Rhode Island Secretary of State
Please Note
We are a service company that can help you file with the Rhode Island Secretary of State. We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.
Contact Information
148 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904-2615
Phone: 401-222-3040
Fax: 401-222-3879
Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: corporations@sos.ri.gov
Corporate Filings
We track the following filings with the Rhode Island Secretary of State in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.
Annual Report
| Agency: | Rhode Island Secretary of State |
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $20 |
| Due: | Annually by May 1. You can start filing on February 1. |
| Law: | |
| Original Ink: | Not required |
| Notarize: | Not required |
| Penalties: | $25 late fee at 30 days late. |
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Application for Certificate of Authority
| Agency: | Rhode Island Secretary of State |
| Form: | Form 150: Certificate of Authority (Under 75,000,000 Shares) |
| Agency Fee: | $310 for corporations with less than 75 million authorized shares. |
| Law: | |
| Certified Copy Requirement: | Certified copies not required. |
| Certificate of Good Standing Requirement: | Certificate of good standing dated within 60 days. |
Application for Registration
Certificate of Good Standing
| Agency: | Rhode Island Secretary of State |
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail, in-person or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $20 via mail and $22 for online filing. |
| Notes: | Use the online system to find your entity and order a certificate of good standing. |
Fictitious Business Name
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $20 for nonprofits and $50 for business corporations, LLCs, and limited partnerships. |
| Is registration mandatory?: | Filing a fictitious name registration is required for most business entity types, and some entities may need to file at both the state and county level. |
| County Level Filing: | Filing is not required at the county level, however, businesses may need to file an assumed name registration in the city of principal business activity. |
| Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?: | Registration of an assumed name does not offer name protection by itself, however, names must be distinguishable from other names on record with the department. |
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Resident Agent
| Agency: | Rhode Island Secretary of State |
Related Government Agencies
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- Rhode Island Attorney General
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- Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy
- Rhode Island Contractors Registration and Licensing Board
- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation - Division of Banking
- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation - Real Estate Section
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management - Licensing & Registration
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- Rhode Island Department of Health - Asbestos Control Program
- Rhode Island Department of Health - Licensing Unit
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training - Workforce Regulation and Safety
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) - Professional Regulations
- Rhode Island Department of Revenue - Division of Taxation
- Rhode Island Division of Building, Design, and Fire Professionals
- Rhode Island Division of Insurance Regulation
- Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers
- Rhode Island Division of State Police - Charitable Gaming Unit
- Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
