385
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Keith Dickson - 12 Jun ’14

Veteran

2143B
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Veteran plates are relatively new and, like the generic specialty plate and many non-passenger types, use a modified version of the 2006 passenger base, with Mt. Rushmore shrunk to the bottom of the plate rather than the background. Serial format: 1234A.

Keith Dickson - 28 Sep ’15