South Dakota § 32-15-38 - Counterfeit airbags--Prohibition--Violation as misdemeanor.
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§ 32-15-38. Counterfeit airbags--Prohibition--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may knowingly:
(1) Import, manufacture, sell, offer for sale, install, or reinstall in a motor vehicle a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component, a nonfunctional airbag, or an object that does not comply with 49 C.F.R. § 571.208 as of September 26, 2022, for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle;
(2) Sell, offer for sale, install, or reinstall in any motor vehicle a device that causes the diagnostic system of the motor vehicle to inaccurately indicate that the motor vehicle is equipped with a properly functioning airbag; and
(3) Sell, lease, trade, or transfer a motor vehicle if the person knows that a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component, a nonfunctional airbag, or an object that does not comply with 49 C.F.R. § 571.208 as of September 26, 2022, for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle, has been installed in the motor vehicle as part of the airbag.
A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 2023, ch 105, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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