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     32-5-23.   Destruction of licensed vehicle--Failure of vehicle to pass inspection--Surrender of plates--Refund of fee. If a registered and licensed motor vehicle is destroyed by collision or fire, disposed of for salvage, or if rejected or condemned for use on the highways as the result of action by any inspection authority of this state, the registered owner of the current license plates thereon may remove the license plates and forward them to the department to be destroyed. The owner shall receive a refund of the regular license fee only for the fractional year involved, prorated monthly. The refund shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county issuing the license on order of the secretary. The refund can only be issued to the person who originally paid the license fees for the current year.

Source: SL 1967, ch 210, § 1; SL 1989, ch 257, § 58.