Title 32, MOTOR VEHICLES

Notwithstanding any other law, an auction agency in possession of a motor vehicle under § 32-3-74 may apply for and shall be issued a salvage title or a certificate of title for the motor vehicle in the name of the auction agency if the motor vehicle is not claimed by its owner o…

An owner or lienholder may reclaim a motor vehicle for which notice has been provided as required under § 32-3-75 . The owner or lienholder shall provide notice to the auction agency of any intent to reclaim the motor vehicle from the auction agency by certified mail, or any simi…

Notwithstanding any other law, if an insurer is unable to obtain a certificate of title for a motor vehicle from the owner or lienholder within forty-five days of payment of a total loss claim on the motor vehicle, and is unable to surrender the certificate of title to the depart…

An electric bicycle, as defined in § 32-20B-9 , is exempt from this chapter. Source: SL 2019, ch 135 , § 9.

A multi-passenger quadricycle, as defined in § 32-14-17 , is exempt from this chapter. Source: SL 2024, ch 118 , § 5.

Any person who owns a motor vehicle, off-road vehicle, snowmobile, or boat as defined in § 32-3A-2 , may submit to the department an application to provide for the transfer of the property upon the person's death or the death of the last survivor of a joint tenancy with the right…

Upon the death of the owner of property with a certificate of title containing a designation of beneficiary, or upon the death of the last survivor of a joint tenancy with the right of survivorship, the designated beneficiary may submit to the department an affidavit verifying th…

A designated beneficiary of the transfer on death has no interest in the property until the death of the owner or the last survivor of the joint tenancy with the right of survivorship. An owner or joint tenant with the right of survivorship may change a designation of beneficiary…

An owner of property may not designate a beneficiary, pursuant to § 32-3-80 , if the property is subject to any lien or other encumbrance. The department may not issue a certificate of title reflecting the transfer of ownership, pursuant to § 32-3-81 , if the property is subject …

Ownership of a motor vehicle, off-road vehicle, snowmobile, or boat as defined in § 32-3-2 , with a certificate of title that has a beneficiary designation, pursuant to § 32-3-80 , and on which an application for a subsequent certificate of title has not been filed, vests in the …