AN ACT

        ENTITLED, An Act to  revise the rights of creditors of limited liability companies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 47-34A-504 be amended to read as follows:
     47-34A-504.   (a) On application by a judgment creditor of a member of a limited liability company or of a member's transferee, a court having jurisdiction may charge the distributional interest of the judgment debtor to satisfy the judgment.
     (b) A charging order constitutes a lien on the judgment debtor's distributional interest.
     (c) A distributional interest in a limited liability company which is charged may be redeemed:
             (1)      By the judgment debtor;
             (2)      With property other than the company's property, by one or more of the other members; or
             (3)      With the company's property, but only if permitted by the operating agreement.
     (d) This chapter does not affect a member's right under exemption laws with respect to the member's distributional interest in a limited liability company.
     (e) This section provides the exclusive remedy that a judgment creditor of a member's distributional interest or a member's assignee may use to satisfy a judgment out of the judgment debtor's interest in a limited liability company. No other remedy, including foreclosure on the member's distributional interest or a court order for directions, accounts, and inquiries that the debtor, member might have made, is available to the judgment creditor attempting to satisfy the judgment out of the judgment debtor's interest in the limited liability company, and no other remedy may be ordered by a court.
An Act to revise the rights of creditors of limited liability companies.

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I certify that the attached Act originated in the

SENATE as Bill No. 78

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Secretary of the Senate
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President of the Senate

Attest:

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Secretary of the Senate

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Speaker of the House

Attest:

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Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 78
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______  
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,

20____ at ____________ M.


By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___

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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.

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Secretary of State

By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State