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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The secretary of state shall charge and collect for:
(1) Filing a statement of partnership authority, one hundred dollars ($100);
(2) Filing a statement of amendment or cancellation of partnership authority, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(3) Filing a statement of denial of partnership authority, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(4) Filing a statement of dissociation, ten dollars ($10.00);
(5) Filing an application to reserve a partnership name, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(6) Filing a notice of transfer of a reserved partnership name, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(7) Filing a statement of change of registered agent, twenty dollars ($20.00);
(8) Filing a statement of change of name or address only for a registered agent, without fee;
(9) Filing a statement of qualification for a limited-liability partnership, one hundred fifty dollars ($150)
(10) Filing a statement of amendment or cancellation of a limited-liability partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(11) Filing a fictitious business name statement for a limited-liability partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00)
(12) Filing an application of registration for a foreign limited-liability partnership, one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(13) Filing an amendment to an application of registration for a foreign limited-liability partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00)
(14) Filing a certificate of withdrawal of registration as a foreign limited-liability partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(15) Filing any other document, statement, or report of a domestic or foreign limited-liability partnership, except an annual report, ten dollars ($10.00);
(16) An annual report of a domestic or foreign limited-liability partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(17) To withdraw the certificate of revocation of a limited-liability partnership, whether domestic or foreign, a penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each year or part of the year that has elapsed since the issuance of the certificate of revocation;
(18) For issuing a certificate of good standing/letter of status, twenty dollars ($20.00);
(19) For issuing a certificate of fact, thirty dollars ($30.00);
(20) For furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a partnership or limited-liability partnership, a fee of fifteen cents ($.15) per page and ten dollars ($10.00) for the certificate and affirming the seal to it;
(21) Service of process on the secretary of state as registered agent of a partnership or a limited-liability partnership, fifteen dollars ($15.00) which amount may be recovered as a taxable cost by the party to the suit or action making the service if the party prevails in the suit or action;
(22) Filing articles of merger for a partnership or limited-liability partnership, one hundred dollars ($100); and
(23) Filing a statement of domestication for a limited-liability partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-12.1-117.1. Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-7-corporations-associations-and-partnerships/ri-gen-laws-sect-7-12-1-117-1/
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