Rhode Island General Laws 9-5-34. Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations
Every foreign corporation that manufactures products that are sold in the state shall file in the office of the secretary of state a written power appointing some competent person resident in this state as its attorney with authority to accept service of process against the corporation in the state, containing an agreement on the part of the maker that the service of any lawful process in this state on the attorney shall be of the same force and validity as service on the corporation; provided, however, that in case no written power appointing an attorney for service for the foreign corporation is filed, then the secretary of state shall be the attorney for service for the foreign corporation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 52, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-5-34
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.