Title 7
Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 1.2
Rhode Island Business Corporation Act
Part 15
Reports and Records
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-1.2-1501
§ 7-1.2-1501. Annual reports of domestic and foreign corporations. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall file, within the time prescribed by this chapter, an annual report stating:
(1) The name of the corporation and the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated;
(2) A brief statement of the character of the business in which the corporation is actually engaged in this state;
(3) The names and respective addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation;
(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2021, ch. 137, § 1 and P.L. 2021, ch. 138, § 1.]
(5) A statement of the aggregate number of issued shares, itemized by classes, par value of shares, if any, and series, if any, within a class; and
(6) Any additional information that is required by the secretary of state.
(b) The annual report must be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state, and the information contained therein must be given as of the date of the execution of the report. It must be executed on behalf of the corporation by its authorized representative, or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, it must be executed on behalf of the corporation by the receiver or trustee.
(c) The annual report of a domestic or foreign corporation must 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 must be filed between February 1 and May 1 of the year following the calendar year in which its articles of incorporation were filed with or its certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state. Proof to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that prior to May 1 the report was deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, properly addressed, with postage prepaid, is deemed to be a compliance with this requirement.
(d) If the secretary of state finds that the annual report conforms to the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall file the report. 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 event the penalties subsequently prescribed for failure to file the report within the time previously 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.
(e) Each corporation, domestic or foreign, that fails or refuses to file its annual report for any year within thirty (30) days after the time prescribed by this chapter is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 137, § 1, effective January 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 138, § 1, effective January 1, 2022.