2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 51A - Banks and Banking
Chapter 17 - Money Transmission
Section 51A-17-2 - Permissible investments defined.

51A-17-2. Permissible investments defined.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term, permissible investments, means any of the following:

(1)Cash;

(2)Certificates of deposit or other debt obligations of a financial institution, either domestic or foreign;

(3)Bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank, otherwise known as bankers' acceptances, which are eligible for purchase by member banks of the Federal Reserve System;

(4)Any investment bearing a rating of one of the three highest grades as defined by a nationally recognized organization that rates such securities;

(5)Investment securities that are obligations of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, or obligations that are guaranteed fully as to principal and interest of the United States, or any obligations of any state, municipality, or any political subdivision thereof;

(6)Shares in a money market mutual fund, interest-bearing bills or notes or bonds, debentures or stock traded on any national securities exchange or on a national over-the-counter market, or mutual funds primarily composed of such securities, or a fund composed of one or more permissible investments as set forth in this section;

(7)Any demand borrowing agreement or agreements made to a corporation or a subsidiary of a corporation whose capital stock is listed on a national exchange;

(8)Receivables which are due to a licensee from its authorized delegates, which are not past due or doubtful of collection; or

(9)Any other investments or security device approved by the director.

Source: SL 2008, ch 253, §2.