For the purposes of this chapter, an association is any body of persons united and acting together without a charter, but upon the methods and forms used by incorporated bodies for the prosecution of some common enterprise. It is an unincorporated society and not a partnership. It is a body of persons invested with some, yet not full, corporate rights and powers.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-21A-5

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

Source: SL 1992, ch 273, § 5.