In any transfer of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, the application for certificate of title shall be filed within forty-five days after the date of assignment of such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. However, licensed dealers need not apply for a certificate of title for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in stock or acquired for stock purposes. Upon transfer of such a vehicle the licensed dealer shall give the transferee a reassignment of the certificate of title on such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or an assignment of a manufacturer's statement of origin or a manufacturer's certificate of origin.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-3-26
Time for filing application for certificate--Vehicles in dealer's stock
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Pokela v. Dakotas United Methodist Federal Credit Union (In re Huyck) (1994)
Most recently applied in Pokela v. Dakotas United Methodist Federal Credit Union (In re Huyck) (May 1994)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0202 (8) as added by SL 1951, ch 229, § 2; SL 1955, ch 161; SL 1965, ch 186, § 2; SL 1989, ch 257, § 28; SL 1990, ch 228, § 2; SL 2015, ch 156, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.