Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-100
in effect7-6-100. Certificates and certified 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 the secretary of state’s office
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter when certified by the secretary
of state, shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official
bodies as 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 that would not appear from a certified copy of
any of the preceding documents or certificates, shall be taken and received in all
courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the existence
or nonexistence of the facts stated in them.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-6/7-6-100.htmFetched: 10/20/2026