<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 37-5B-2 - Jurisdiction. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2061458Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2061458SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061458CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2061458Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2061458DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2061458Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2061458Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2061458000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061458SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061458SCL-000004 { 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="s2061458Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=37-5B-2"><span class="s2061458SENU">37-5B-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061458SENU">. </span><span class="s2061458CL">Jurisdiction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal-000000"><span class="s2061458DefaultParagraphFont">This chapter applies to any franchise that is offered or sold in this state. A franchise is offered in this state if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal-000001"><span class="s2061458DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    An offer to sell is made in this state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal-000001"><span class="s2061458DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The offer originates from within this state; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal-000001"><span class="s2061458DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The offer is directed by the offeror into this state from outside this state and is received where directed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal-000002"><span class="s2061458DefaultParagraphFont">A franchise is sold in this state if the offer to sell is accepted in this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal-000002"><span class="s2061458DefaultParagraphFont">A franchise is offered or sold in this state if the franchise is offered or sold to a resident of this state and the franchise is to be operated in this state, or, if the franchisee is domiciled in this state when the franchised business is or will be operated in this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061458000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061458Normal"><span class="s2061458SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061458SCL-000004"> SL 2008, ch 203, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>