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Vehicle Registration & Titles in Harding County, SD
Fees for this service are set by state statute. Here's what to expect in Harding County.
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Harding County Treasurer — vehicle titles and registration
For the South Dakota Department of Revenue · SDCL 32-3-18, 32-5-2
$10.00title application · plus 4% excise tax on the purchase price
“Application for a certificate of title shall be made to the county treasurer”, with a fee of ten dollars (SDCL 32-3-18), and an owner registers a vehicle with the treasurer of the owner's county (SDCL 32-5-2). A purchase also carries the motor vehicle excise tax, “four percent on the purchase price” (SDCL 32-5B-1). The Department of Revenue says renewal “can be accomplished in person at the applicant's county treasurer's office; by mail through the county”, among other ways.
Registration is priced by weight and age
For a noncommercial car, pickup or van, SDCL 32-5-6 sets the yearly fee by the manufacturer's shipping weight: 2,000 lb or less $36 · 2,001–4,000 lb $72 · 4,001–6,000 lb $108 · over 6,000 lb $144. A vehicle ten or more model years old pays 70% of that (SDCL 32-5-30). Motor homes, trailers, motorcycles and heavier vehicles have their own schedules. The Department of Revenue also lists a $1 highway patrol fee, a $1 solid waste fee and a $2 technology fee on each registration, and a $100 yearly fee for an electric vehicle (SDCL 32-5-188). Many counties add a wheel tax, which the Department lists county by county.
Other title fees
Noting a lien on a title is $10.00, charged by the county treasurer (SDCL 32-3-45). Mailing plates is $12.00 and mailing decals $2.50 (SDCL 32-5-127).
Driver licenses in Harding County — a state service
Driver licenses are issued by the Department of Public Safety, not by the County Treasurer. The Department's own list of driver license sites, read 2026-09-25, shows this site in Harding County:Harding County Driver License Office (a county issue location) — Treasurer, 410 Ramsland St, PO Box 125, Buffalo, SD 57720 · 605-375-3542 · M - Th: 7:30 AM - 12 PM, 12:30 PM - 5 PM; F: 7:30 AM - 11:30 AMThe Department says of each county issue location: “This location is not a state exam station and cannot serve non-citizens or first-time CDL applicants.”Department of Public Safety — driver license locations ↗
🌐South Dakota Department of Revenue — Title, Fees & RegistrationEvery fee, and the weight tables↗📋County wheel tax, county by countySouth Dakota Department of Revenue↗
📞Call the County Treasurer before you go: (605) 375-3542
📋Office Information
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Office
County Treasurer
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Office Address
410 Ramsland St., Buffalo, SD 57720
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Phone
(605) 375-3542🕘
Hours
Monday to Thursday: 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Friday: 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
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Mailing Address
PO Box 125, Buffalo, SD 57720
Where this came from
- Street address, mailing address from the South Dakota Department of Revenue, Contact County Treasurers (undated), not from a page of the office's own.
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Fees confirmed by state statute
Contact info sourced from official county records. Always call ahead to confirm hours and payment methods before visiting.
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