Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 220 - Department of Administration
Chapter 30 - Purchases
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 13 - General Conditions of Purchase
Section 220-RICR-30-00-13.9 - Foreign Entities

In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-1.2-1401, no business entity shall have the right to transact business in Rhode Island until it shall have procured a certificate of authority to transact business in the State from the Rhode Island Secretary of State. The term "Entity" means a corporation, a business trust, or association, a real estate investment trust, a common-law trust, a sole proprietorship or any other unincorporated business, or entity including a partnership, whether general or limited, (including a registered limited liability partnership), a foreign limited liability company, or as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-1.2-1401.