S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-1503
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Application for certificate of authority
Official statutory text
A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth:
(1) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of §§ 47-1A-1506 to 47-1A-1506.4 , inclusive;
(2) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) Its date of incorporation and period of duration;
(4) The street address of its principal office;
(5) The information required by § 59-11-6 ; and
(6) The names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers.
The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 351; SL 2008, ch 275, § 46.
(1) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of §§ 47-1A-1506 to 47-1A-1506.4 , inclusive;
(2) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) Its date of incorporation and period of duration;
(4) The street address of its principal office;
(5) The information required by § 59-11-6 ; and
(6) The names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers.
The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 351; SL 2008, ch 275, § 46.
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