South Dakota Codified Laws 47-1A-1502.2. Penalties for transacting business without certificate of authority–Collection
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A foreign corporation is liable for a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for each day, but not to exceed a total of one thousand dollars for each year, it transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority. The attorney general may collect all penalties due under this section.
Notwithstanding § 47-1A-1502, the failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority does not impair the validity of its corporate acts or prevent it from defending any proceeding in this state.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 47-1A-1502.2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See South Dakota Codified Laws 47-1A-140
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 350.