Section 49-28-40.2 - Copy of permit required in motor vehicles--Presentation upon request--Citation.
49-28-40.2. Copy of permit required in motor vehicles--Presentation upon request--Citation. A motor carrier shall maintain a copy of the permit in each of the motor carrier's motor vehicles. The copy of the permit shall be presented upon the request of any person who is hiring the motor carrier or the request of any law enforcement officer. A written warning, pursuant to §§ 32-21-29 and 32-21-30, may be issued by a law enforcement officer or motor carrier inspector for a violation of this section to a motor carrier who is unable to immediately produce a copy of the permit on request. If a citation is issued by a law enforcement officer or motor carrier inspector for a violation of this section and the motor carrier produces in the court of jurisdiction a copy of the permit which was valid at the time of demand, the action shall be dismissed.
Source: SL 1992, ch 326, § 2; SL 1993, ch 347, § 2; SL 1995, ch 259, § 29.