32-3-3. Selling new vehicle without delivering manufacturer's statement or certificate of origin--Purchasing new vehicle without obtaining certificate--Violation as misdemeanor.

No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person may sell or otherwise dispose of a new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to a dealer without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's statement of origin or manufacturer's certificate of origin duly executed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and with such assignments thereon as may be necessary to show title in the next purchaser's name. No dealer may purchase or acquire a new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer without obtaining from the seller a manufacturer's statement of origin or a manufacturer's certificate of origin. Any person who does not comply with this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0202 (2) as added by SL 1951, ch 229, § 2; SL 1965, ch 186, § 2; SL 1989, ch 257, § 5.