R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-1.2-1411: Amended certificate of authority.

(a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall make application for and procure an amended certificate of authority if it changes its corporate name, increases its number of authorized shares, or desires to pursue in this state other or additional purposes than those stated in its prior application for a certificate of authority.

(b) The requirements in respect to the form and contents of the application, the manner of its execution, the filing of the application with the secretary of state, the issuance of an amended certificate of authority, and the effect of it, is the same as in the case of an original application for a certificate of authority.