Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-16-20. Agency power of managers

(a) Every manager is an agent of the limited-liability company for the purpose of its business and affairs, and the act of every manager, including the execution in the limited-liability company's name of any instrument for apparently carrying on in the usual way the business and affairs of the limited-liability company that the manager manages, binds the limited-liability company unless:

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization, members of a limited-liability company whose business and affairs is managed by or under the authority of one (1) or more managers pursuant to § 7-16-15 are not agents of the limited-liability company and have no authority to bind the limited-liability company unless they are also managers.