Corporation Reinstatement, Revival, and Revivor Packet - South Dakota
SOUTH DAKOTA CORPORATION REINSTATEMENT, REVIVAL, AND REVIVOR PACKET
Any-time application route. SDCL 47-1A-1422 states no fixed reinstatement deadline. The current domestic-business-corporation form requires a Department of Revenue tax-paid certificate, all delinquent reports and charges, and a $300 reinstatement filing fee.
1. STATUS AND ROUTE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact corporate name / Business ID | [________________________________] |
| Administrative-dissolution date | [__/__/____] |
| Dissolution ground | [________________________________] |
| Delinquent annual reports | [________________________________] |
| Department of Revenue tax-paid certificate | [________________________________] |
| Name compliant | ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unchecked |
2. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION
The application states the corporation's name and dissolution date, confirms that each dissolution ground did not exist or has been eliminated, states that the name satisfies §§ 47-1A-401 through 47-1A-401.3, and includes the Department of Revenue certificate.
☐ Administrative dissolution under § 47-1A-1421 confirmed.
☐ Fees, penalties, annual reports, registered-agent or office defects, and any expired duration have been cured.
☐ Department of Revenue certificate confirms payment of all taxes and fees administered and collected by that department and owed by the corporation.
3. FILING INVENTORY
| Requirement | Evidence / amount | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic business-corporation reinstatement application | [Document] | [__/__/____] |
| Delinquent reports, filings, and penalties | [Documents / $____] | [__/__/____] |
| Department of Revenue certificate | [Document] | [__/__/____] |
| Reinstatement filing fee | $300 | [__/__/____] |
☐ Application signed by an authorized officer.
☐ Certificate saved; active status, name, registered agent, and next annual-report date rechecked.
4. EFFECT, APPEAL, AND INACTIVE-PERIOD REVIEW
Effective reinstatement relates back to the administrative-dissolution date, and the corporation resumes business as if dissolution had never occurred. A denial may be appealed to circuit court within thirty days after service of the denial notice, with the required dissolution, application, and denial documents attached.
☐ Licenses, taxes, insurance, contracts, litigation deadlines, banking, property, and foreign qualifications reviewed separately.
Authorized officer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- South Dakota Legislature — § 47-1A-1420
- South Dakota Legislature — § 47-1A-1421
- South Dakota Legislature — § 47-1A-1422
- South Dakota Legislature — § 47-1A-1423
- South Dakota Secretary of State — Domestic Business Corporation Reinstatement Form
- South Dakota Secretary of State — Filing Fees
Grounds, 60-day cure, winding-up restriction, any-time application, tax certificate, $300 fee, relation back, and 30-day appeal verified 2026-07-29.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- SDCL §§ 47-1A-1420 through 47-1A-1423
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 29, 2026.
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