S.D. Codified Laws § 55-1-59
The trust registration form may be substantially similar to the following form:
State of Court Dakota _______________ Judicial Circuit
County of _______________________________
Trust Registration No. _______________
REGISTRATION OF TRUST
Name of Trust:
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Name & Address of Trustee:
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Name & Address of Co-Trustees:
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Names and Address of any trust advisors, trust protectors or other trust fiduciaries:
______________________________________________________________________________
Trustee hereby acknowledges this trusteeship and submits to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the trust that may be initiated by any interested person while the trust remains registered, providing that notice is given as provided by law.
The trust (has) (has not) been registered in another jurisdiction. (If registered elsewhere, state where other registration was made.)
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Note: If a trust has been registered elsewhere, registration in this state is ineffective until either the earlier registration is released by order of the court where prior registration occurred or an instrument executed by the trustee and all current income and principal beneficiaries is filed with the registration in this state.
The trust is: (Check one and fill in the blanks.)
A testamentary trust. ____ Name of testator:
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Date and place of domiciliary probate:
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A written inter vivos trust. ____ Name of settlor:
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Name of original trustee:
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Date of trust instrument:
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Trustee's Signature __________________________________
Date:___________________________
Trustee's Signature __________________________________
Date:___________________________
Registered in the Circuit Court, _____ Judicial Circuit on ____________________, 20______.
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Circuit Court Clerk
SDCL 55-1-59