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RI Gen L § 7-1.2-1604 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-1.2 - Rhode Island Business Corporation Act|Section 7-1.2-1604 - Interrogatories.

§ 7-1.2-1604. Interrogatories.(a) The secretary of state may propound to any domestic or foreign corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter, and to any of its officers or directors, any interrogatories that may be 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 must be answered within thirty (30) days after their mailing, or within any additional time that is fixed by the secretary of state, and the answers to the interrogatories must be full and complete and made in writing and under oath. If the interrogatories are directed to an individual they must be answered by him or her, and if directed to a corporation they must be answered by the president, vice president, secretary, or assistant secretary 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 these provisions, 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 their answers which disclose a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.(b) Each corporation, domestic or foreign, 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 of it may be fined in any amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).(c) Interrogatories propounded by the secretary of state and the answers to the interrogatories are not open to public inspection, nor may the secretary of state disclose any facts or information obtained from them except insofar as the secretary's official duty requires the facts or information to be made public or in the event the interrogatories or their answers are required for evidence in any criminal proceedings or in any other action by this state.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-1.2-1605 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-1.2 - Rhode Island Business Corporation Act|Section 7-1.2-1605 - Certificates and certain copies to be received in evidence.

§ 7-1.2-1605. Certificates and certain copies to be received in evidence.All certificates issued by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and all copies of documents filed in his or her office in accordance with the provisions of this chapter when certified by the secretary, is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in them. A certificate by the secretary of state under the great seal of this state, as to the existence or nonexistence of the facts relating to corporations is prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated in them.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-1.2-1801 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-1.2 - Rhode Island Business Corporation Act|Section 7-1.2-1801 - Unauthorized assumption of corporate powers.

§ 7-1.2-1801. Unauthorized assumption of corporate powers.All individuals who assume to act as a corporation without authority so to do are jointly and severally liable for all debts and liabilities incurred or arising as a result of that action.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2.
RI Gen L § 7-1.2-1802 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-1.2 - Rhode Island Business Corporation Act|Section 7-1.2-1802 - Application to existing corporations organized under general acts.

§ 7-1.2-1802. Application to existing corporations organized under general acts.The provisions of this chapter apply to all existing corporations organized under any general act of this state providing for the organization of corporations for a purpose or purposes for which a corporation might be organized under this chapter, where the power has been reserved to amend, repeal, or modify the act under which the corporation was organized and where the act is repealed by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2.
RI Gen L § 7-1.2-1803 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-1.2 - Rhode Island Business Corporation Act|Section 7-1.2-1803 - Application to foreign and interstate commerce.

§ 7-1.2-1803. Application to foreign and interstate commerce.The provisions of this chapter apply to commerce with foreign nations and among the several states only insofar as the provisions are permitted under the constitution of the United States.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2.
RI Gen L § 7-1.2-1804 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-1.2 - Rhode Island Business Corporation Act|Section 7-1.2-1804 - Applicability to corporations created by special acts.

§ 7-1.2-1804. Applicability to corporations created by special acts.The provisions of this chapter apply to all existing corporations previously or subsequently created by any special act of the general assembly of a kind that could be organized under this chapter, except insofar as the provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of any applicable special act passed after May 5, 1920, or with the provisions of any applicable special act passed that are not subject to amendment or repeal at the will of the general assembly. A corporation created by special act of the kind that could be organized under this chapter, but whose charter is not subject to amendment, repeal, or modification by the general assembly, may at a called meeting for the purpose, by a unanimous vote of its shareholders or members, adopt the provisions of this chapter upon the filing in the office of the secretary of state of a certified copy of the vote, attested by its president or vice president and its secretary or assistant secretary under its corporate seal, and the payment to the secretary of state of the fee prescribed by § 7-1.2-1602. The corporation is subsequently governed in all respects by the provisions of this chapter and its charter shall subsequently be subject to amendment or repeal at the will of the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-2-1 - 7-2-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-2 - Business Corporations - Formation and Powers|Section 7-2-1 - 7-2-32 - [Repealed.]

§ 7-2-1 — 7-2-32. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 7-3-1 - 7-3-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-3 - Business Corporations - Capital and Dividends|Section 7-3-1 - 7-3-32 - [Repealed.]

§ 7-3-1 — 7-3-32. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 7-4-1, 7-4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-4 - Business Corporations - Officers, Directors, and Stockholders|Section 7-4-1, 7-4-2 - [Repealed.]

§ 7-4-1, 7-4-2. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 7-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-4 - Business Corporations - Officers, Directors, and Stockholders|Section 7-4-3 - Voting on stock held by fiduciaries and pledgees.

