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SDCL § 23A-49-4 — Conveyance not subject to forfeiture for acts or omissions of nonowner--Exception

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 49: Civil Forfeiture For Crime, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-49-4

Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.

SDCL § 23A-49-4Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 34-20B-70(4) or 22-24A-15(4), no conveyance may be forfeited under the provisions of this chapter, by reason of any act committed or omitted by a person other than an owner of the conveyance unless the owner knew or in the exercise of ordinary care should have known that the conveyance was being used or was intended for use to facilitate the commission of any crime in the chapters listed in § 23A-49-20.

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