Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 7-16 - The Rhode Island Limited-Liability Company Act
Section 7-16-65. - Filing, service, and copying fees.

§ 7-16-65. Filing, service, and copying fees.
The secretary of state shall charge and collect:
(1) For filing the original articles of organization, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(2) For amending, restating, or amending and restating the articles of organization, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(3) For filing articles of merger or consolidation and issuing a certificate, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100);
(4) For filing articles of dissolution, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(5) For issuing a certificate of good standing/letter of status, a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00);
(6) For issuing a certificate of fact, a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00);
(7) For furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a domestic or foreign limited-liability company, a fee of fifteen cents ($.15) per page and ten dollars ($10.00) for the certificate and affirming the seal to it;
(8) For accepting an application for reservation of a name, or for filing a notice of the transfer or cancellation of any name reservation, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(9) For filing a fictitious business name statement or abandonment of use of a fictitious business name, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(10) For filing a statement of change of resident agent and address of registered agent, a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00);
(11) For filing a statement of change of address only for a resident agent, no fee;
(12) For any service of notice, demand, or process on the registered agent of a foreign or domestic limited-liability company, a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), which amount may be recovered as taxable costs by the party to the suit, action, or proceeding causing the service to be made if the party prevails in the suit;
(13) For filing an annual report, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(14) For filing a certificate of correction, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(15) For filing an application for registration as a foreign limited-liability company, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(16) For filing a certificate of amendment to the registration of a foreign limited-liability company, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(17) For filing a certificate of cancellation of a foreign limited-liability company, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00);
(18) At the time of any service of process upon the secretary of state as a resident agent of a limited-liability company, fifteen dollars ($15.00), which amount may be recovered as a taxable cost by the party to the suit or action making the service if the party prevails in the suit or action;
(19) For filing any other statement or report, except an annual report, of a domestic or foreign limited-liability company, a fee of ten dollars ($10.00); and
(20) For filing a certificate of conversion to a non-Rhode Island entity, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 188, § 5; P.L. 2001, ch. 26, § 4; P.L. 2001, ch. 268, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 9; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 9; P.L. 2007, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 99, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 108, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 109, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 346, § 15.

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