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RI Gen L § 7-6-83 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-83 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

§ 7-6-83. Withdrawal of foreign corporation.(a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may withdraw from this state upon procuring from the secretary of state a certificate of withdrawal. In order to procure a certificate of withdrawal, the foreign corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state an application for withdrawal, setting forth:(1) The name of the corporation and the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated;(2) That the corporation is not conducting affairs in this state;(3) That the corporation surrenders its authority to conduct affairs in this state;(4) That the corporation revokes the authority of its registered agent in this state to accept service of process and consents that service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding based upon any cause of action arising in this state during the time the corporation was authorized to conduct affairs in this state may subsequently be made on the corporation by service on the secretary of state;(5) A post office address to which the secretary of state may mail a copy of any process against the corporation that may be served on the secretary of state.(b) The application for withdrawal shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state and shall be executed by the corporation by its president or a vice president and by its secretary or an assistant secretary, or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, shall be executed on behalf of the corporation by the receiver or trustee.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-84 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-84 - Filing of application for withdrawal.

§ 7-6-84. Filing of application for withdrawal.(a) The application for withdrawal shall be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the application conforms to the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of state shall, when all fees have been paid as prescribed in this chapter:(1) Endorse on the original the word "Filed", and the month, day, and year of the filing;(2) File the original in the secretary of state's office;(3) Issue a certificate of withdrawal.(b) The certificate of withdrawal shall be delivered to the corporation or its representative. Upon the issuance of the certificate of withdrawal, the authority of the corporation to conduct affairs in this state ceases.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 4.
RI Gen L § 7-6-85 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-85 - Revocation of certificate of authority.

§ 7-6-85. Revocation of certificate of authority.(a) The certificate of authority of a foreign corporation to conduct affairs in this state may be revoked by the secretary of state upon the conditions prescribed in this section when:(1) The corporation has failed to file its annual report within the time required by this chapter or has failed to pay any fees or penalties prescribed by this chapter when they have become due and payable;(2) The corporation has failed for 30 days to appoint and maintain a registered agent in this state as required by this chapter;(3) The corporation has failed, after change of its registered agent, to file in the office of the secretary of state a statement of the change as required by this chapter;(4) The corporation has failed to file in the office of the secretary of state any amendment to its articles of incorporation or any articles of merger within the time prescribed by this chapter;(5) The certificate of authority of the corporation was procured through fraud practiced upon the state;(6) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by this chapter; or(7) A misrepresentation has been made of any material matter in any application, report, affidavit, or other document submitted by the corporation pursuant to this chapter.(b) No certificate of authority of a foreign corporation shall be revoked by the secretary of state unless:(1) The secretary of state shall have given the corporation not less than sixty (60) days notice thereof by regular mail addressed to the registered office of the corporation in this state on file with the secretary of state's office; provided, however, that if a prior mailing addressed to the registered office of the corporation in this state currently on file with the secretary of state's office has been returned to the secretary of state as undeliverable by the United States Postal Service for any reason, or if the revocation notice is returned as undeliverable to the secretary of state's office by the United States Postal Service for any reason, the secretary of state shall give notice as follows:(i) To the corporation at its principal office of record as shown in its most recent annual report, and no further notice shall be required; or(ii) In the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet filed an annual report, then to the corporation at its principal office shown in its application for certificate of authority, and no further notice shall be required; and(2) The corporation fails prior to revocation to file the annual report, pay the fees or penalties, file the required statement of change of registered agent, file the articles of amendment or articles of merger, or correct the misrepresentation.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 268, § 2.
RI Gen L § 7-6-86 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-86 - Issuance of certificate of revocation.

§ 7-6-86. Issuance of certificate of revocation.(a) Upon revoking any certificate of authority, the secretary of state shall:(1) Issue a certificate of revocation in duplicate;(2) File one of the certificates in the secretary of state's office;(3) Send to the corporation by regular mail a certificate of revocation, addressed to the registered office of the corporation in this state on file with the secretary of state's office; provided, however, that if a prior mailing addressed to the registered office of the corporation in this state currently on file with the secretary of state's office has been returned to the secretary of state as undeliverable by the United States Postal Service for any reason, or if the revocation certificate is returned as undeliverable to the secretary of state's office by the United States Postal Service for any reason, the secretary of state shall give notice as follows:(i) To the corporation at its principal office of record as shown in its most recent annual report, and no further notice shall be required; or(ii) In the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet filed an annual report, then to the corporation at its principal office shown in its application for certificate of authority, and no further notice shall be required.(b) Upon the issuance of the certificate of revocation, the authority of the corporation to conduct affairs in this state ceases.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 268, § 2.
RI Gen L § 7-6-87 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-87 - Withdrawal of certificates of revocation.

