(a) In winding up a limited liability company’s business, the assets of the company must be applied to discharge its obligations to creditors, including members who are creditors. Any surplus must be applied to pay in money the net amount distributable to members in accordance with their right to distributions under subsection (b).

(b) Each member is entitled to a distribution upon the winding up of the limited liability company’s business consisting of a return of all contributions which have not previously been returned and a distribution of any remainder in equal shares.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 47-34A-806

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, profession, and other lawful purpose, whether or not carried on for profit. See South Dakota Codified Laws 47-34A-101
  • Distribution: means a transfer of money, property, or other benefit from a limited liability company to a member in the member's capacity as a member or to a transferee of the member's distributional interest. See South Dakota Codified Laws 47-34A-101
  • Member: means a person that:

    (A) Prior to formation of the limited liability company, becomes a member as agreed by that person and the organizer of the limited liability company. See South Dakota Codified Laws 47-34A-101

  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

Source: SL 1998, ch 272, § 806.