(a)  Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state, shall file, within the time prescribed by this chapter, an annual report setting forth the following information as of the date of the report:

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

(2)  [Deleted by P.L. 2021, ch. 137, §? 2 and P.L. 2021, ch. 138, §? 2.]

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

(4)  A brief statement of the character of the affairs that the corporation is actually conducting, or, in the case of a foreign corporation, that the corporation is actually conducting in this state; and

(5)  The names and respective addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-90

  • Authorized representative: means a person who is duly authorized by a nonprofit corporation's board of directors to act on behalf of the nonprofit corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
  • 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
  • Foreign corporation: means a nonprofit corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(b)  The annual report shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state and the information contained in the report shall be given as of the date of the execution of the report. It shall be executed by the corporation by its president, a vice president, secretary, an assistant secretary, treasurer, or authorized representative, or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, it shall be executed on behalf of the corporation by the receiver or trustee.

History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 81, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 103, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 137, § 2, effective January 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 138, § 2, effective January 1, 2022.