<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-33-21 - Enforcement of civil penalty--Lien. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055199Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055199SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055199CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055199Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2055199DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055199000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055199SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055199SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2055199Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-33-21"><span class="s2055199SENU">32-33-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055199SENU">. </span><span class="s2055199CL">Enforcement of civil penalty--Lien.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055199Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055199DefaultParagraphFont">The state's attorney for the county in which the violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-33-18"><span class="s2055199DefaultParagraphFont">32-33-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055199DefaultParagraphFont"> occurs may commence a civil in rem proceeding against a vehicle used in conjunction with a violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-33-18"><span class="s2055199DefaultParagraphFont">32-33-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055199DefaultParagraphFont">. If it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the charged vehicle was used in violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-33-18"><span class="s2055199DefaultParagraphFont">32-33-18</span></a><span class="s2055199DefaultParagraphFont">, a civil penalty of one thousand dollars shall be assessed against the vehicle and shall constitute a lien on the vehicle until the penalty is satisfied.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055199Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055199000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055199Normal"><span class="s2055199SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055199SCL-000002"> SL 1981, ch 250, § 2; SL 1989, ch 256, § 36; SL 2019, ch 138, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>