South Dakota § 32-3-23 - Application for original certificate--Contents--Supporting documents.
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§ 32-3-23. Application for original certificate--Contents--Supporting documents.
If a certificate of title has not previously been issued for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in this state, the application for a certificate of title, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's statement of origin or a manufacturer's certificate of origin as provided for in this chapter, or by a proper bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership, or by a certificate of title, bill of sale, or other evidence of ownership required by the law of another state from which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer was brought into this state.
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, § 25.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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