South Dakota first started issuing license plates in 1913. South Dakota license plate types include CF, EMS, GFP, WPA, amateur radio, ambulance, antique, apportioned, apportioned trailer, auto, boat dealer, bus, bus tax exempt, car, city, city use bus, city use trailer, city use truck, civil air patrol, combination, combination bus, combination compensation, commercial, commercial fertilizer trailer, commercial fertilizer truck, compensation, compensation bus, construction, construction equipment, county, dealer, driver education, emergency medical services, exempt, farm truck, firefighter, game fish & park commission, government, handicapped, hearse, highway maintenance, highway patrol, historic, historical, house trailer, implement, indian, lost, military, mines & sawmill trailer, motor home, motorcycle, overflow, paraplegic, prorate trailer, radio station, reciprocity, school, school vehicle, seasonal bus, snowmobile, special dealer, tax exempt, television station, ton mileage, trailer, travel commission, veteran, and works progress administration.
