Secretary of State

Official Website: https://www.sos.ri.gov/

The Rhode Island Department of State engages and empowers all Rhode Islanders by making government more accessible and transparent, encouraging civic pride, enhancing commerce and ensuring that elections are fair, fast and accurate.

The Secretary of State is the state’s third ranking elected official, following the Governor and Lt. Governor. State law gives the Secretary of State many different duties. As Rhode Island’s chief elections officer, the Secretary of State registers voters, prepares ballots, and administers oaths of office. The Secretary of State also works with companies registered to do business in Rhode Island – more than 70,000 in all. State laws and other official acts, such as issuing bonds, must be signed by the Secretary of State in order to make them official. The Secretary of State is also charged with regulating lobbying activity in the Executive and Legislative branches of state government. In addition, the Secretary of State also processes, preserves and gives the public access to hundreds of thousands of historic documents and public records.

Forms & Documents

Browse all Secretary of State government forms

81 - 100 of 248 forms

Form Title Topics
Certificate of Authority Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Business Corporation
Certificate of Cancellation Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Limited Liability Company
Certificate of Conversion Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Limited Liability Partnership (Foreign)
Certificate of Conversion Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Limited Partnership, Businesses and Non-Profits, Limited Partnership
Certificate of Conversion Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Businesses and Non-Profits
Certificate of Conversion Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Limited Partnership
Certificate of Correction Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Non-Profit Corporation (Domestic), Non-Profit Corporation (Domestic), Businesses and Non-Profits
Certificate of Correction Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Non-Profit Corporation
Certificate of Correction Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, L3C (Domestic), Businesses and Non-Profits, L3C (Domestic)
Certificate of Correction Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Limited Liability Company
Certificate of Correction Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Business Corporation
Certificate of Correction Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Limited Liability Company (Domestic), Limited Liability Company (Domestic), Businesses and Non-Profits
Certificate of Devise or Descent Business Portal, Probate, Accounts And Closing Of An Estate
Certificate of Limited Partnership Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Limited Partnership, Businesses and Non-Profits, Limited Partnership
Certificate of Registration Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Limited Partnership
Certificate of Withdrawal Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Business Corporation
Certificate of Withdrawal Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Non-Profit Corporation
Certification of Accounting Business Portal, Probate, Accounts And Closing Of An Estate
Change of Name Business Portal, Probate, Name Change And Adoption
Change of Registered Agent Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Non-Profit Corporation

Contact Information & Office Locations

All 3 contact points

Business Services

Address:
148 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904-2615

Phone numbers:
  • (401) 222-3040
Fax numbers:
  • (401) 222-1309
Emails:
  • corporations@sos.ri.gov
Hours of operation:
  • 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Executive Office

Address:
State House
82 Smith Street
Room 218
Providence, RI 02903-1120

Phone numbers:
  • (401) 222-2357
Fax numbers:
  • (401) 222-1356
Emails:
  • secretarygorbea@sos.ri.gov
Hours of operation:
  • 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

State Archives

Address:
33 Broad Street
Providence, RI 02903-3302

Phone numbers:
  • (401) 222-2353
Fax numbers:
  • (401) 222-3199

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