R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-13.1-118 (2026)
Change of registered agent or address for registered agent by limited partnership
Effective Jan 1, 2023History of Section. P.L. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
(a) A limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership may change its registered agent or the address of its registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that states:
- (1) The name of the partnership or foreign partnership; and
- (2) The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing of the statement of change.
(b) The general or limited partners of a limited partnership need not approve the delivery to the secretary of state for filing of:
- (1) A statement of change under this section; or
- (2) A similar filing changing the registered agent or registered office, if any, of the partnership in any other jurisdiction.
- (c) A statement of change under this section designating a new registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership that the agent has consented to serve.
- (d) Any person who designates a registered agent 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. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.