PIERRE -- South Dakota lawmakers have decided to stick with the current license plate design for a while rather than spend money on a new one.
New license plates are usually designed and issued every five years, but the Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bill to eliminate the new-plate requirement in the five-year window that begins in January 2011.
Lawmakers are looking at different ways to save money because state finances are tight.
Rep. Richard Engels, D-Hartford, resisted the delay. He said faded license plates are a poor reflection of the state when South Dakotans drive to another state.
