32-3-12. Operation or possession of vehicle without certificate as misdemeanor.

An owner, or any person without the consent of the owner, who operates or has possession of a motor vehicle in this state under a registration number of this state, without first securing a certificate of title as provided in this chapter, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SDC 1939, § 44.9908; SL 1955, ch 184; SL 1978, ch 158, § 21; SL 1989, ch 257, § 14.