{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-47-1a-1503","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 47-1A-1503","heading":"Application for certificate of authority.","body":"A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth:\n(1) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of §§ 47-1A-1506 to 47-1A-1506.4, inclusive;\n(2) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;\n(3) Its date of incorporation and period of duration;\n(4) The street address of its principal office;\n(5) The information required by § 59-11-6; and\n(6) The names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers.\nThe foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.","path":["TITLE 47. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 47-1A. SOUTH DAKOTA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-1A-1503","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"b969ad54579fdd9aa73c187dffded2812b1eedd7e8a7688490f23162e09f9961","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-47-1a-1502.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-47-1a-1504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}