Rhode Island General Laws 7-1.2-501. Registered office and registered agent — Designation of registered agent without authority
(a) Each corporation shall have and continuously maintain in this state:
(1) A registered office, which may be, but need not be, the same as its place of business.
(2) A registered agent, who may be:
(i) An individual resident in this state;
(ii) A domestic corporation, a domestic limited partnership, a domestic limited liability partnership, a domestic limited liability company; or
(iii) A foreign corporation, a foreign limited partnership, a foreign limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state, in each case, having a business office identical with the office of such registered agent which generally is open during normal business hours to accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a registered agent; provided, however, that in the case where the registered agent of a corporation is an attorney, the business address of the agent need not be identical with the registered office, but may be the usual business address of the attorney.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-1.2-501
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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.
- domestic corporation: means a corporation for profit subject to the provisions of this chapter, except a foreign corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-1.2-106
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit organized under laws other than the laws of this state for a purpose or purposes for which a corporation may be organized under this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-1.2-106
- Individual: means a natural person. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-1.2-106
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: means the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-1.2-106
(b) Any incorporator, officer, agent, or servant of a corporation, who designates a registered agent for that corporation without the registered agent’s authority, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 130, § 1.