South Dakota § 32-3-18.2 - Administration fee--Out-of-state applicant--Exemptions--Deposit.
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§ 32-3-18.2. Administration fee--Out-of-state applicant--Exemptions--Deposit.
Any owner who chooses to title a motor vehicle, off-road vehicle, or snowmobile in South Dakota, but who does not have a South Dakota-issued driver license or identification card, or a physical address in South Dakota, shall pay a one-hundred-dollar fee in addition to the title application fee imposed by § 32-3-18. For the purposes of this section, a physical address does not include a post office mailbox or a mail forwarding address. The additional fee does not apply to title correction transactions, duplicate title transactions, to an insurer taking title to a vehicle pursuant to the payment of a covered loss, a manufacturer taking title due to a manufacturer buy back, or a lienholder taking title due to a repossession.
Half of the fee must be deposited into the state motor vehicle fund and half must be deposited into the county general fund.
Source: SL 2024, ch 108, § 1; SL 2025, ch 115, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-3-18.2 ("Administration fee--Out-of-state applicant--Exemptions--Deposit.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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