If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the Department of Public Safety is a nonresident, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a resident.

Source: SL 1957, ch 212 , § 36; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.03A36; SL 2004, ch 17 , § 157.