Table of Contents
Introduction
Public Searches
Searching Corporations
Search Results
Corporation Documents Available Online
How to make a document wider in the application window
How to open a document link in a new browser window or tab
Introduction
Welcome to the South Dakota Corporation Search Help. This document is designed to help become familiar with the search process, answer some of the more common questions and to provide useful tips and hints.
Public Searches
Public search allows for searching the corporation database 24 hours a day. This is a free service provided by the Secretary of State and available to everyone. This database is updated Sunday thru Thursday after 11:00 PM.
Searching Corporations
The first step in searching a corporation is to decide how to conduct the search.
The most efficient search method is to use the Organizational ID Number. If the ID number is available, type this number into the search field.
If the Organizational ID Number is not known, type the exact corporate name into the search field.
Optionally, type any word from the corporate name into the search field. Using a common key word may result in exceeding the allowable search maximum. The current limit is 100 matches.
Search Results
The search will query the corporation database looking for active and inactive corporations matching the search criteria. Clicking the Active Records or Inactive Records link will display any corporation found in the database for the selected status.
Clicking on the Document ID for the desired corporation will provide basic information about the corporation along with any available document images.
Corporation Documents Available Online
Not all documents may be available online as they may have been filed prior to having imaging capabilities. As a general rule any corporation formed since July 1st, 1993 should have all documents available online. Please contact the Secretary of State Corporation Filings Department to obtain documents prior to 1993.
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How to make a document wider in the application window
Widen the document image by hovering the mouse over the edge of the vertical scroll bar to the left side of the document image and then drag the window to the desired size.
How to open a document link in a new browser window or tab
To open documents in a new browser window or tab: