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Filing articles with secretary of state--Beginning of corporate existence.

SDCL § 47-15-6
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47-15-6. Filing articles with secretary of state--Beginning of corporate existence. The original articles of incorporation, duly signed, shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing and recording. The legal corporate existence of a cooperative begins when the articles are so delivered. SDC 1939, § 11.1107 as enacted by SL 1965, ch 23, § 1; SL 1989, ch 390, § 2; SL 2012, ch 222, § 2.
Source: South Dakota Legislature (sdlegislature.gov)URL: https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-15-6Fetched: 10/20/2026

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