R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-12.1-1002 (2026)
Registration to do business in this state
Effective Jan 1, 2023History of Section. P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
- (a) A foreign limited liability partnership may not do business in this state until it registers with the secretary of state under this article.
- (b) A foreign limited liability partnership doing business in this state may not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it has registered to do business in this state.
- (c) The failure of a foreign limited liability partnership to register to do business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign partnership or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in this state.
- (d) A limitation on the liability of a partner of a foreign limited liability partnership is not waived solely because the foreign partnership does business in this state without registering to do business in this state.
- (e) Section 7-12.1-1001(a) and (b) applies even if a foreign limited liability partnership fails to register under this article.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.