South Dakota § 47-1A-857 - Insurance.
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§ 47-1A-857. Insurance.
A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is a director or officer of the corporation, or who, while a director or officer of the corporation, serves at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity, against liability asserted against or incurred by the individual in that capacity or arising from the individual's status as a director or officer, whether or not the corporation would have power to indemnify or advance expenses to the director of officer against the same liability under §§ 47-1A-850 to 47-1A-859, inclusive.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 180.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-1A-857 ("Insurance.") 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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