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Code · South Dakota · Title 55 · Chapter 55-4

55-4-1. Definition of terms.

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Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Affiliate," any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by another person, or any person under direct or indirect common control with another person. It includes any person with whom a trustee has an express or implied agreement regarding the purchase of trust investments by each from the other, directly or indirectly, except a broker or stock exchange;
(2)"Person," an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a business trust, a trust, an unincorporated organization, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest;
(3)"Relative," a spouse, ancestor, descendant, brother, or sister;
(4)"Trust," an express trust only;
(5)"Trustee," includes trustees, a corporate as well as a natural person and a successor or substitute trustee.
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