Section 32-33-21 - Enforcement of civil penalty--Lien

32-33-21. Enforcement of civil penalty--Lien.The state's attorney for the county in which the violation of §32-33-18 occurs may commence a civil in rem proceeding against a vehicle used in conjunction with a violation of §32-33-18. If it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the charged vehicle was used in violation of §32-33-18, a civil penalty of one thousand dollars shall be assessed against the vehicle and shall constitute a lien on the vehicle until the penalty is satisfied. Source: SL 1981, ch 250, §2; SL 1989, ch 256, §36; SL 2019, ch 138, §2.