South Dakota § 47-26-21 - Including several corporations in one notice--Mailing notice to corporation--Attorney general's certificate of mailing--Number and time of publication--Time for default.
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§ 47-26-21. Including several corporations in one notice--Mailing notice to corporation--Attorney general's certificate of mailing--Number and time of publication--Time for default.
The attorney general may include in one notice published pursuant to § 47-26-20 the names of any number of corporations against which actions are then pending in the same court. The attorney general shall cause a copy of such notice to be mailed to the corporation at its registered office within ten days after the first publication thereof. The certificate of the attorney general of the mailing of such notice shall be prima facie evidence thereof. Such notice shall be published at least once each week for two successive weeks, and the first publication thereof may begin at any time after the summons has been returned. Unless a corporation shall have been served with summons, no default shall be taken against it earlier than thirty days after the first publication of such notice.
Source: SL 1965, ch 24, § 55.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-26-21 ("Including several corporations in one notice--Mailing notice to corporation--Attorney general's certificate of mailing--Number and time of publication--Time for default.") 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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