§ 7-6-87. Withdrawal of certificates of revocation.Within twenty (20) years after issuing a certificate of revocation as provided in § 7-6-86, the secretary of state may withdraw the certificate of revocation and reinstate the corporation in good standing:(1) Upon the filing by the corporation of the documents it had previously failed to file as set forth in § 7-6-85(a)(1) — (a)(4), inclusive; and(2) (i) Upon the payment by the corporation of a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each year or part of a year that has elapsed since the issuance of the certificate of revocation.(ii) If as permitted by § 7-6-72(2) another corporation, whether business or nonprofit, or domestic or foreign, qualified to transact business in this state, bears or has filed a fictitious business name statement regarding or reserved or registered a name that is the same as the name of a corporation regarding which the certificate of revocation is proposed to be withdrawn, the secretary of state shall condition the withdrawal of a certificate of revocation upon the reinstated corporation's amending its articles of incorporation so as to designate a name that is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from its former name.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 247, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 385, § 2, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 386, § 2, effective July 13, 2021.
RI Gen L § 7-6-88 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-88 - Appeal from revocation of certificate of authority.

§ 7-6-88. Appeal from revocation of certificate of authority.Any foreign corporation aggrieved by the action of the secretary of state in revoking its certificate of authority may appeal from the revocation in the manner provided in § 7-6-99.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-89 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-89 - Conducting affairs without certificate of authority.

§ 7-6-89. Conducting affairs without certificate of authority.(a) No foreign corporation that is conducting affairs in this state without a certificate of authority shall be permitted to maintain any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state until the corporation has obtained a certificate of authority. Nor shall any action, suit, or proceeding be maintained in any court of this state by any successor or assignee of the corporation on any right, claim, or demand arising out of the conduct of affairs by the corporation in this state, until a certificate of authority has been obtained by the corporation or by a corporation that has acquired all or substantially all of its assets.(b) The failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state does not impair the validity of any contract or act of the corporation, and does not prevent the corporation from defending any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state.(c) A foreign corporation that conducts affairs in this state without a certificate of authority is liable to this state, for the years or parts of years during which it conducted affairs in this state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees that would have been imposed by this chapter upon the corporation had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state as required by this chapter and subsequently filed all reports required by this chapter, plus all interest and penalties imposed by this chapter for failure to pay the fees. The attorney general shall bring proceedings to recover all amounts due this state under the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-90 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-90 - Annual report of domestic and foreign corporations.

§ 7-6-90. Annual report of domestic and foreign corporations. [Effective until January 1, 2022.](a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state, shall file, within the time prescribed by this chapter, an annual report setting forth the following information as of the date of the report:(1) The name of the corporation and the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated;(2) The address of the registered office of the corporation in this state and the name of its registered agent in this state at the address;(3) The address of the principal office of the corporation;(4) A brief statement of the character of the affairs that the corporation is actually conducting, or, in the case of a foreign corporation, that the corporation is actually conducting in this state;(5) The names and respective addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation.(b) The annual report shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state and the information contained in the report shall be given as of the date of the execution of the report. It shall be executed by the corporation by its president, a vice president, secretary, an assistant secretary, treasurer, or authorized representative, or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, it shall be executed on behalf of the corporation by the receiver or trustee.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 81, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 103, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 40, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-91 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-91 - Filing of annual report of domestic and foreign corporations.

§ 7-6-91. Filing of annual report of domestic and foreign corporations. [Effective until January 1, 2022.](a) The annual report of a domestic or foreign corporation shall be delivered to the secretary of state during the month of June of each year, except that the first annual report of a domestic or foreign corporation shall be filed during the month of June of the year following the calendar year in which its certificate of incorporation or its certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state.(b) Proof to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that prior to the first day of July the report was deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, properly addressed, with postage prepaid, is deemed a compliance with this requirement.(c) If the secretary of state finds that the report conforms to the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall file the report.(d) If the secretary of state finds that it does not conform, the secretary of state shall promptly return the report to the corporation for any necessary corrections, in which case the penalties subsequently prescribed for failure to file the report within the time above provided do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this chapter and returned to the secretary of state within thirty (30) days from the date on which it was mailed to the corporation by the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-92 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-92 - Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.

