No person, except as provided in this chapter, obtaining or acquiring possession of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer acquires any right, title, claim, or interest in or to the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, until he has been issued a certificate of title to the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or has received a manufacturer's statement of origin or a manufacturer's certificate of origin for the same. No waiver or estoppel may be operated in favor of such person against a person having possession of the certificate of title or a manufacturer's statement of origin or a manufacturer's certificate of origin for such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-3-10
Statement or certificate of origin as passing title--Waiver and estoppel inapplicable
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Island v. Warkenthien (1980)
Most recently applied in Island v. Warkenthien (January 1980)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0202 (4) as added by SL 1951, ch 229, § 2; SL 1965, ch 186, § 2; SL 1989, ch 257, § 12.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.