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SD SB202

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jim Mehlhaff

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends § 32-30-18.1 to expand civil liability for vehicle towing costs beyond just intentional abandonment on public highways
  • Holds vehicle owners civilly liable for towing expenses when they drive or allow their vehicle to be driven into any lake, stream, or body of water where it becomes disabled
  • Covers vehicles that break through ice on frozen lakes, streams, or bodies of water and become disabled
  • Owners remain liable for storage expenses under existing § 32-36-8

Legislative Description

Require that the owner of a motor vehicle removed from a body of water pay the removal costs.

Motor Vehicles

Last Action

Transportation Tabled, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 11

2/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/2/2026

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