South Dakota § 47-28-6 - Filing fees.

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§ 47-28-6. Filing fees.

The secretary of state shall charge and collect fees for:

(1)    Filing articles of incorporation and issuing a certificate of incorporation, thirty dollars;

(2)    Filing articles of amendment and issuing a certificate of amendment, fifteen dollars;

(3)    Filing articles of merger or consolidation and issuing a certificate of merger or consolidation, fifteen dollars;

(4)    Filing articles of dissolution, five dollars;

(5)    Filing an application of a foreign corporation for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state and issuing a certificate of authority, one hundred twenty-five dollars;

(6)    Filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state and issuing an amended certificate of authority, twenty-five dollars;

(7)    Filing an application for withdrawal of a foreign corporation and issuing a certificate of withdrawal, five dollars;

(8)    Filing any other statement or report, including an annual report, of a foreign corporation, ten dollars;

(9)    Filing an annual report of a domestic nonprofit corporation under chapter 47-24, ten dollars;

(10)    Filing a petition for reinstatement and issuing a certificate of reinstatement, thirty dollars; and

(11)    Filing a notice of sale, transfer, or merger, fifteen dollars.

Source: SL 1965, ch 24, § 85; SL 1967, ch 14, § 5; SL 1978, ch 339, § 3; SL 1982, ch 321, § 2; SL 1989, ch 393, § 46; SL 2003, ch 8, § 19; SL 2008, ch 275, § 72; SL 2009, ch 4, § 15; SL 2025, ch 189, § 3.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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