R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-50-10: Litigation.

Any school or agent for a school, its or their assignees subject to this chapter, not the holder of a permit issued pursuant to this chapter, shall not be permitted to bring suit in any court of this state to recover on any matter arising out of the conduct of its business or activities in Rhode Island, and compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be a condition precedent to carrying on business in this state and to enforcing in any court of this state any contract or assignment of it made pursuant to this chapter.