{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-47-1a-1009","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 47-1A-1009","heading":"Effect of amendment.","body":"An amendment to the articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation's name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.","path":["TITLE 47. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 47-1A. SOUTH DAKOTA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-1A-1009","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"8ea36a7baac3f6195f89ad4473f602a9d082a506f46a386bb20f395cf08218c9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-47-1a-1008","next":"us-sd/sdcl-47-1a-1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}