South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-3-51.20 — Insurer or self insurer acquiring ownership of salvage vehicle without salvage vehicle title to surrender certificate of title--Salvage title issued--Rebuilt title.

South Dakota § 32-3-51.20
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES
Ch. 32-3TITLE REGISTRATION, LIENS AND TRANSFERS

This text of South Dakota § 32-3-51.20 (Insurer or self insurer acquiring ownership of salvage vehicle without salvage vehicle title to surrender certificate of title--Salvage title issued--Rebuilt title.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-3-51.20 (2026).

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If an insurer, in settlement of a total loss insurance claim, or self insurer acquires the ownership of any salvage vehicle as defined in § 32-3-51.19 that does not have a salvage vehicle title, the insurer shall within forty-five days following acquisition of the certificate of title of that vehicle, surrender the certificate of title for the vehicle to the department. The department shall promptly issue a title indicating it is a salvage vehicle to the insurer or self insurer. If a vehicle has been branded a salvage vehicle, nothing in this section prohibits a person from obtaining a rebuilt title pursuant to § 32-3-53 .

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Legislative History

SL 2005, ch 155, § 3; SL 2016, ch 154, § 6.

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