Auctioneer to have odometer reading and certificate of title--Exception--Violation as misdemeanor

Before a vehicle with a title issued by the department may be sold at an auction pursuant to § 32-3-59 , the auctioneer shall have in his possession an odometer reading certified by the owner of the motor vehicle if the vehicle has an odometer and, except as provided in § 32-3-61 , the motor vehicle's certificate of title. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1986, ch 27 , § 14; SL 1989, ch 255 , § 4; SL 1989, ch 257 , § 48.