S.D. Codified Laws § 32-3-31
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Dealer prohibited from taking certificate which does not show name of vendor and vendee--Violation as misdemeanor
Official statutory text
Except as provided in § 32-3-32 it is a Class 2 misdemeanor to deliver or accept a transfer or assignment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer certificate of title issued by the State of South Dakota, or a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer muniment of title from another state, which does not contain or set forth the name of the seller and the name of the purchaser involved in the transfer of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.
Source: SL 1955, ch 193, §§ 1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 44.0203-1, 44.9952; SL 1965, ch 186, § 4; SL 1989, ch 257, § 33.
Source: SL 1955, ch 193, §§ 1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 44.0203-1, 44.9952; SL 1965, ch 186, § 4; SL 1989, ch 257, § 33.
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