{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-12.1-108","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-12.1-108","heading":"Signing of records to be delivered for filing to secretary of state.","body":"(a) A record filed with the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter must be signed as follows:\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, a record signed by a partnership must be signed by a person authorized by the partnership.\n(2) A record filed on behalf of a dissolved partnership that has no partner must be signed by the person winding up the partnership’s business under § 7-12.1-802(c) or a person appointed under § 7-12.1-802(d) to wind up the business.\n(3) A statement of denial by a person under § 7-12.1-304 must be signed by that person.\n(4) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by that person.\n(b) A record filed under this chapter may be signed by an agent. Whenever this chapter requires a particular individual to sign a record and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the record may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.\n(c) A person that signs a record as an agent or legal representative affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 12.1 Uniform Partnership Act","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-12.1/7-1/7-12.1-108.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:30:44Z","sha256":"1f97dced9a7ed9585739f911da1cecefd0eea092d41ccf331ab24e422e35ff91","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-12.1-107","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-12.1-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}