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South Dakota: total loss threshold and rebuilt title rules
What South Dakota’s own pages print, word for word. Kind of rule, by our sorting: Wording, no sum to do.
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When is a vehicle salvage or a total loss in South Dakota, in the state’s words?
“the term, salvage vehicle, means any motor vehicle that an insurer or self insurer determines a total loss due to theft or to damage caused by fire, vandalism, collision, weather, submersion in water, or flood.”
“This section does not apply to any motor vehicle more than ten model years old or with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than sixteen thousand pounds.”
Citation as the page prints it: Codified Law 32-3-51.19 - Salvage vehicle defined--Application.
(South Dakota Codified Law 32-3-51.19, read November 11, 2026)
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How do you get a rebuilt title in South Dakota, in the state’s words?
“The motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may not be licensed or titled until there is submitted to the department proper affidavits, photo copies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or titles and the source of all parts and component parts used to rebuild the vehicle.”
“may be inspected by an employee of the Department of Revenue or a highway patrolman.”
“Rebuilt vehicles are subject to inspection by the Department of Revenue. There are three inspection locations across the state. Inspections will be scheduled by the applicant.”
What fee does South Dakota print?
“Title application fee is $10, and the inspection fee is $25.”
Read each fee sentence for what it covers: an inspection, a title, or something else.
Which form does South Dakota name?
“Application for Inspection of Rebuilt Motor Vehicle”
What do the pages print about the title afterwards?
“Each new certificate of title shall have noted thereon that the vehicle has been rebuilt.”
Where are South Dakota’s official pages?
- South Dakota Codified Law 32-3-51.19
- South Dakota Codified Law 32-3-53
- South Dakota Codified Law 32-3-53.2
- South Dakota Department of Revenue, Rebuilt Vehicles
Every quote above was matched word for word against its page on November 11, 2026. If one has changed, tell us.