Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the secretary of state. Delivery may be made by electronic transmission if and to the extent permitted by the Office of the Secretary of State. If the document is filed in typewritten or printed form and not transmitted electronically, the Office of the Secretary of State may require one exact or conformed copy to be delivered with the document. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the secretary of state an original application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, signed by a general partner and setting forth:

(1) The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and transact business in this state;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 48-7-902

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(2) The state and date of its formation;

(3) The information required by § 59-11-6;

(4) Repealed by SL 2008, ch 275, § 83;

(5) The street address of the office required to be maintained in the state of its organization by the laws of that state or, if not so required, of the principal office of the foreign limited partnership;

(6) The name and business address of each general partner; and

(7) The street address, or a statement that there is no street address, of the office at which is kept a list of the names and addresses of the limited partners and their capital contributions, together with an undertaking by the foreign limited partnership to keep those records until the foreign limited partnership’s registration in this state is cancelled or withdrawn.

Source: SL 1986, ch 391, § 902; SL 1990, ch 370, § 5; SL 2008, ch 275, § 83; SL 2012, ch 222, § 22.