{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-1.2-1404","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-1.2-1404","heading":"Change of name by foreign corporation.","body":"Whenever a foreign corporation which is authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to one that does not satisfy the requirements of § 7-1.2-1403, it may not transact business in this state under the changed name until it adopts a name satisfying the requirements of § 7-1.2-1403 and obtains an amended certificate of authority under § 7-1.2-1411.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 1.2 Rhode Island Business Corporation Act","Part 14 Foreign Corporations"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-1.2/7-14/7-1.2-1404.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:52:44Z","sha256":"a0d2c32f4eddd25b50c6bb883e0dff79f7a5d67b5819dbad8ce36e182e86210c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-1.2-1403","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-1.2-1405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}