Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 7-16 - The Rhode Island Limited-Liability Company Act
Section 7-16-64. - Merger or consolidation with foreign entity.

§ 7-16-64. Merger or consolidation with foreign entity.
(a) Any merger or consolidation that includes a foreign limited-liability company, foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership as a constituent entity is subject to the additional requirements that the merger or consolidation is permitted by the law of the state or jurisdiction under whose laws each foreign constituent entity is organized or formed and each foreign constituent entity complies with that law in effecting the merger or consolidation.
(b) If the surviving entity or the new entity is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, then the articles of merger or consolidation required by § 7-16-62 shall also set forth:
(1) The agreement of the surviving entity or the new entity that it may be served with process in this state in any proceeding for enforcement of any obligation of any constituent entity party to the merger or consolidation that was organized under the laws of this state, as well as for enforcement of any obligation of the surviving entity or the new entity arising from the merger or consolidation; and
(2) The irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state as an agent for service of process in the proceeding, and the surviving entity or the new entity shall specify the address to which a copy of the process shall be mailed to it by the secretary of state.
(c) The effect of the merger or consolidation in which the surviving entity or the new entity is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, shall be the same as provided in § 7-16-63, except insofar as the laws of the other jurisdiction provide otherwise.
History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 346, § 15.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships

Chapter 7-16 - The Rhode Island Limited-Liability Company Act

Section 7-16-1. - Short title.

Section 7-16-2. - Definitions.

Section 7-16-3. - Purpose and duration.

Section 7-16-3.1. - Professional services.

Section 7-16-3.2. - Liability in rendering professional services.

Section 7-16-3.3. - Insurance or financial responsibility of limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-4. - Powers.

Section 7-16-5. - Formation.

Section 7-16-5.1. - Conversion of certain entities to a limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-5.2. - Approval of conversion of a limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-5.3, 7-16-5.4. - [Repealed.]

Section 7-16-6. - Articles of organization.

Section 7-16-7. - Execution of articles.

Section 7-16-8. - Filing.

Section 7-16-9. - Name — Fictitious business names.

Section 7-16-10. - Reservation of name — Transfer of reserved name.

Section 7-16-11. - Resident agent.

Section 7-16-12. - Amendment and restatement of articles of organization.

Section 7-16-13. - Certificates of correction.

Section 7-16-14. - Management by members.

Section 7-16-15. - Managers.

Section 7-16-16. - Election and removal of managers.

Section 7-16-17. - Duties of managers.

Section 7-16-18. - Limitation of liability of managers.

Section 7-16-19. - Action by managers.

Section 7-16-20. - Agency power of managers.

Section 7-16-21. - Voting rights of members.

Section 7-16-22. - Records and information.

Section 7-16-23. - Liability of members and managers.

Section 7-16-24. - Contributions to capital.

Section 7-16-25. - Liability for contribution.

Section 7-16-26. - Sharing of profits and losses.

Section 7-16-27. - Sharing of distributions.

Section 7-16-28. - Interim distributions.

Section 7-16-29. - Distributions upon withdrawal.

Section 7-16-30. - Distribution in kind.

Section 7-16-31. - Restrictions on making distributions.

Section 7-16-32. - Liability upon wrongful distribution.

Section 7-16-33. - Right to distribution.

Section 7-16-34. - Nature of membership interest.

Section 7-16-35. - Assignment of membership interest.

Section 7-16-36. - Right of assignee to become a member.

Section 7-16-37. - Rights of judgment creditor.

Section 7-16-38. - Powers of estate of a member.

Section 7-16-39. - Dissolution.

Section 7-16-40. - Judicial dissolution.

Section 7-16-41. - Revocation of certificate of organization or certificate of registration.

Section 7-16-42. - Issuance of certificates of revocation.

Section 7-16-43. - Withdrawal of certificate of revocation.

Section 7-16-44. - Appeal from revocation of certificate of organization.

Section 7-16-45. - Winding up.

Section 7-16-46. - Distribution of assets.

Section 7-16-47. - Articles of dissolution.

Section 7-16-48. - Law governing foreign limited-liability companies.

Section 7-16-49. - Registration of foreign limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-50. - Issuance of registration of foreign limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-50.1. - Service of process on foreign limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-51. - Name registration by foreign limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-52. - Amendments to registration of foreign limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-52.1. - Foreign application for transfer of authority.

Section 7-16-53. - Cancellation of registration of foreign limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-54. - Transaction of business by foreign limited-liability company without registration.

Section 7-16-55. - Action to restrain foreign limited-liability company.

Section 7-16-56. - Right of member to bring derivative action.

Section 7-16-57. - Pleading in derivative action.

Section 7-16-58. - Expenses in derivative action.

Section 7-16-59. - Merger or consolidation.

Section 7-16-60. - Plan of merger or consolidation.

Section 7-16-61. - Approval of merger or consolidation.

Section 7-16-62. - Articles of merger or consolidation.

Section 7-16-63. - Effects of merger or consolidation.

Section 7-16-64. - Merger or consolidation with foreign entity.

Section 7-16-65. - Filing, service, and copying fees.

Section 7-16-66. - Annual report of domestic and foreign limited-liability companies.

Section 7-16-67. - Filing of returns with the tax administrator — Annual charge.

Section 7-16-67.1. - Revocation of articles or authority to transact business for nonpayment of fee.

Section 7-16-68. - Limited-liability company property.

Section 7-16-69. - Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence.

Section 7-16-70. - Parties to actions.

Section 7-16-71. - Unauthorized assumption of powers.

Section 7-16-72. - Severability.

Section 7-16-73. - Construction with other laws.

Section 7-16-74. - Forms to be furnished by secretary of state.

Section 7-16-75. - Reservation of power.

Section 7-16-76. - Low-profit limited-liability company.