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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
To register to do business in this state, a foreign limited partnership must deliver a foreign registration statement to the secretary of state for filing. The statement must state:
(1) The name of the partnership and, if the name does not comply with § 7-13.1-114, an alternate name adopted pursuant to § 7-13.1-1006(a);
(2) That the partnership is a foreign limited partnership;
(3) The partnership's jurisdiction of formation;
(4) The general character of the business it proposes to transact in this state;
(5) The name and business address of each general partner;
(6) The street and mailing addresses of the partnership's principal office and, if the law of the partnership's jurisdiction of formation requires the partnership to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of the required office;
(7) The name and street and mailing addresses of the partnership's registered agent in this state;
(8) A statement that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of a foreign limited partnership for service of process if no agent has been appointed, or, if appointed, the agent's authority has been revoked or if the agent cannot be found or served with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and
(9) Additional information as may be necessary or appropriate in order to enable the secretary of state to determine whether the foreign limited partnership is entitled to a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-13.1-1003. Foreign registration statement - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-7-corporations-associations-and-partnerships/ri-gen-laws-sect-7-13-1-1003/
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