A majority of the incorporators or initial directors of a corporation that has not issued shares or has not commenced business may dissolve the corporation by delivering to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing articles of dissolution that set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 47-1A-1401

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(2) The date of its incorporation;

(3) Either that none of the corporation’s shares has been issued, or that the corporation has not commenced business;

(4) That no debt of the corporation remains unpaid;

(5) That the net assets of the corporation remaining after winding up have been distributed to the shareholders, if shares were issued; and

(6) That a majority of the incorporators or initial directors authorized the dissolution.

Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 308.