§ 7-16-70. Parties to actions.
A member of a limited-liability company is not a proper party to proceedings by or against a limited-liability company, except for an action brought under § 7-16-56 and except where the object is to enforce a member’s right against or liability to the limited-liability company.
History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 280, § 1.
Structure 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 7-16-5.1. - 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 - [Repealed.]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 7-16-9. - 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 7-16-16. - 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 7-16-55. - 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.