Title 32, MOTOR VEHICLES

No person may possess a manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate unless it is attached to the vehicle or vehicle part to which it was originally affixed by the manufacturer, nor may a person have any facsimile of such a plate. This section does not prohibit possession o…

If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle or trailer or any component part of a vehicle is stolen, he shall impound the vehicle or part and notify its lawful owner and the agency to which the theft was reported of its recovery and location. A vehicle o…

Any person or entity knowingly in possession or control of two or more motor vehicles or trailers or their major component parts or assemblies such as, but not limited to, an engine, transmission, chassis, frame, front clip, rear clip, that are stolen, have had their identity obs…

Upon the arrest of any person or entity for violation of § 32-4-13 , the law enforcement officer may seize all vehicles or vehicle parts, all vehicles and other equipment used to transport such vehicle or vehicle parts, all tools, equipment, and other materials and all real and p…

If property is forfeited under this chapter, the secretary of public safety or the attorney general may retain the property for official use or sell any forfeited property which is not required to be destroyed by law and which is not harmful to the public, provided that the proce…

Any person who knowingly gives false, fraudulent, or erroneous information in connection with an application for the registration or titling of a vehicle or any application for assignment of a vehicle identification number or replacement documents or gives such information in con…

Before issuing a certificate of title, as provided in chapter 32-3 , the secretary of revenue shall check the motor and serial number on the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to be registered against the attorney general's files. The Department of Revenue shall examine and d…

Any person who tampers with the motor vehicle of another, with intent to injure the same or cause inconvenience to the owner or person lawfully in charge of the vehicle under such circumstances as not to constitute theft, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, § 44…

Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a motor vehicle which he knows, or has reason to believe, has been stolen, shall receive or transfer possession of the same from or to another, or who shall have in his possession any motor vehicle which he knows, or has rea…

No person may have in possession any blank or partially executed certificate of title and registration, certificate of registration, certificate of title, or other similarly styled form or document, whether genuine or counterfeit, of this or any other state or country, which is o…

No person may intentionally remove, deface, alter, destroy, cover, or obscure any vehicle identification number or other distinguishing number of a motor vehicle or trailer or any part thereof in this state, without written authorization from the Department of Revenue, nor may an…