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S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-202.1

Articles of incorporation--Optional provisions

Known as the South Dakota Business Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 47-1A-1001 to 47-1A-957 (383 sections).

Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 29.

The articles of incorporation may set forth:

(1) The names and addresses of the individuals who are to serve as the initial directors;

(2) Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding:

(a) The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized;

(b) Managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation;

(c) Defining, limiting, and regulating the powers of the corporation, its board of directors, and shareholders;

(d) A par value for authorized shares or classes of shares; and

(e) The imposition of personal liability on shareholders for the debts of the corporation to a specified extent and upon specified conditions;

(3) Any provision that under this chapter is required or permitted to be set forth in the bylaws;

(4) A provision eliminating or limiting the liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for money damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as a director, except liability for the amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which the director is not entitled; an intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders; a violation of § 47-1A-833; or an intentional violation of criminal law;

(5) A provision permitting or making obligatory indemnification of a director for liability, as defined in subdivision 47-1A-850(5), to any person for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as a director, except liability for receipt of a financial benefit to which the director is not entitled; an intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or its shareholders; a violation of § 47-1A-833.1">47-1A-833.1; or an intentional violation of criminal law; and

(6) Any provision limiting or denying preemptive rights to acquire additional or treasury shares of the corporation.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.