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Title 7 - Corporations, Ass...
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Chapter 7-16 The Rhode Island Limited-Liability...
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. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
Section 7-16-5.2.1 Approval of conversion of a limited-liability company. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
Section 7-16-5.3, 7-16-5.4 [Repealed.]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. [Effective January 1, 2019, and until July 1, 2020.]
Section 7-16-8.1 Filing. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
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.