Title 6
Commercial Law — General Regulatory Provisions

Chapter 1
Filing of Assumed Name



R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-1-2

§ 6-1-2. Indexes — Filing fee — Certified copies as evidence. [Effective until January 1, 2025.]

The several town and city clerks of this state shall keep alphabetical indexes of all persons filing certificates and of all names or styles assumed, referred to in this chapter, and, for the indexing and filing of the certificates, the town and city clerks shall receive for the benefit of the town or city a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each. A copy of the certificate, duly certified to by the town or city clerk in whose office the certificate shall be filed, shall be presumptive evidence in all courts in this state of the facts contained in the certificate.

History of Section.
P.L. 1910, ch. 538, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 214, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 386, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-1-2; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 81, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 164, § 1.

§ 6-1-2. Indexes — Filing fee — Certified copies as evidence. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

The secretary of state shall keep an online register of all persons filing certificates and of all names or styles assumed, referred to in this chapter, and, for the indexing and filing of the certificates, the secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00). A copy of the certificate, duly certified to by the secretary of state, shall be presumptive evidence in all courts in this state of the facts contained in the certificate. The secretary of state shall charge and collect twenty dollars ($20.00) for the issuance of a letter of status.

History of Section.
P.L. 1910, ch. 538, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 214, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 386, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-1-2; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 81, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2024, ch. 334, § 2, effective January 1, 2025; P.L. 2024, ch. 335, § 2, effective January 1, 2025.