South Dakota § 47-1A-840 - Officers.
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§ 47-1A-840. Officers.
A corporation has the officers described in its bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws. The board of directors may elect individuals to fill one or more offices of the corporation. An officer may appoint one or more officers if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors. The bylaws or the board of directors shall assign to one of the officers responsibility for preparing the minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and for maintaining and authenticating the records of the corporation required to be kept under §§ 47-1A-1601 and 47-1A-1601.1. The same individual may simultaneously hold more than one office in a corporation.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 164.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-1A-840 ("Officers.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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