§ 7-4-3. Voting on stock held by fiduciaries and pledgees.A person holding stock in a fiduciary capacity is entitled to vote the stock. In the case of stock held jointly by two (2) or more executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees, or other fiduciaries, the fiduciaries may designate, in writing, one or more of their number to represent the stock and vote it, unless there is a provision to the contrary in any instrument defining their powers and duties. A person whose stock is pledged is entitled to vote the stock until the stock is transferred on the books of the corporation to the pledgee, and subsequently the pledgee is entitled to vote the stock.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1925, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 248, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 116, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 7-4-3.
RI Gen L § 7-4-4 - 7-4-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-4 - Business Corporations - Officers, Directors, and Stockholders|Section 7-4-4 - 7-4-14 - [Repealed.]

§ 7-4-4 — 7-4-14. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 7-4-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-4 - Business Corporations - Officers, Directors, and Stockholders|Section 7-4-15 - Rights and liabilities surviving death of officer, director, or stockholder.

§ 7-4-15. Rights and liabilities surviving death of officer, director, or stockholder.Except as otherwise provided in the general corporation law, any right of action against any officer, director, or stockholder of a corporation arising from any liability or penalty created or imposed by the provisions of the general corporation law survives the death of the person; and the right of contribution provided by this chapter exists in favor of the estate of the officer, director, or stockholder.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1925, § 46; G.L. 1923, ch. 248, § 46; G.L. 1938, ch. 116, § 46; G.L. 1956, § 7-4-15.
RI Gen L § 7-4-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-4 - Business Corporations - Officers, Directors, and Stockholders|Section 7-4-16 - Survival of suits against officers, directors, and stockholders.

§ 7-4-16. Survival of suits against officers, directors, and stockholders.No suit against any officer, director, or stockholder for any liability or penalty created or imposed by the provisions of the general corporation law abates by reason of his or her death, but his or her estate is liable in the hands of his or her executor or administrator, who may voluntarily appear or may be summoned by the plaintiff to defend the suit.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1925, § 47; G.L. 1923, ch. 248, § 47; G.L. 1938, ch. 116, § 47; G.L. 1956, § 7-4-16.
RI Gen L § 7-4-17 - 7-4-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-4 - Business Corporations - Officers, Directors, and Stockholders|Section 7-4-17 - 7-4-19 - [Repealed.]

§ 7-4-17 — 7-4-19. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 7-5-1 - 7-5-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5 - Business Corporations - Reorganization, Dissolution, and Sale of Assets|Section 7-5-1 - 7-5-18 - [Repealed.]

§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-18. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 7-5-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5 - Business Corporations - Reorganization, Dissolution, and Sale of Assets|Section 7-5-19 - Dissolution of quasi-municipal corporations and financial institutions.

§ 7-5-19. Dissolution of quasi-municipal corporations and financial institutions.When any quasi-municipal corporation, bank, savings bank, trust company, or loan and investment company has been liquidated in voluntary liquidation, or in receivership or otherwise, according to law, the corporation may be dissolved by decree of the superior court upon application filed, in the case of a quasi-municipal corporation, by any of its members or qualified electors or by the attorney general, and in the case of any bank, savings bank, trust company, or loan and investment company, by the administrator of banking and insurance or by any stockholder, trustee, or incorporator, with the consent, in writing, of the administrator of banking and insurance; and upon any reasonable notice in each case, that the court prescribes.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 248, § 57; P.L. 1932, ch. 1958, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 116, § 57; P.L. 1945, ch. 1610, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 7-5-19.
RI Gen L § 7-5-20 - 7-5-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5 - Business Corporations - Reorganization, Dissolution, and Sale of Assets|Section 7-5-20 - 7-5-26 - [Repealed.]

§ 7-5-20 — 7-5-26. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-1 - Application of general corporation law.

§ 7-5.1-1. Application of general corporation law.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all provisions of the general corporation law, including the Rhode Island Business Corporation Act, chapter 1.2 of this title, applicable to domestic business corporations are applicable to corporations organized under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 3.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 7-5.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Authorized to practice" means duly licensed, certified, or registered by the proper regulatory agency.(2) "Professional services" means the rendering of personal services by a person authorized to practice as one of the following professions as defined:(i) Physicians;(ii) Dentists;(iii) Attorneys at law;(iv) [Deleted by P.L. 2000, ch. 328, § 1, and by P.L. 2000, ch. 513, § 1.](v) Professional engineers;(vi) Architects;(vii) Certified public accountants and licensed public accountants;(viii) Veterinarians;(ix) Chiropractors;(x) Podiatrists;(xi) Registered nurses;(xii) Optometrists;(xiii) Physical therapists;(xiv) Landscape architects;(xv) Land surveyors;(xvi) Opticians;(xvii) Physician assistants;(xviii) Psychologists; or(xix) Midwives or nurse-midwives.(3) "Regulatory agency" means:(i) The professional licensing board contained within the department of health, as set forth in title 5 when referring to physicians, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, registered nurses, optometrists, physical therapists, opticians, physician assistants, or midwives or nurse-midwives;(ii) The Supreme Court when referring to attorneys at law;(iii) The boards of registration of professional engineers and land surveyors when referring to professional engineers or land surveyors;(iv) The board of examination and registration of architects when referring to architects;(v) The board of accountancy when referring to certified public accountants and licensed public accountants;(vi) The board of veterinarians when referring to veterinarians;(vii) The board of examiners of landscape architects when referring to landscape architects;(viii) The board of psychology when referring to psychologists.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 171, § 24; P.L. 1972, ch. 100, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 268, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 537, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 513, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 346, § 3.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-3 - Authority to practice.

