South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson  

South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson

SD Secretary of State Administrative Services Overview Filing Fees 

Effective July 1, 2008 

This website provides a complete list of all fees collected by the Secretary of State's office.

General Office Fee
Expedited Service $20
This fee is assessed when the customer requests a service or filing be performed within or by a specific time period which would not be accomplished under regular processing and for delivery preparation other than regular office mail.  
Fax Fee $5
Copies (per page) $1
Bond Statements $1
Nonresident motorist or hunter summons/complaint $10
Summons & Complaint & Small Claims Notice $25
Certified Copies $10 + $1 per copy
 
Apostille & Authentication  
Official certificate, attestation, and impression of great seal $5
 
Elections  
Election Code $6
Precinct Manual $2
Statewide Registered Voter File (CD-ROM/Printed) $2500/5500
Legislative District Registered Voter File (CD-ROM/Printed) $100/200
County or Other District - up to 10,000 names (CD-ROM/Printed) $50/75
County or Other District - 10,000 to 25,000 names (CD-ROM/Printed) $100/200
County or Other District - more than 25,000 names (CD-ROM/Printed) $250/600
Updated partial file containing only changes made within a year after the purchase of a complete file:  
    Statewide Registered Voter File (CD-ROM/Printed) $250/550
    County or Other District (CD-ROM/Printed) $25/60
 
Emblem Name & Registration  
Application for Registration of Emblem $50
Assignment or Transfer of registration $10
 
Lobbyist Registration $35
 
Notary  
Application, bond and issuing commission or Notary Public $25
Replacement commission certificate $10
 
Pistol Permits  
New and Renewed Pistol fees $10
Lost Permit $2
 
Trade mark  
A Mark and its Registration $100
Renewal of Mark and its Registration $100
Assignment of a trademark $100
Registration of Farm Name $10
 
Uniform Commercial Code  
UCC-1/EFS / Paper (one debtor) $20
UCC-3/EFS / Paper $20
UCC II / Paper $20
UCC-1/EFS / Electronic $15
UCC-3/EFS / Electronic $15
UCC II / Electronic $10
Terminations FREE
Additional Debtor Fee $2
Attachments $4
Mobile Homes $30
Transmitting Utility (Mortgage) per page $1
 
Dakota Fast File Access per year  
Filing on line $120
Searching on line $120
Tickler $120
 
Business Corporations - Domestic & Foreign  
Articles of Incorporation $125
Restatement of Articles of Incorporation $50
Amendment of Articles of Incorporation $50
Application for Certificate of Authority $550
Application for Amended Certificate of Authority     $200
Articles of Correction $20
Articles of Merger or Share Exchange $50
Application for Certificate of Existence or Authorization $15
Application for Reserved Name $20
Notice of Transfer of Reserved Name $10
Corporation's Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office or Both $10
Agent's Statement of Change of Registered Office for each affected corporation $10 / entity
Articles of Dissolution $10
Articles of Revocation of Dissolution $10
Application for certificate of withdrawal (foreign) $10
Annual Report $30
Application for Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution (plus delinquent reports and fees) $250 + fees
Application for Registered Name $12
Application for Renewal of Registered Name $10
 
Business Trust – Domestic & Foreign  
Certificate of Trust (Domestic) $100
Registration of Trust (Foreign) $50
Amendment, cancellation, any other business trust certificate $20
   
Commercial Registered Agent  
Commercial Registered Agent Registration $100
Commercial Registered Agent Statement of Change $10 / entity represented
Commercial Registered Agent Termination $10
Commercial Registered Agent Courtesy Change No Fee
Commercial Registered Agent Statement of Resignation No Fee
 
Cooperatives  
Domestic $125
Foreign $550
Annual Report $30
 
General Partnerships  
Statement of Authority $100
   
Limited Liability Partnerships  
Statement of Dissolution $10
Statement of Merger $50
Statement of Qualification (Domestic LLP) $100
Statement of  Qualification (Foreign LLP) $100
Statement of  Amendment  $10
Statement of Cancellation $10
Annual Report  $30 + $50 penalty fee
Reinstatement of Domestic LLP only (plus delinquent reports and fees) $100 + fees
   
Limited Partnerships  
Certificate of Limited Partnership (Domestic) $100
Registration of Limited Partnership (Foreign) $100
Amendment $100
Cancellation $100
Statement of Qualification Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP) $100
 
Limited Liability Company (LLC) - Domestic & Foreign  
Domestic Articles of Organization $125
Foreign Certificate of Authority $550
Annual Report $50
Amended or Restated Domestic Articles $50
Amended Foreign Certificate of Authority $550
Articles of Termination $10
Articles of Merger $50
Statement of Dissociation $10
Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Address $10
Reservation of Name $20
Registration of Name (foreign, non-qualifying)  $1 per month
Registration of Name & Renewal (renewal between Oct –Dec) $10
Reinstatement Domestic (plus delinquent reports and fees) $125 + fees
 
Nonprofit Corporations – Domestic & Foreign  
Articles of Incorporation $25
Amendment $10
Merger/Consolidation $10
Notice of Sale, Transfer or Merger $10
Statement of Change Registered Agent and/or Office $10
Dissolution $5
Application for Authority (foreign) $100
Amended Authority (foreign) $20
Withdrawal (Foreign) $5
Annual Report (domestic) $10
Annual  Report (foreign) $10
Reinstatement (domestic) $25 + fees
 
Data Base Purchasing  
Complete Purchase of UCC and Corporation Data Bases on CD-ROM  
1st Time Purchase $1,000
Monthly Update $500
Weekly FTP Update $150
Notary Data Base $500
Trademark Data Base $500
Crop or livestock effective finance statement microfiche master list $120
 
Miscellaneous Fees  
Reservation of Name $20
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence