South Dakota § 32-3-48 - Power to revoke or refuse to issue certificate or registration--Notification to applicant.
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§ 32-3-48. Power to revoke or refuse to issue certificate or registration--Notification to applicant.
If it appears at any time to the secretary that an applicant for a certificate of title or registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is not entitled thereto, under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 32-5 or 32-5B, the secretary may refuse to issue a certificate or to register any vehicles owned by the person. If it is determined that the title holder or lienholder was not entitled to a title or registration already issued, under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 32-5, 32-9, 32-10, or 32-5B, the department shall by certified mail notify the title holder or lienholder that the title or license plate will be revoked and canceled ten days after the date of receipt, refusal to accept receipt, or the last day the postal service attempted delivery. The notice shall also demand that the title holder or lienholder return the certificate of title or license plates to the department. If the vehicle owner or lienholder believes that the title or registration should not be revoked, the owner may request in writing, a hearing pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26. The request for hearing shall be made prior to the effective date of the title or registration revocation. The intentional use of title after receiving the department's notice of revocation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0207; SL 1965, ch 186, § 6; SL 1986, ch 242, § 3; SL 1989, ch 257, § 42; SL 1997, ch 179, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-3-48 ("Power to revoke or refuse to issue certificate or registration--Notification to applicant.") 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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