{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-6-87","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-87","heading":"Withdrawal of certificates of revocation.","body":"Within twenty (20) years after issuing a certificate of revocation as provided in § 7-6-86, the secretary of state may withdraw the certificate of revocation and reinstate the corporation in good standing:\n(1) Upon the filing by the corporation of the documents it had previously failed to file as set forth in § 7-6-85(a)(1) — (a)(4), inclusive; and\n(2)(i) Upon the payment by the corporation of a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each year or part of a year that has elapsed since the issuance of the certificate of revocation.\n(ii) If as permitted by § 7-6-72(2) another corporation, whether business or nonprofit, or domestic or foreign, qualified to transact business in this state, bears or has filed a fictitious business name statement regarding or reserved or registered a name that is the same as the name of a corporation regarding which the certificate of revocation is proposed to be withdrawn, the secretary of state shall condition the withdrawal of a certificate of revocation upon the reinstated corporation’s amending its articles of incorporation so as to designate a name that is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from its former name.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 6 Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-6/7-6-87.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:07:39Z","sha256":"87f0e190427402bec6ef797c7249bf98b50a4c6156e2515771999f0d362ba09d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-6-86","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-6-88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}