South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-5-59 — Election of directors of domestic insurer--Qualifications.
Each director shall be elected from and by the members or stockholders of a domestic insurer. However, directors of a domestic insurer, which is wholly owned by one or more other corporations or other legal entities, need not be stockholders. A majority of the board of directors of a domestic insurer shall be citizens and actual bona fide residents of this state, but this requirement does not apply if the insurer is a member of an insurance holding company system and is controlled by a person who is not a resident of this state or whose principal place of business is outside this state. The provisions of this section do not apply to any insurer if in excess of one thousand persons are entitled to vote in its election of directors and a majority thereof reside outside of this state or if le
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Legislative History
SL 1966, ch 111, ch 16, § 21 (2); SL 1984, ch 324; SL 1985, ch 386; SL 2001, ch 270, § 1.
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§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
Definition of terms.