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An out-of-state LLC in South Dakota

If your out-of-state LLC does business in South Dakota, it registers with the South Dakota Secretary of State for a fee of $750.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in South Dakota, and South Dakota’s statute is the authority. Start with the South Dakota filing page. If the answer is not clear, a South Dakota attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: South Dakota Secretary of State
  • Fee: $750
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of Existence
  • A local agent: A registered agent in South Dakota

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in South Dakota (2026)

Handing the South Dakota registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. SD Registered Agent.org $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. South Dakota Registered Agent.co $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s South Dakota page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Where South Dakota sits

49th cheapest of 50 at $750, in the band $500 and up. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

South Dakota questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in South Dakota?

South Dakota registers foreign LLCs through the South Dakota Secretary of State. Whether your activity requires it is set by South Dakota’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $750.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in South Dakota?

Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company, with Certificate of Existence.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (South Dakota Secretary of State), $55 (due: 1st of the anniversary month), and a registered agent in the state.

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