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S.D. Codified Laws § 47-34A-1101

Direct action by member

Known as the South Dakota Limited Liability Company Act

The act spans §§ 47-34A-1001 to 47-34A-915 (113 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case MacH v. Connors (2022)

Most recently applied in Trigger Energy Holdings v. Stevens (December 2025)

Source: SL 1998, ch 272, § 1101; SL 2013, ch 233, § 39.

(a) Subject to subsection (b), a member may maintain a direct action against another member, a manager, or the limited liability company to enforce the member's rights and otherwise protect the member's interests, including rights and interests under the operating agreement or this chapter or arising independently of the membership relationship.

(b) A member maintaining a direct action under this section must plead an actual or threatened injury that is not solely the result of an injury suffered or threatened to be suffered by the limited liability company.

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