(a)  A person on whose behalf a filed record was delivered to the secretary of state for filing may correct the record if:

(1)  The record at the time of filing was inaccurate;

(2)  The record was defectively signed; or

(3)  The electronic transmission of the record to the secretary of state was defective.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-209

  • Deliver: means either physically transferring a paper document to the secretary of state or transferring a document to the secretary of state by electronic transmission through a medium provided and authorized by the secretary of state. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
  • Electronic transmission: means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and renewed by a recipient thereof, and may be directly reproduced in a paper form by such a recipient through an automated process. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
  • Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, cooperative housing corporation, workers' cooperative, producers' cooperative, consumer's cooperative, 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 7-13.1-102
  • 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 7-13.1-102

(b)  To correct a filed record, a person on whose behalf the record was delivered to the secretary of state must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of correction.

(c)  A statement of correction:

(1)  May not state a delayed effective date;

(2)  Must be signed by the person correcting the filed record;

(3)  Must identify the filed record to be corrected;

(4)  Must specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; and

(5)  Must correct the inaccuracy or defect.

(d)  A statement of correction is effective as of the effective date of the filed record that it corrects except for purposes of § 7-13.1-103(d) and as to persons relying on the uncorrected filed record and adversely affected by the correction. For those purposes and as to those persons, the statement of correction is effective when filed.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.