Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed. The Office of the Secretary of State's filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.
S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-203
Incorporation
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, § 32.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.