Vehicle registration and title — South Dakota Permit Test

You have 90 days to register a vehicle brought into South Dakota from another state.

Driving on an old state's plates past the deadline can get the car stopped and ticketed.

You have 90 days to register a vehicle brought in from another state.

Motor vehicles, motorcycles and trailers owned by South Dakota residents and driven on public highways must be registered with the County Treasurer where the owner lives.

An owner who goes to the wrong office wastes the trip and may drive unregistered in the meantime.

All motor vehicles, motorcycles, and trailers owned by South Dakota residents and operated on public highways must be registered with the County Treasurer of the applicants’ residence.

A Certificate of Title is required to sell or transfer any vehicle.

A buyer who takes a car without the title cannot prove they own it, and may have bought a stolen one.

A Certificate of Title is required to sell or transfer any vehicle.

The title should be kept in a safe place, not in the vehicle.

A thief who finds the title in the glove box can sell your stolen car as if it were theirs.

The Title should be kept in a safe place, not in the vehicle.

The registration certificate must always be carried in the vehicle.

At a stop, a driver with no registration cannot show the car is legal, and may be ticketed.

The registration certificate must always be carried in the vehicle.

You bring a vehicle into South Dakota from another state. How long do you have to register it?

90 days. Driving on an old state's plates past the deadline can get the car stopped and ticketed. South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.13: “You have 90 days to register a vehicle brought in from another state.”