{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-47-14b-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 47-14B-2","heading":"Registration of foreign business trust.","body":"Before doing business in the state, a foreign business trust shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign business trust shall submit to the secretary of state:\n(1) A copy executed by a trustee or other authorized person of an application for registration as a foreign business trust, setting forth:\n(a) The name of the foreign business trust and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and do business in the state;\n(b) The state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction or country where formed, the date of its formation and a statement from a trustee or other authorized person that, as of the date of filing, the foreign business trust validly exists as a business trust under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;\n(c) The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in the state;\n(d) The address of the registered office and the name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by §§ 47-14B-5 to 47-14B-9, inclusive;\n(e) A statement that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of the trust for service of process under the circumstances set forth in § 47-14B-17; and\n(f) The date on which the foreign business trust first did, or intends to do, business in the state.\n(2) A fee as set forth in § 47-14B-22 shall be paid.","path":["TITLE 47. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 47-14B. SOUTH DAKOTA FOREIGN BUSINESS TRUST ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-14B-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"8dd4fd653dc5eae03290932909c06027c6fac05e974e0a97bffbd07e446c9ace","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-47-14b-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-47-14b-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}