<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 32-6D-7 - Affirmative defenses to claim against manufacturer. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2054065Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054065SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054065CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054065Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054065DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054065Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054065000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054065SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054065SCL-000003 { 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="s2054065Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-6D-7"><span class="s2054065SENU">32-6D-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054065SENU">. </span><span class="s2054065CL">Affirmative defenses to claim against manufacturer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054065Normal-000000"><span class="s2054065DefaultParagraphFont">It is an affirmative defense to any claim against the manufacturer under this chapter that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054065Normal-000001"><span class="s2054065DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    An alleged nonconforming condition does not significantly impair the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054065Normal-000001"><span class="s2054065DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A nonconforming condition is a result of abuse, neglect, or any modification or alteration of a motor vehicle by a consumer that is not authorized by the manufacturer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054065Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054065000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054065Normal"><span class="s2054065SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054065SCL-000003"> SL 1993, ch 227, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html>