South Dakota § 47-25A-14 - Articles of domestication and conversion.
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§ 47-25A-14. Articles of domestication and conversion.
(a) After the conversion of a foreign business corporation to a domestic nonprofit corporation is authorized as required by the laws of the foreign jurisdiction, articles of domestication and conversion shall be signed by any officer or other duly authorized representative. The articles shall set forth:
(1) The name of the corporation immediately before the filing of the articles of domestication and conversion and, if that name is unavailable for use in this state or the corporation desires to change its name in connection with the domestication and conversion, a name that satisfies the requirements § § 47-22-7 and 47-22-8.1;
(2) The jurisdiction of incorporation of the corporation immediately before the filing of the articles of domestication and conversion and the date the corporation was incorporated in that jurisdiction; and
(3) A statement that the domestication and conversion of the corporation in this state was duly authorized as required by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the corporation was incorporated immediately before its domestication and conversion in this state.
(b) The articles of domestication and conversion shall contain all of the provisions required to be contained in the articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation as set forth in § 47-22-6. The name of the domesticated corporation must satisfy the requirements of § § 47-22-7 and 47-2-2-8.1.
(c) The articles of domestication and conversion must be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing.
Source: SL 2016, ch 221, § 29.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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