SDCL § 48-7-201: Content and filing of certificate.

In order to form a limited partnership, a certificate of limited partnership shall be executed and filed 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 certificate shall set forth:

(1) The name of the limited partnership;

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

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

(4) The latest date upon which the limited partnership is to dissolve; and

(5) Any other matters the general partners determine to include therein.

A limited partnership is formed at the time of the filing of the certificate of limited partnership in the Office of the Secretary of State or at any later time specified in the certificate of limited partnership if, in either case, there has been substantial compliance with the requirements of this section.