South Dakota § 32-3-72 - Local law enforcement officers to provide certain information to motor vehicle repossession businesses.
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§ 32-3-72. Local law enforcement officers to provide certain information to motor vehicle repossession businesses.
Any person in the business of repossessing motor vehicles may request any local law enforcement officer to provide the license plate number and color of a motor vehicle licensed in South Dakota. If a person in the business of repossessing motor vehicles provides a copy of the contract for the repossession of the motor vehicle to a local law enforcement officer, the officer shall provide the license plate number and color of the motor vehicle to the person. Any law enforcement officer, who in good faith releases information pursuant to this section, is immune from civil liability for such release.
Source: SL 2008, ch 149, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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