VIN inspection · South Dakota

Getting your VIN inspected in South Dakota

South Dakota doesn't require a VIN inspection to register a vehicle, so it publishes no list of who may perform one. Montana still needs its form signed, so email us and we will work out the shortest route from where you are.

South Dakota does not require a VIN inspection for registration. A department employee or law enforcement officer is involved only when a VIN plate must be fitted.

What happens at the inspection

Whoever does it fills in Section 2 of Montana form MV20 by hand, in ink, standing at the vehicle, and signs it. You collect one document showing their name and department or license, take four photos, and mail the original back to us with the return label from your packet and one Forever stamp.

Read the step-by-step, including what not to let them write on.

Checked against South Dakota's own form or titling page on 2026-08-26. If the rules have moved since, tell us and we'll correct it the same week.

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$20 opens your case and buys the prepared form. The $279 balance is charged only once your Montana title has been issued and is in our hands.