§ 7-5.1-3. Authority to practice.(a) Except as specifically provided in subsection (b) of this section, any corporation organized under this chapter may engage in rendering professional services of not more than one of the professions enumerated in § 7-5.1-2, provided that every officer, director, and shareholder of the corporation is an individual authorized to practice the profession and is employed by the corporation in that practice. No individual may be an officer, shareholder, director, or employee of any other corporation engaged in the practice of the same profession without the prior written approval of the applicable regulatory agency or agencies.(b) Nothing in these provisions is to be construed to prohibit a corporation organized under this chapter from engaging in the practice of the following combination of professions:(1) Physicians, dentists, registered nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, physician assistants, chiropractic physicians, physical therapists, psychologists, midwives, or nurse-midwives;(2) Landscape architects, professional engineers, architects, and land surveyors; and(3) Certified public accountants and licensed public accountants.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 100, § 3; P.L. 1981, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 537, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 345, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 513, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 106, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-4 - Investments.

§ 7-5.1-4. Investments.Nothing contained in these provisions is to be interpreted to prohibit any corporation organized under this chapter from investing its funds in real estate, mortgages, stocks, bonds, or any investment not otherwise prohibited by the general corporation law, or from owning real or personal property appropriate to the rendering of professional services.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-6 - Qualifications of employees.

§ 7-5.1-6. Qualifications of employees.Every corporation organized under this chapter may render its professional services only through employees who are authorized to practice. However, nothing contained in these provisions is to be interpreted to prohibit any corporation from employing unlicensed persons to perform functions not constituting professional services.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-7 - Names.

§ 7-5.1-7. Names.The names of every professional service corporation shall end with the words "professional corporation" or "corporation" or "incorporated" or "limited" or the abbreviations "p.c." or "pc" or "corp." or "inc." or "ltd."; and that designation in the corporate name constitutes notice to every person or corporation availing himself or herself or itself of the services of any corporation, that it is organized under the provisions of this chapter. However, a corporation organized under this chapter may engage in rendering professional services under a fictitious business name subject to provisions of § 7-1.2-402. Each regulatory agency may impose additional requirements as to the names of corporations organized to render professional services subject to its jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 171, § 25; P.L. 1972, ch. 100, § 5; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 3.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-8 - Insurance required.

§ 7-5.1-8. Insurance required.(a) Every professional service corporation shall maintain insurance against any liability imposed by law upon the corporation or its employees arising out of the performance of professional services, excluding liability for claims brought about or contributed to by the dishonest, fraudulent, criminal, or malicious acts or omissions of any employee. The insurance shall be maintained in a company lawfully authorized to write insurance in this state and shall be, with respect to each claim, in the aggregate amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) multiplied by the number of professional employees of the corporation as of the policy anniversary date. However, in no case is the coverage to be less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). Not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) coverage is to be required of any corporation. Any policy for insurance coverage may include a deductible provision in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each claim multiplied by the number of professional employees of the corporation as of the date of the issuance of the policy.(b) Every insurance company shall furnish to the incorporators of each corporation to be insured by it a certificate reciting that application for the insurance has been duly made and that a policy of insurance as required will be issued, the amount of coverage to be provided, and the expiration date of the policy. The incorporators shall file the certificate in the office of the secretary of state at the time of filing the articles of association, and the secretary of state shall not certify the articles of association unless the certificate of insurance has been filed. Subsequently, every insurer shall notify the secretary of state and the insured of the termination of the insurance not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days before the effective date of the termination. Upon receipt of the notice, the secretary of state shall inform the appropriate regulatory agency of the notice.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 100, § 6; P.L. 1977, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 90, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 3.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-9 - Privileged communications.

§ 7-5.1-9. Privileged communications.Nothing contained in this chapter requires disclosure, by any employee of a corporation organized under this chapter, of any communication previously privileged from disclosure.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-10 - Powers of regulatory agency.

§ 7-5.1-10. Powers of regulatory agency.Nothing contained in this chapter abolishes, repeals, modifies, restricts, or limits the powers of any state regulatory agency, to regulate the conduct of professional services pursuant to law.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-11 - Severability.

§ 7-5.1-11. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provisions to any person or under any circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect any other provision or the application of the provision, and it is declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter and the provisions of this chapter would have been enacted if the invalid parts had not been included in the chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 7-5.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 7-5.1 - Professional Service Corporations|Section 7-5.1-12 - Short title.

§ 7-5.1-12. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Professional Service Corporation Law".History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1.