S.D. Codified Laws § 51A-3-12
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Endorsement and filing of approved articles--Notice of disapproval
Official statutory text
If the director approves a charter application, the director's approval shall be endorsed on the articles of incorporation or organization. The original shall be filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state, and a certified copy shall be forthwith filed in the office of the director. The remaining copy shall be returned to the incorporators or organizers within twenty days of the action of the director. If the director disapproves an application, the director shall so notify the incorporators or organizers within twenty days of such disapproval, in writing, stating the reasons for such disapproval and shall return all copies of the articles of incorporation or organization to them.
Source: SL 1909, ch 222, art 2, § 7; SL 1915, ch 102, art 2, § 9; RC 1919, § 8955; SDC 1939, § 6.0304; SL 1963, ch 23; SDCL § 51-3-8; SL 1969, ch 11, § 3.16; SL 1970, ch 265, § 21; SDCL § 51-17-18; SL 2008, ch 252, § 15.
Source: SL 1909, ch 222, art 2, § 7; SL 1915, ch 102, art 2, § 9; RC 1919, § 8955; SDC 1939, § 6.0304; SL 1963, ch 23; SDCL § 51-3-8; SL 1969, ch 11, § 3.16; SL 1970, ch 265, § 21; SDCL § 51-17-18; SL 2008, ch 252, § 15.
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