Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-58. Withdrawal of certificate of revocation
(a) Within twenty (20) years after issuing a certificate of revocation as provided in § 7-6-57, the secretary of state may withdraw the certificate of revocation and reinstate the corporation in good standing:
(1) Upon filing by the corporation of the documents it had previously failed to file as set forth in § 7-6-56(a)(3) — (a)(6); and
(2) Upon the payment by the corporation of a penalty in the amount 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.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-58
- Articles of incorporation: means the original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation and all amendments to it, including articles of merger and special acts of the general assembly creating corporations and/or entities. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Filing: means delivered to the secretary of state in either paper format or electronic transmission through a medium provided and authorized by the secretary of state. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
(b) If as permitted by § 7-6-11(b)(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 with respect to or reserved or registered in a name that is the same as the name of a corporation regarding which the certificate of revocation is proposed to be withdrawn, the secretary of state shall condition the withdrawal of the certificate of revocation upon the reinstated corporation’s amending its articles of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.
(c) Upon the withdrawal of the certificate of revocation and reinstatement of the corporation in good standing as provided in subsection (a), title to any real estate, or any interest in real estate, held by the corporation at the time of the issuance of the certificate of revocation and not conveyed subsequent to the revocation of its certificate of incorporation shall be deemed to be re-vested in the corporation without further act or deed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 70, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 354, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 247, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 346, § 6; P.L. 2021, ch. 385, § 2, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 386, § 2, effective July 13, 2021.