South Dakota § 57A-9-303 Law governing perfection and priority issues relating to goods covered by a certificate of title.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 57A-9-303 — Law governing perfection and priority issues relating to goods covered by a certificate of title.

South Dakota § 57A-9-303

Title 57AUNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

Ch. 57A-6SECURED TRANSACTIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-9-303 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to goods covered by a certificate of title, even if there is no other relationship between the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered and the goods or the debtor.

(b)Goods become covered by a certificate of title when a valid application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the appropriate authority. Goods cease to be covered by a certificate of title at the earlier of the time the certificate of title ceases to be effective under the law of the issuing jurisdiction or the time the goods become covered subsequently by a certificate of title issued by another jurisdiction.

(c)The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered governs perfection, the effect of perfect

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(a) This section applies to goods covered by a certificate of title, even if there is no other relationship between the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered and the goods or the debtor. (b) Goods become covered by a certificate of title when a valid application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the appropriate authority. Goods cease to be covered by a certificate of title at the earlier of the time the certificate of title ceases to be effective under the law of the issuing jurisdiction or the time the goods become covered subsequently by a certificate of title issued by another jurisdiction. (c) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in goods covered by a certificate of title from the time the goods become covered by the certificate of title until the goods cease to be covered by the certificate of title. (d) A security interest in a snowmobile which attached prior to July 1, 1991, may be perfected by notation on the certificate of title under chapter 32-3 or in accordance with the provisions of chapter 57A-9 .