Section 32-32-10 - Civil proceeding for penalty--Lien of penalty

32-32-10. Civil proceeding for penalty--Lien of penalty.The state's attorney for the county in which the violation of §32-32-6 occurs shall commence a civil in rem proceeding against a vehicle charged with violating §32-32-9. If it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the charged vehicle did violate §32-32-6, the civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars shall be assessed against the vehicle and shall be a lien on such vehicle until the penalty is satisfied. Source: SL 1979, ch 228, §§2, 3.