CHAPTER 56

(SB 52)

Signature requirement on certain tax applications removed.


         ENTITLED, An Act to  eliminate the requirement for a signature on certain tax applications.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 10-46B-13 be amended to read as follows:

     10-46B-13.   Every contractor or person engaging in a business in this state whose receipts are subject to tax under this chapter shall file with the Department of Revenue and Regulation an application for a contractor's excise tax license. Every application shall be made upon a form prescribed by the secretary of revenue and regulation and shall set forth the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business, the location of his the applicant's place or places of business, and such other information as the secretary of revenue and regulation may require. The application shall be signed by the owner, if a natural person; in the case of an association or partnership, by a member or partner thereof; or in the case of a corporation, by an executive officer thereof or some person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application, to which shall be attached the written evidence of his authority.

     Section  2.  That § 10-46A-15 be amended to read as follows:

     10-46A-15.   Every contractor or person engaging in a business in this state whose receipts are subject to tax under this chapter shall file with the Department of Revenue and Regulation an application for a contractor's excise tax license. Every application shall be made upon a form prescribed by the secretary of revenue and regulation and shall set forth the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business, the location of his the applicant's place or places of business, and such other information as the secretary of revenue and regulation may require. The application shall be signed by the owner, if a natural person; in the case of an association or partnership, by a member or partner thereof; or in the case of a corporation, by an executive officer thereof or some person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application, to which shall be attached the written evidence of his authority.

     Signed February 21, 2006
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