Filing requirements.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-12.1-113
in effect7-12.1-113. Filing requirements.
(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.
(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.
P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective
January 1, 2023.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-12.1/7-1/7-12.1-113.htmFetched: 10/20/2026