Rhode Island General Laws
Article 1 - General Provisions [Effective January 1, 2023.]
Section 7-12.1-116. - Correcting filed record. [Effective January 1, 2023.]

§ 7-12.1-116. Correcting filed record. [Effective January 1, 2023.]
(a) A person on whose behalf a filed record was filed with the secretary of state may correct the record if:
(1) The record at the time of filing was inaccurate;
(2) The record was defectively signed; or
(3) The electronic transmission of the record to the secretary of state was defective.
(b) To correct a filed record, a person on whose behalf the record was delivered to the secretary of state must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of correction.
(c) A statement of correction:
(1) May not state a delayed effective date;
(2) Must be signed by the person correcting the filed record;
(3) Must identify the filed record to be corrected;
(4) Must specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; and
(5) Must correct the inaccuracy or defect.
(d) A statement of correction is effective as of the effective date of the filed record that it corrects except for purposes of § 7-12.1-103(d) and as to persons relying on the uncorrected filed record and adversely affected by the correction. For those purposes and as to those persons, the statement of correction is effective when filed.
History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.

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