South Dakota § 32-3-26 - Time for filing application for certificate--Vehicles in dealer's stock.
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§ 32-3-26. Time for filing application for certificate--Vehicles in dealer's stock.
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.
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.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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