<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 47-14A-66 - Validity of certain mergers not affected by failure to file certificate. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2068858Normal { 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.s2068858SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2068858CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2068858Normal-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.s2068858DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2068858000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2068858SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2068858SCL-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="s2068858Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=47-14A-66"><span class="s2068858SENU">47-14A-66</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2068858SENU">. </span><span class="s2068858CL">Validity of certain mergers not affected by failure to file certificate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2068858Normal-000000"><span class="s2068858DefaultParagraphFont">Any failure to file a certificate of merger or consolidation in connection with a merger or consolidation which was effective prior to July 1, 2001, does not affect the validity or effectiveness of any such merger or consolidation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2068858Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2068858000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2068858Normal"><span class="s2068858SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2068858SCL-000002"> SL 2001, ch 245, § 66.</span></p></div></body></html>