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Name of corporation or limited liability company.

SDCL § 47-11G-4
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47-11G-4. Name of corporation or limited liability company. The name of a corporation formed pursuant to this chapter must contain the words, professional company or professional corporation or abbreviations thereof, such as Prof. Co., Prof. Corp., P.C., or PC. The name of a limited liability company formed under this chapter must contain the words, professional limited liability company, or the abbreviation, Prof. L.L.C., Prof. LLC, P.L.L.C., or PLLC. SL 2022, ch 167, § 4.
Source: South Dakota Legislature (sdlegislature.gov)URL: https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-11G-4Fetched: 10/20/2026

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