Annual report for secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-13.1-212
in effect7-13.1-212. Annual report for secretary of state.
(a) A limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership shall deliver to the
secretary of state for filing an annual report that states:
(1) The name of the partnership or foreign partnership;
(2) The addresses of its principal office;
(3) The name and address of each general partner;
(4) In the case of a foreign partnership, its jurisdiction of formation and any alternate
name adopted under § 7-13.1-1006(a);
(5) A brief statement of the character of the business in which the limited partnership
is actually engaged in this state; and
(6) Any additional information that is required by the secretary of state.
(b) The annual report must be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the secretary
of state, and the information in the annual report must be current as of the date
the report is signed by the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership.
(c) The first annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing after
February 1 and before May 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the limited
partnership’s certificate of limited partnership became effective or the registered
foreign limited partnership registered to do business in this state. Subsequent annual
reports must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing after February 1 and
before May 1 of each calendar year thereafter. Proof to the satisfaction of the secretary
of state that prior to May 1 the report was deposited in the United States mail in
a sealed envelope, properly addressed, with postage prepaid, is deemed to be a compliance
with this requirement.
(d) If the secretary of state finds that the annual report conforms to the requirements
of this chapter, the secretary of state shall file the report. If an annual report
does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state
promptly shall notify the reporting limited partnership or registered foreign limited
partnership in a record and return the report for correction, in which event the penalties
subsequently prescribed for failure to file the report within the time previously
provided do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of
this chapter and returned to the secretary of state within thirty (30) days from the
date on which it was mailed to the limited partnership by the secretary of state.
(e) Each limited partnership, domestic or foreign, that fails or refuses to file its annual
report for any year within thirty (30) days after the time prescribed by this chapter
is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year.
P.L. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective
January 1, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 395, art. 1, § 3, effective December 31, 2023.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-13.1/7-2/7-13.1-212.htmFetched: 10/20/2026