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Code · South Dakota · Title 51 · Chapter 51-3

51A-3-12. Endorsement and filing of approved articles--Notice of disapproval.

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If the director approves a charter application, the director's approval shall be endorsed on the articles of incorporation or organization. The original shall be filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state, and a certified copy shall be forthwith filed in the office of the director. The remaining copy shall be returned to the incorporators or organizers within twenty days of the action of the director. If the director disapproves an application, the director shall so notify the incorporators or organizers within twenty days of such disapproval, in writing, stating the reasons for such disapproval and shall return all copies of the articles of incorporation or organization to them.
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