37-11-5. Filing of statements prerequisite to bringing legal action, enforcing rights, or recovery.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 §§37-11-1 and 37-11-2. 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 §37-11-1 or 37-11-2 has been filed. Source: SDC 1939 §49.0802; SL 2015, ch 202, §2.
South Dakota Legal Code