{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-21A-5","heading":"Association defined.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, an association is any body of persons united and acting together without a charter, but upon the methods and forms used by incorporated bodies for the prosecution of some common enterprise. It is an unincorporated society and not a partnership. It is a body of persons invested with some, yet not full, corporate rights and powers.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-21A. REAL ESTATE LICENSING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-21A-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"9137d473487698aed8fdff848eddebb1800fb7867218dbab1af70b2a0786ff57","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}