Rhode Island § 7-6-92 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act
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§ 7-6-92. Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-92
§ 7-6-92. Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.
The secretary of state shall charge and collect for:
(1) Filing articles of incorporation and issuing a certificate of incorporation, thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
(2) Filing articles of amendment and issuing a certificate of amendment, ten dollars ($10.00).
(3) Filing certificate of correction and issuing a certificate of correction, ten dollars ($10.00).
(4) Filing restated articles of incorporation and issuing restated certificate of incorporation, ten dollars ($10.00).
(5) Filing articles of merger or consolidation and issuing a certificate of merger or consolidation, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(6)(i) Filing a statement of change of registered agent and registered office or filing a statement of change of registered agent, ten dollars ($10.00).
(ii) Filing a statement of change of registered office only, without fee.
(7) Filing articles of dissolution, ten dollars ($10.00).
(8) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state and issuing a certificate of authority, fifty dollars ($50.00).
(9) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state and issuing an amended certificate of authority, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(10) Filing a copy of an amendment to the articles of incorporation of a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(11) Filing a copy of articles of merger of a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(12) Filing an application for withdrawal of a foreign corporation and issuing a certificate of withdrawal, ten dollars ($10.00).
(13) Filing any other statement or report, including an annual report, of a domestic or foreign corporation, twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 43, § 8;
P.L. 2001, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 268, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 81, § 2; P.L. 2012,
ch. 103, § 2.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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