Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-1.2-1601. The secretary of state

(1) Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.

(2) Miscellaneous charges.

(3) License fees.

(e)(1) If the secretary of state fails to approve any articles of incorporation, amendment, merger, or dissolution, or any other document required by this chapter to be approved by the secretary of state before the document is filed in his or her office, the secretary of state shall, within ten (10) days after the delivery of the document to the secretary of state, give written notice of disapproval to the person or corporation, domestic or foreign, delivering the document, specifying the reasons for the disapproval.  From the disapproval the person or corporation may appeal to the superior court of the county in which the registered office of the corporation is, or is proposed to be, situated by filing with the clerk of the court a petition setting forth a copy of the articles or other document sought to be filed and a copy of the written disapproval of the document by the secretary of state;  at which time the matter may be tried de novo by the court, and the court shall either sustain the action of the secretary of state or direct the secretary to take any action that the court deems proper.

(2) If the secretary of state revokes the certificate of authority to transact business in this state of any foreign corporation pursuant to the provisions of §§ 7-1.2-1414 and 7-1.2-1415, in addition to the remedy provided in § 7-1.2-1416, the foreign corporation may likewise appeal to the superior court of the county where the registered office of the corporation in this state is situated, by filing with the clerk of the court a petition setting forth a copy of its certificate of authority to transact business in this state and a copy of the notice of revocation given by the secretary of state;  at that time the matter may be tried de novo by the court, and the court shall either sustain the action of the secretary of state or direct the secretary to take any action that the court deems proper.

(3) Appeals from all final orders and judgments entered by the superior court under this section in review of any ruling or decision of the secretary of state may be taken as in other civil actions.