South Dakota § 48-7A-1102 - Statement of foreign qualification.
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§ 48-7A-1102. Statement of foreign qualification.
(a) Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited liability partnership must file a statement of foreign qualification in the Office of 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. The statement must contain:
(1) The name of the foreign limited liability partnership which satisfies the requirements of the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it is formed and ends with "Registered Limited Liability Partnership," "Limited Liability Partnership," "R.L.L.P.," "L.L.P.," "RLLP," or "LLP";
(2) The street address of the partnership's chief executive office;
(3) The information required by § 59-11-6; and
(4) A deferred effective date, if any.
(b) Repealed by SL 2008, ch 275, § 87.
(c) The status of a partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership is effective on the later of the filing of the statement of foreign qualification or a date specified in the statement. The status remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled pursuant to subsection 48-7A-105(d) or revoked pursuant to § 48-7A-1003.
(d) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of foreign qualification is effective when it is filed or on a deferred effective date specified in the amendment or cancellation.
Source: SL 2001, ch 249, § 1102; SL 2008, ch 275, § 87; SL 2012, ch 222, § 26.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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