(a)  To be filed by the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter, a record must be received by the secretary of state, comply with this chapter, and satisfy the following:

(1)  The filing of the record must be required or permitted by this chapter;

(2)  The record must be physically delivered in written form unless and to the extent the secretary of state permits electronic delivery of records;

(3)  The words in the record must be in English, and numbers must be in Arabic or Roman numerals, but the name of an entity need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals;

(4)  The record must be signed by a person authorized or required under this chapter to sign the record; and

(5)  The record must state the name and capacity, if any, of each individual who signed it, either on behalf of the individual or the person authorized or required to sign the record, but need not contain a seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-113

  • Interest: means :

    (i)  A share in a business corporation;

    (ii)  A membership in a nonprofit corporation;

    (iii)  A partnership interest in a general partnership;

    (iv)  A partnership interest in a limited partnership;

    (v)  A membership interest in a limited liability company;

    (vi)  A share in a general cooperative association;

    (vii)  A member's interest in a limited cooperative association;

    (viii)  A membership in an unincorporated nonprofit association;

    (ix)  A beneficial interest in a statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust; or

    (x)  A governance interest or distributional interest in any other type of unincorporated entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-1101

  • Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • Sign: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:

    (i)  To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

    (ii)  To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102

  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102

(b)  If any law other than this chapter prohibits the disclosure by the secretary of state of information contained in a record filed with the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall file the record if the record otherwise complies with this chapter but may redact the information.

(c)  When a record is filed with the secretary of state, any fee required under this chapter and any fee, tax, interest, or penalty required to be paid under this chapter or law other than this chapter must be paid in a manner permitted by the secretary of state or by that law.

(d)  The secretary of state may require that a record delivered in written form be accompanied by an identical or conformed copy.

(e)  The secretary of state may provide forms for filings required or permitted to be made by this chapter, but, except as otherwise provided in this section, their use is not required.

(f)  The secretary of state may require that a cover sheet for a filing be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.