R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-13.1-1002 (2026)
Registration to do business in this state
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 foreign limited partnership may not do business in this state until it registers with the secretary of state under this part.
- (b) A foreign limited partnership doing business in this state may not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it is registered to do business in this state.
- (c) The failure of a foreign limited partnership to register to do business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the partnership or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in this state.
- (d) A limitation on the liability of a general partner or limited partner of a foreign limited partnership is not waived solely because the partnership does business in this state without registering to do business in this state.
- (e) Section 7-13.1-1001(a) and (b) applies even if the foreign limited partnership fails to register under this part.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.