STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
Office of the Secretary of State
Division of Business Services
148 W. River Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615
(401) 222-3040
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING AN
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY
Title 7 of the Rhode Island General Laws, 1956, as amended
The attached form is designed to meet minimal statutory filing requirements pursuant to the relevant statutory
provision. This form and the information provided are not substitutes for the advice and services of an attorney
and/or tax specialist.
1. An Application for Transfer of Authority may be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, Division of Business
Services, 148 W. River Street, Providence, RI 02904-2615, in accordance with the provisions of §§7-1.2-1411.1,
7-6-80.1, 7-13-52.1, or 7-16-52.1 of the Rhode Island General Laws, 1956, as amended.
2. There is no filing fee for the Application for Transfer of Authority. Pursuant to the provision of 7-1.2-1411.1, 7-6-
80.1, 7-13-52.1, or 7-16-52.1 the filing fees for the documents required to be filed together with the Application for
Transfer of Authority are as follows:
Filing a Certificate of Registration for a Limited Partnership
$100.00
Filing an Application for Registration for a Limited Liability Company
$150.00
Filing an Application for Certificate of Authority for a Business Corporation
$310.00
Filing a Notice of Registered Limited Liability Partnership
See Form 550
Filing an Application for Certificate of Authority for a Non-Profit Corporation
$50.00
3. Checks are to be made payable to "Secretary of State".
4. The Transfer of Authority must be executed by one or more persons authorized to act on behalf of the transferring
limited liability company, non-profit corporation, corporation, the general partners of the limited partnership or by a
majority of the partners or by one (1) or more partners authorized to execute on behalf of the limited liability
partnership.
NOTE: If the transferring entity has properly registered one or more fictitious business name statements and the resulting
entity is eligible to hold a fictitious business name, the fictitious business names of record will be automatically transferred
to the resulting entity. However, in the event one or more of the fictitious business name statements contain an entity
ending that is now in conflict with the resulting entity structure, a Correction Statement will be required to resolve the
conflict. Please contact our office for specific filing instructions.
If you have any questions, please call us at (401) 222-3040, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Instructions/Form 612
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