2022 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships
Chapter 7-12.1 - Uniform Partnership Act [Effective January 1, 2023.]
Article 9 - Limited Liability Partnership [Effective January 1, 2023.]
Section 7-12.1-907. - Registration of name. [Effective January 1, 2023.]
§ 7-12.1-907. Registration of name. [Effective January 1, 2023.]
(a) A foreign limited liability partnership not registered to do business in this state under Article 10 of this chapter may register its name, or an alternate name adopted pursuant to § 7-12.1-902, if the name is distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the names that are not available under § 7-12.1-902.
(b) To register its name or an alternate name adopted pursuant to § 7-12.1-902, a foreign limited liability partnership must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an application stating the partnership’s name, the jurisdiction and date of its formation, and any alternate name adopted pursuant to § 7-12.1-902. If the secretary of state finds that the name applied for is available, the secretary of state shall register the name for the applicant’s exclusive use.
(c) The registration of a name under this section is effective for one year after the date of registration.
(d) A foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may renew the registration for successive one-year periods by delivering, not earlier than three (3) months before the expiration of the registration, to the secretary of state for filing a renewal application that complies with this section. When filed, the renewal application renews the registration for a succeeding one-year period.
(e) A foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may register as a foreign limited liability partnership under the registered name or consent in a signed record to the use of that name by another person that is not an individual.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.
