Section 34-20B-73 - Conveyance not forfeited by reason of nonowner's act absent owner'sknowledge of unlawful use. - South Dakota Statutes

34-20B-73. Conveyance not forfeited by reason of nonowner's act absent owner's knowledge of unlawful use. Notwithstanding subdivision 34-20B-70(4), no conveyance shall be forfeited under the provisions of §§ 34-20B-74 to 34-20B-89, inclusive, by reason of any act committed by a person other than an owner of such conveyance unless the owner knew or in the exercise of ordinary care should have known that the transported, possessed, or concealed marijuana in excess of one-half pound or any quantity of any other property described in subdivisions 34-20B-70(1) and (2), was being used or was intended for use to transport, or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of said marijuana or other property.

Source: SL 1976, ch 250; SDCL Supp, § 39-17-131.1; SL 1985, ch 279, § 6.