Chapter

The Rhode Island Limited Liability Company Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-1— Short title
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-2— Definitions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-3— Purpose and duration
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-3.1— Professional services
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-3.2— Liability in rendering professional services
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-3.3— Insurance or financial responsibility of limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-4— Powers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-5— Formation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-5.1— Conversion of certain entities to a limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-5.2— Approval of conversion of a limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-5.3— [Repealed.]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-5.4— [Repealed.]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-6— Articles of organization
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-7— Execution of articles
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-8— Filing
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-9— Name — Fictitious business names
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-10— Reservation of name — Transfer of reserved name
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11— Resident agent
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-12— Amendment and restatement of articles of organization
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-13— Certificates of correction
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-14— Management by members
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-15— Managers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-16— Election and removal of managers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-17— Duties of managers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-18— Limitation of liability of managers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-19— Action by managers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-20— Agency power of managers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-21— Voting rights of members
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-22— Records and information
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-23— Liability of members and managers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-24— Contributions to capital
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-25— Liability for contribution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-26— Sharing of profits and losses
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-27— Sharing of distributions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-28— Interim distributions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-29— Distributions upon withdrawal
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-30— Distribution in kind
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-31— Restrictions on making distributions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-32— Liability upon wrongful distribution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-33— Right to distribution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-34— Nature of membership interest
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-35— Assignment of membership interest
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-36— Right of assignee to become a member
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-37— Rights of judgment creditor
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-38— Powers of estate of a member
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-39— Dissolution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-40— Judicial dissolution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-41— Revocation of certificate of organization or certificate of registration
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-42— Issuance of certificates of revocation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-43— Withdrawal of certificate of revocation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-44— Appeal from revocation of certificate of organization
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-45— Winding up
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-46— Distribution of assets
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-47— Articles of dissolution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-48— Law governing foreign limited liability companies
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-49— Registration of foreign limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-50— Issuance of registration of foreign limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-50.1— Service of process on foreign limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-51— Name registration by foreign limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-52— Amendments to registration of foreign limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-52.1— Foreign application for transfer of authority
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-53— Cancellation of registration of foreign limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-54— Transaction of business by foreign limited liability company without registration
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-55— Action to restrain foreign limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-56— Right of member to bring derivative action
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-57— Pleading in derivative action
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-58— Expenses in derivative action
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-59— Merger or consolidation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-60— Plan of merger or consolidation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-61— Approval of merger or consolidation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-62— Articles of merger or consolidation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-63— Effects of merger or consolidation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-64— Merger or consolidation with foreign entity
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-65— Filing, service, and copying fees
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-66— Annual report of domestic and foreign limited liability companies
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-67— Filing of returns with the tax administrator — Annual charge
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-67.1— Revocation of articles or authority to transact business for nonpayment of fee
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-68— Limited liability company property
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-69— Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-70— Parties to actions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-71— Unauthorized assumption of powers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-72— Severability
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-73— Construction with other laws
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-74— Forms to be furnished by secretary of state
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-75— Reservation of power
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-76— Low-profit limited liability company
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-77— Confirmation of state fees and taxes