Rhode Island § 7-6-91 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act
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§ 7-6-91. Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-91
§ 7-6-91. Filing of annual report of domestic and foreign corporations.
(a) The annual report of a domestic or foreign corporation shall be delivered to the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year, except that the first annual report of a domestic or foreign corporation shall be filed between February 1 and May 1 of the year following the calendar year in which its certificate of incorporation or its certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state.
(b) Proof to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that prior to the first day of May the report was deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, properly addressed, with postage prepaid, is deemed a compliance with this requirement.
(c) If the secretary of state finds that the report conforms to the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall file the report.
(d) If the secretary of state finds that it does not conform, the secretary of state shall promptly return the report to the corporation for any necessary corrections, in which case the penalties subsequently prescribed for failure to file the report within the time above provided do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this chapter and returned to the secretary of state within thirty (30) days from the date on which it was mailed to the corporation by the secretary of state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 137, § 2, effective
January 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 138, § 2, effective January 1, 2022.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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