South Dakota Codified Laws 47-25A-7. Abandonment of domestication
(a) Unless otherwise provided in a plan of domestication of a domestic nonprofit corporation, after the plan has been adopted and approved, and at any time before the domestication has become effective, it may be abandoned by the board of directors without action by the members.
(b) If a domestication is abandoned under paragraph (a) after articles of domestication have been filed with the Office of the Secretary of State but before the domestication has become effective, a statement that the domestication has been abandoned in accordance with this section, signed by an officer or other duly authorized representative, must be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing prior to the effective date of the domestication. The statement takes effect upon filing and the domestication is abandoned and does not become effective.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 47-25A-7
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) If the domestication of a foreign nonprofit corporation in this state is abandoned in accordance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction after articles of domestication are filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, a statement that the domestication has been abandoned, signed by an officer or other duly authorized representative, must be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. The statement takes effect upon filing and the domestication is abandoned and does not become effective.
Source: SL 2016, ch 221, § 22.