Whenever a foreign corporation that is authorized to conduct affairs in this state changes its name to one under which a certificate of authority would not be granted to it on application for a certificate, the certificate of authority of the corporation shall be suspended and it shall not thereafter conduct any affairs in this state until it has changed its name to a name that is available to it under the laws of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-73
Change of name by foreign corporation
Known as the Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act
The act spans §§ 7–7 (116 sections).
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
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