<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 59-12-4.1 - Notary exception--Vehicle title transfers to insurers.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cNormal { 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.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cStatute { 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.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13c000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 59-12-4.1 - Notary exception--Vehicle title transfers to insurers."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 59-12-4.1 - Notary exception--Vehicle title transfers to insurers."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=59-12-4.1"><meta property="og:image" 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="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=59-12-4.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cSENU">59-12-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cSENU">. </span><span class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cCL">Notary exception--Vehicle title transfers to insurers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont">With respect to a vehicle for which title is to be transferred to an insurer, a power of attorney to make application for or to assign a certificate of title is exempt from the notarization requirements under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=59-12-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont">59-12-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont">. A principal may satisfy the signature requirement provided under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=59-12-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont">59-12-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont"> for a power of attorney described in this section by electronic signature.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s6fd3b57ad77a4e31b9946e9f782dd13cSCL">SL 2023, ch 170, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>