# S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-402: Agent registration requirement and exemptions > South Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-402 ## Section - **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-402 - **Heading:** Agent registration requirement and exemptions - **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** SD Code / Title 47 / Chapter 31B / Section 47-31B-402 ## Text (a) Registration requirement. It is unlawful for an individual to transact business in this state as an agent unless the individual is registered under this chapter as an agent or is exempt from registration as an agent under subsection (b). (b) Exemptions from registration. The following individuals are exempt from the registration requirement of subsection (a): (1) An individual who represents a broker - dealer in effecting transactions in this state limited to those described in Section 15(h)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. § 78(o)(2)); (2) An individual who represents a broker - dealer that is exempt under § 47-31B-401(b) or (d); (3) An individual who represents an issuer with respect to an offer or sale of the issuer's own securities or those of the issuer's parent or any of the issuer's subsidiaries, and who is not compensated in connection with the individual's participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based, directly or indirectly, on transactions in those securities; (4) An individual who represents an issuer and who effects transactions in the issuer's securities exempted by § 47-31B-202 , other than § 47-31B-202(11) and (14); (5) An individual who represents an issuer that effects transactions solely in federal covered securities of the issuer, but an individual who effects transactions in a federal covered security under Section 18(b)(3) or 18(b)(4)(D) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(3) or 77r(b)(4)(D)) is not exempt if the individual is compensated in connection with the agent's participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based, directly or indirectly, on transactions in those securities; (6) An individual who represents a broker - dealer registered in this state under § 47-31B-401(a) or exempt from registration under § 47-31B-401(b) in the offer and sale of securities for an account of a nonaffiliated federal covered investment adviser with investments under management in excess of one hundred million dollars acting for the account of others pursuant to discretionary authority in a signed record; (7) An individual who represents an issuer in connection with the purchase of the issuer's own securities; (8) An individual who represents an issuer and who restricts participation to performing clerical or ministerial acts; or (9) Any other individual exempted by rule adopted or order issued under this chapter. (c) Registration effective only while employed or associated. The registration of an agent is effective only while the agent is employed by or associated with a broker - dealer registered under this chapter or an issuer that is offering, selling, or purchasing its securities in this state. (d) Limit on employment or association. It is unlawful for a broker - dealer, or an issuer engaged in offering, selling, or purchasing securities in this state, to employ or associate with an agent who transacts business in this state on behalf of broker - dealers or issuers unless the agent is registered under subsection (a) or exempt from registration under subsection (b). (e) Limit on affiliations. An individual may not act as an agent for more than one broker - dealer or one issuer at a time, unless the broker - dealer or the issuer for which the agent acts are affiliated by direct or indirect common control or are authorized by rule or order under this chapter. Source: SL 2004, ch 278, § 18. ## Nearby sections - [S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-101.md) - [S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-102 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-102.md) - [S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-103 References to federal statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-103.md) - [S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-104 References to federal agencies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-104.md) - [S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-105 Electronic records and signatures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-105.md) - [S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-201 Exempt securities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-201.md) - [S.D. 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Codified Laws § 47-31B-304 Securities registration by qualification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-304.md) - [S.D. Codified Laws § 47-31B-305 Securities registration filings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-305.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T47_C31B_S47-31B-402. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.