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content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-36-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4SENU">32-36-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4SENU">. </span><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4CL">Definition of terms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4Statute"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Abandoned motor vehicle," any motor vehicle left on a public street or highway or left on private property without the permission of the landowner or tenant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Impounded vehicle," any motor vehicle removed or caused to be removed from a public highway pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-30-19" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-30-19</span></a><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Junk motor vehicle," any motor vehicle that has been placed on the property of a recognized junk dealer for the purposes of salvage;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Motor vehicle," automobile, boat as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-3A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-3A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, house trailer, moped as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, motor truck, motorcycle, off-road vehicle as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-20-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, snowmobile as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-20A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-20A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, trailer as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-3-1</span></a><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">, and all vehicles propelled by power other than muscular power, but not a:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Engine;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Farm wagon;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Road roller;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    Traction engine; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Vehicle that runs only on rails or tracks;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    "Removal agency," any public body, or private or nonprofit organization, authorized to remove and salvage abandoned and junk motor vehicles and other scrap metals. A removal agency may be authorized by chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-30" rel="noopener"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">32-30</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont"> to remove vehicles, may be hired or appointed by a public body, or may be in the business of removing or salvaging vehicles; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    "Scrap metals," waste or refuse metals that have been in actual use and have been abandoned and are fit only to be remanufactured or recycled.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd3e580418f1c415cac1455faa5fe12d4SCL">SL 1972, ch 197, § 2; SL 1985, ch 268, § 1; SL 1987, ch 245, § 1; SL 1988, ch 270, § 1; SL 1998, ch 195, § 3; SL 2025, ch 132, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>