Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-123. Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates
The secretary of state shall charge and collect for:
(1) Filing a certificate of limited partnership, one hundred dollars ($100);
(2) Filing a certificate of amendment to a certificate of limited partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(3) Filing a certificate of correction to a certificate of limited partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(4) Filing a certificate of dissolution of a certificate of limited partnership, ten dollars ($10.00);
(5) Filing an application to reserve a limited partnership name, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(6) Filing a notice of transfer of a reserved limited partnership name, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(7) Filing a statement of change of address of specified office or change of specified agent, twenty dollars ($20.00);
(8) Filing a statement of change of address only for a specified agent, without fee;
(9) Filing an application of a foreign limited partnership to register as a foreign limited partnership, one hundred dollars ($100);
(10) Filing a certificate of withdrawal of registration as a foreign limited partnership, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
(11) Filing any other document, statement, or report of a domestic or foreign limited partnership, except an annual report, ten dollars ($10.00);
(12) Filing a certificate of amendment of a foreign limited partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(13) An annual report of a domestic or foreign limited partnership, fifty dollars ($50.00);
(14) To withdraw the certificate of revocation of a limited partnership, whether domestic or foreign, a penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each year or part of the year that has elapsed since the issuance of the certificate of revocation;
(15) For issuing a certificate of good standing/letter of status, twenty dollars ($20.00).
(16) For issuing a certificate of fact, thirty dollars ($30.00);
(17) For furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a domestic or foreign limited partnership, a fee of fifteen cents ($.15) per page and ten dollars ($10.00) for the certificate and affirming the seal to it; and
(18) Service of process on the secretary of state as registered agent of a limited partnership, fifteen dollars ($15.00) which amount may be recovered as a taxable cost by the party to the suit or action making the service if the party prevails in the suit or action.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 395, art. 1, § 3, effective December 31, 2023.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-123
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate required by Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
- Foreign limited partnership: means an unincorporated entity formed under the law of a jurisdiction other than this state which would be a limited partnership if formed under the law of this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
- 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.
- Registered agent: means an agent of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership which is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the partnership. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
- Transfer: includes :
(i) An assignment;
(ii) A conveyance;
(iii) A sale;
(iv) A lease;
(v) An encumbrance, including a mortgage or security interest;
(vi) A gift; and
(vii) A transfer by operation of law. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102