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SDCL § 53-9-1 Contract provisions contrary to law, unlawful
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A contract provision contrary to an express provision of law or to the policy of express law, though not expressly prohibited or otherwise contrary to good morals, is unlawful. Source: CivC 1877, § 953; CL 1887, § 3577; RCivC 1903, § 1271; RC 1919, § 892; SDC 1939, § 10.0701.
SDCL § 53-9-10 Dissolution of partnership--Agreement of partners to refrain from carrying on similar business, validity
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Partners may, upon or in anticipation of a dissolution of the partnership, agree that none of them will carry on a similar business within the same municipality where the partnership business has been transacted or within a specified part thereof. Source: CivC 1877, § 961; CL 188…
SDCL § 53-9-10.1 Competition limitation--Business entity--Sale or transfer of ownership--Limits
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In any governing document of a business entity, or as part of a contract for the purchase, sale, or transfer of an ownership interest in the entity, the parties may agree that an owner, after the transfer of the interest in the entity, may not engage, directly or indirectly, in t…
SDCL § 53-9-11 Employment contract--Competition limitation upon termination
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Except as otherwise provided in § 53-9-11.2 , an employee may agree with an employer at the time of employment or at any time during employment not to engage directly or indirectly in the same business or profession as that of the employer for any period not exceeding two years f…