<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 37-11-5 - Filing of statements prerequisite to bringing legal action, enforcing rights, or recovery. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2061601Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2061601SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061601CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2061601Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2061601DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061601000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061601SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061601SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2061601Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=37-11-5"><span class="s2061601SENU">37-11-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601SENU">. </span><span class="s2061601CL">Filing of statements prerequisite to bringing legal action, enforcing rights, or recovery.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061601Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont">No person or firm operating or interested in a business, may maintain any legal action in the name under which the business is conducted unless the person or firm has complied with the provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=37-11-1"><span class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont">37-11-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=37-11-2"><span class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont">37-11-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont">. No such person or firm may recover anything or enforce any right claimed to be due or arising out of the operation of the business until the statement required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=37-11-1"><span class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont">37-11-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=37-11-2"><span class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont">37-11-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601DefaultParagraphFont"> has been filed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061601Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061601Normal"><span class="s2061601SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061601SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 § 49.0802; SL 2015, ch 202, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>