Signing of records to be delivered for filing to secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-12.1-108
in effect7-12.1-108. Signing of records to be delivered for filing to secretary of state.
(a) A record filed with the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter must be signed
as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, a record
signed by a partnership must be signed by a person authorized by the partnership.
(2) A record filed on behalf of a dissolved partnership that has no partner must be signed
by the person winding up the partnership’s business under § 7-12.1-802(c) or a person appointed under § 7-12.1-802(d) to wind up the business.
(3) A statement of denial by a person under § 7-12.1-304 must be signed by that person.
(4) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the secretary of state for filing
must be signed by that person.
(b) A record filed under this chapter may be signed by an agent. Whenever this chapter
requires a particular individual to sign a record and the individual is deceased or
incompetent, the record may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.
(c) A person that signs a record as an agent or legal representative affirms as a fact
that the person is authorized to sign the record.
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/TITLE7/7-12.1/7-1/7-12.1-108.htmFetched: 10/20/2026