32-4-8. Certificate forms--Unauthorized possession prohibited--Violation as felony.
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 of a type that, when genuine and properly issued, evidences ownership of a vehicle under the laws of this or another state or country, and surrender of which is required in order to sell, transfer, register, or title a motor vehicle or trailer in this state.
Except, a person may possess such forms or documents if the person is:
(1)An employee of a manufacturer or printer of the form or document and possesses the form or document in the normal course of the business of design or manufacture in connection with bid invitation, bid, or contract with a government agency related to supplying the forms for governmental use;
(2)An employee of a shipper or agency under whose direction the forms are being shipped or delivered to a state or local agency charged with receiving, distributing, or issuing the forms or documents, when they are in a container sealed under governmental direction;
(3)An employee of a state agency who possesses the forms or documents in the course of carrying out the employee's official duties;
(4)A county treasurer or any employee of the treasurer whose official work duties require the handling of the forms or documents and the treasurer or employee possesses them within the confines of the county's official storage space or immediately incidental to placing them in such places;
(5)In possession of the form or document and it is prominently and indelibly marked on its face, either specimen, void, or sample.
A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
Source: SL 1983, ch 230, §7; SL 1989, ch 255, §8; SL 2003, ch 160, §14.
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.