The original articles of incorporation, duly signed, shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing and recording. The legal corporate existence of a cooperative begins when the articles are so delivered.
S.D. Codified Laws § 47-15-6
Filing articles with secretary of state--Beginning of corporate existence
Known as the South Dakota Cooperative Association Act
The act spans §§ 47–47 (47 sections).
Source: SDC 1939, § 11.1107 as enacted by SL 1965, ch 23, § 1; SL 1989, ch 390, § 2; SL 2012, ch 222, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.