An owner, or any person without the consent of the owner, who operates or has possession of a motor vehicle in this state under a registration number of this state, without first securing a certificate of title as provided in this chapter, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-3-12
Operation or possession of vehicle without certificate as misdemeanor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fousek v. Nepco Federal Credit Union (In re Peek) (1983)
Most recently applied in Fousek v. Nepco Federal Credit Union (In re Peek) (June 1983)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.9908; SL 1955, ch 184; SL 1978, ch 158, § 21; SL 1989, ch 257, § 14.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.