(a)  A foreign corporation, in order to procure a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, shall apply for it with the secretary of state. The application shall set forth:

(1)  The name of the corporation and the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated;

(2)  The date of incorporation and the period of duration of the corporation;

(3)  The street address of the principal office of the corporation;

(4)  The address of the proposed registered office of the corporation in this state, and the name of its proposed registered agent in this state at the address;

(5)  The purpose or purposes of the corporation that it proposes to pursue in conducting its affairs in this state;

(6)  The names and respective addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation;

(7)  The additional information as is necessary or appropriate to enable the secretary of state to determine whether the corporation is entitled to a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-74

  • 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.
  • executed: means an original signature, facsimile, or an electronically transmitted signature submitted through a medium provided and authorized by the secretary of state. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2

(b)  The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state and shall be executed in duplicate by the corporation by its president or a vice president and by its secretary or an assistant secretary.

History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 53, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 64, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 9, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 20, § 1.