S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-1502.2
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Penalties for transacting business without certificate of authority--Collection
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A foreign corporation is liable for a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for each day, but not to exceed a total of one thousand dollars for each year, it transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority. The attorney general may collect all penalties due under this section.
Notwithstanding § 47-1A-1502 , the failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority does not impair the validity of its corporate acts or prevent it from defending any proceeding in this state.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 350.
Notwithstanding § 47-1A-1502 , the failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority does not impair the validity of its corporate acts or prevent it from defending any proceeding in this state.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 350.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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