32-4-5. Receiving or transferring possession of vehicle known to have been stolen--Felony--Provision supplementary to other penalties.
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 reason to believe, has been stolen, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as such officer, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony. This provision shall not be exclusive of any other penalties prescribed by any existing or future laws for theft or unauthorized taking of motor vehicles, but shall be deemed supplementary thereto.
Source: SDC 1939, §44.9911; SL 1981, ch 177, §11.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 04 - Theft And Misappropriation Of Vehicles
Section 32-4-1 - Duty of law officers to report stolen or recovered vehicles--Holding vehicles.
Section 32-4-4 - Unauthorized tampering with motor vehicle--Misdemeanor.
Section 32-4-8 - Certificate forms--Unauthorized possession prohibited--Violation as felony.
Section 32-4-12 - Impounding vehicle or part believed stolen--Disposition.
Section 32-4-13 - Trafficking in stolen vehicles or parts--Felony.
Section 32-4-14 - Seizure of property on arrest for trafficking--Forfeiture.
Section 32-4-15 - Disposition of forfeited property.
Section 32-4-16 - Giving false information concerning vehicle registration or titling as felony.