Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-13-48. Applicable law

(1) The laws of the state under which a foreign limited partnership is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its limited partners, except as to foreign limited-liability partnerships, which shall be treated as if they were foreign limited partnerships;

(2) A foreign limited partnership may not be denied registration by reason of any difference between those laws and the laws of this state; and

(3) A certificate of registration does not authorize a foreign limited partnership to engage in any business or exercise any power that a limited partnership may not engage in or exercise in this state.