South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 14B - South Dakota Foreign Business Trust Act
Section 47-14B-2 - Registration of foreign business trust.

47-14B-2. Registration of foreign business trust.
Before doing business in the state, a foreign business trust shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign business trust shall submit to the secretary of state:
(1)A copy executed by a trustee or other authorized person of an application for registration as a foreign business trust, setting forth:
(a)The name of the foreign business trust and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and do business in the state;
(b)The state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction or country where formed, the date of its formation and a statement from a trustee or other authorized person that, as of the date of filing, the foreign business trust validly exists as a business trust under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;
(c)The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in the state;
(d)The address of the registered office and the name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by §§47-14B-5 to 47-14B-9, inclusive;
(e)A statement that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of the trust for service of process under the circumstances set forth in §47-14B-17; and
(f)The date on which the foreign business trust first did, or intends to do, business in the state.
(2)A fee as set forth in §47-14B-22 shall be paid.

Source: SL 2001, ch 245, §98.

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