§ 7-6-92. Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.The secretary of state shall charge and collect for:(1) Filing articles of incorporation and issuing a certificate of incorporation, thirty-five dollars ($35.00).(2) Filing articles of amendment and issuing a certificate of amendment, ten dollars ($10.00).(3) Filing certificate of correction and issuing a certificate of correction, ten dollars ($10.00).(4) Filing restated articles of incorporation and issuing restated certificate of incorporation, ten dollars ($10.00).(5) Filing articles of merger or consolidation and issuing a certificate of merger or consolidation, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).(6) (i) Filing a statement of change of registered agent and registered office or filing a statement of change of registered agent, ten dollars ($10.00).(ii) Filing a statement of change of registered office only, without fee.(7) Filing articles of dissolution, ten dollars ($10.00).(8) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state and issuing a certificate of authority, fifty dollars ($50.00).(9) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state and issuing an amended certificate of authority, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).(10) Filing a copy of an amendment to the articles of incorporation of a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).(11) Filing a copy of articles of merger of a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).(12) Filing an application for withdrawal of a foreign corporation and issuing a certificate of withdrawal, ten dollars ($10.00).(13) Filing any other statement or report, including an annual report, of a domestic or foreign corporation, twenty dollars ($20.00).History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 43, § 8; P.L. 2001, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 268, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 81, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 103, § 2.
RI Gen L § 7-6-93 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-93 - Miscellaneous charges.

§ 7-6-93. Miscellaneous charges.The secretary of state shall charge and collect:(1) For furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a corporation, fifteen cents ($.15) per page and five dollars ($5.00) for the certificate and affixing the seal to it.(2) At the time of any service of process on the secretary of state as resident agent of a corporation, fifteen dollars ($15.00), which is recoverable as taxable costs by the party to the suit or action causing the service to be made if the party prevails in the suit or action.(3) For issuing a certificate of good standing/letter of status, five dollars ($5.00).(4) For issuing a certificate of fact, five dollars ($5.00).History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 43, § 8; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 4.
RI Gen L § 7-6-94 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-94 - Penalties imposed upon corporation.

§ 7-6-94. Penalties imposed upon corporation.(a) Each domestic or foreign corporation that fails or refuses to file its annual report for any year within the time prescribed by this chapter is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each year to be assessed by the secretary of state.(b) Each domestic or foreign corporation that fails or refuses to answer truthfully and fully within the time prescribed by this chapter interrogatories propounded by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined in any amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 77, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-95 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-95 - Penalties imposed upon directors and officers.

§ 7-6-95. Penalties imposed upon directors and officers.Each director and officer of a domestic or foreign corporation who fails or refuses within the time prescribed by this chapter to answer truthfully and fully interrogatories propounded to the director or officer by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or who signs any articles, statement, report, application, or other document filed with the secretary of state that is known to the director or officer to be false in any material respect, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction may be fined in any amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-96 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-96 - Interrogatories by secretary of state.

§ 7-6-96. Interrogatories by secretary of state.The secretary of state may propound to any domestic or foreign corporation, subject to the provisions of this chapter, and to any officer or director of the corporation, any interrogatories that are reasonably necessary and proper to enable the secretary of state to ascertain whether the corporation has complied with all the applicable provisions of this chapter. The interrogatories shall be answered within thirty (30) days after their mailing, or within any additional time that is fixed by the secretary of state. The answers to the interrogatories shall be full and complete and shall be made in writing and under oath. If the interrogatories are directed to an individual, they shall be answered by that individual and if directed to a corporation they shall be answered by the president, vice president, secretary or assistant secretary, or treasurer or assistant treasurer of the corporation. The secretary of state need not file any document to which the interrogatories relate until the interrogatories are answered as provided in this section, and not then if the interrogatory answers disclose that the document is not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. The secretary of state shall certify to the attorney general, for any action that the attorney general deems appropriate, all interrogatories and answers to them that disclose a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-97 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-97 - Information disclosed by interrogatories.

§ 7-6-97. Information disclosed by interrogatories.Interrogatories propounded by the secretary of state and the answers to them shall not be open to public inspection nor shall the secretary of state disclose any facts or information obtained from them except insofar as the secretary of state's official duty may require the facts or information to be made public or if the interrogatories or the answers to them are required for evidence in any criminal proceedings or in any other action by this state.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-6-98 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-6 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act|Section 7-6-98 - Powers of secretary of state.

§ 7-6-98. Powers of secretary of state.The secretary of state has the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable him or her to administer this chapter efficiently and to perform the duties imposed on him or her by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.