S.D. Admin. R. 64:28:03:04.04
The damage disclosure notice must be printed on white NCR (No Carbon Required) paper, measuring four inches by six inches. The original is to be retained by the dealer and the copy is to be given to the purchaser. The information is to be printed in 12-point (minimum) Universe Bold capital letters.
Starting at the top of the permit, the permit must contain the following wording:
DAMAGE DISCLOSURE NOTICE
SOUTH DAKOTA LAW REQUIRES THE DISCLOSURE OF DAMAGE ON MOTOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF 16,000 POUNDS OR LESS AND ON BOATS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NOTICE UPON SALE OF VEHICLE OR BOAT:
THE DOCUMENTS TO THIS VEHICLE OR BOAT INDICATES A DISCLOSURE OF PRIOR
______ DAMAGE
______ SALVAGE
____________________________________________________
PRINTED NAME OF PURCHASER
____________________________________________________
PURCHASER'S SIGNATURE DATE
The damage disclosure notice must be posted on the inside of a side window, with the front of the form facing the outside, so that the notice is clearly visible at all times on each vehicle or boat that contains a damage disclosure offered for sale to consumers. The dealer is responsible for keeping the notice posted at all times that a vehicle or boat is available for sale to consumers.
At the time of sale of the vehicle or boat, the dealer shall remove the notice and shall have the purchaser sign and date it. The dealer shall retain the signed notice along with copies of the title document for five years from the date of the sale.
S.D. Admin. R. 64:28:03:04.04
General Authority: SDCL 32-3-57(7), 32-3A-38.4.
Law Implemented: SDCL 32-3-51.8, 32-3-51.18, 32-3A-38.1, 32-3A-38.4, 32-3A-38.6.