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Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-16-42. Issuance of certificates of revocation

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Upon revoking any such certificate of organization or certificate of registration of the limited-liability company, the secretary of state shall:

(1) Issue a certificate of revocation in duplicate;

(2) File one of the certificates in the secretary of state's office;

(3) Send to the limited-liability company by regular mail a certificate of revocation, addressed to the resident agent of the limited-liability company in this state on file with the secretary of state's office;  provided, however, that if a prior mailing addressed to the address of the resident agent of the limited-liability company in this state currently on file with the secretary of state's office has been returned to the secretary of state as undeliverable by the United States Postal Service for any reason, or if the revocation certificate is returned as undeliverable to the secretary of state's office by the United States Postal Service for any reason, the secretary of state shall give notice as follows:

(i) To the limited-liability company, domestic or foreign, at its principal office of record as shown in its most recent annual report, and no further notice shall be required;  or

(ii) In the case of a limited-liability company that has not yet filed an annual report, then to the domestic limited-liability company at the principal office in the articles of organization or to the authorized person listed on the articles of organization, or to the foreign limited-liability company at the office required to be maintained by the limited-liability company in its state of organization, and no further notice shall be required.

(b) Upon the issuance of the certificate of revocation, the authority of the limited-liability company to transact business in this state ceases.

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