South Dakota § 47-34A-202.1 - Organization.
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§ 47-34A-202.1. Organization.
(a) One or more persons may organize a limited liability company, consisting of one or more members, by delivering articles of organization to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing.
(b) Unless a delayed effective date is specified in accordance with § 47-34A-206(d), the existence of a limited liability company begins when the articles of organization are filed.
(c) The original articles of organization shall be delivered to the secretary of state. Delivery may be made by electronic transmission if and to the extent permitted by the Office of the Secretary of State. If the document is filed in typewritten or printed form and not transmitted electronically, the Office of the Secretary of State may require one exact or conformed copy to be delivered with the document. If the secretary of state finds that the articles of organization conform to law, the secretary of state shall, when all fees have been paid as prescribed:
(1) Endorse the original with the word, Filed, and the month, date, and year of the filing;
(2) File the original;
(3) Issue a certificate of organization and affix to the certificate, the exact or conforming copy.
The certificate of organization, together with the exact or conforming copy of the articles of organization affixed to it by the secretary of state, shall be returned to the principal office of the limited liability company or to its representative.
Source: SL 1998, ch 272, § 202.1; SL 2005, ch 241, § 1; SL 2012, ch 222, § 14.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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