South Dakota § 47-1A-403 - Foreign corporation--Registration of corporate name.
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§ 47-1A-403. Foreign corporation--Registration of corporate name.
A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by §§ 47-1A-1506.1 to 47-1A-1507, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Office of the Secretary of State from the corporate names that are not available under § 47-1A-401.1. A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by §§ 47-1A-1506.1 to 47-1A-1507, inclusive, by delivering to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing an application:
(1) Setting forth its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by §§ 47-1A-1506.1 to 47-1A-1507, inclusive, the state or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and
(2) Accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, from the state or country of incorporation.
The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 46.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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