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SD SB150
Bill
AI Summary
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Adds a new motor vehicle exemption allowing debtors to protect up to $5,000 in equity in one motor vehicle from levy, process, or sale by creditors
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The $5,000 exemption applies to the debtor's equity value after subtracting any security interests and liens on the vehicle
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Motor vehicle is defined according to § 32-5-1 of South Dakota law
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Makes technical and grammatical updates throughout the existing exemption statute, including changing gendered language ("his") to gender-neutral terms ("the debtor's")
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Restructures the introductory language of § 43-45-2 to clarify that listed property is exempt from "any levy, process, or sale"
Legislative Description
Exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process.
Property
Last Action
Senate Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 15, NAYS 19. S.J. 312
2/19/2026