South Dakota Statutes
§ 47-1A-401 — Corporate name--Use of particular words--Purpose.
South Dakota § 47-1A-401
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-401 (2026).
Text
A corporate name must contain the term, corporation, incorporated, company, or limited, or the abbreviation, corp., inc., co., or ltd., or terms or abbreviations of like import in another language. A corporate name may not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by § 47-1A-301 and its articles of incorporation.
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Legislative History
SL 2005, ch 239, § 41.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 47-1-1
Repealed§ 47-1-3
Repealed§ 47-10-1
Purposes of corporations.§ 47-10-10
Incorporators.§ 47-10-11
Directors--Number and term of office.§ 47-10-13
Accumulation of surplus--Use of surplus.§ 47-10-14
Persons authorized to hold common stock.§ 47-10-18
Nonstockholder members--Duty to lend.§ 47-10-2
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South Dakota § 47-1A-401, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/47-1A-401.