SDCL § 47-11D-9: Investigation upon application--Issuance of certificate--Duration of certificate.

Upon receipt of an application made pursuant to § 47-11D-8, the board shall make an investigation of the corporation. If the board finds that the incorporators, officers, directors, and shareholders are each certified pursuant to chapter 36-4A and if no disciplinary action is pending before the board against any of them, and if it appears that the corporation will be conducted in compliance with law and rules of the board, the board shall issue, upon payment of a registration fee of fifty dollars, a certificate which shall remain effective until January first following the date of such registration.