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With Rapid Registered Agent, what you see is what you get. We offer:
- Same price every year
- No extra fees
- No up-sells
- No fees to fax your documents to you
Our Rhode Island Registered Agent Service Includes
Multiple Recipients
We will send noticed of documents to an unlimited number of contacts at your company
The Filing Process
Changing your registered agent or using us for a new business is super simple.
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Download Forms
Access the forms you want to file. Read our instructions and filing tips.
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File Forms
File your LLC or corporation filing with the Rhode Island Department of State.
What Do Rhode Island Registered Agents Do?
Rhode Island registered agents need to have physical addresses in Rhode Island, be open during business hours, accept documents on your behalf and get them to you. Commercial registered agents in Rhode Island should provide tools that help you maintain your company.
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Why do I need a Rhode Island Registered Agent?
- To become a legitimate, registered Rhode Island business, the state requires you to appoint one.
- The Rhode Island Department of State will reject your filing if you don’t appoint a registered agent in Rhode Island.
- Basically, so the general public will have a reliable way to send important mail or legal notices to every registered Rhode Island business.
Rhode Island Statutes states a Corporation shall (must) continuously (without interruption) maintain in this state (Rhode Island only) a registered agent (an individual resident of Rhode Island or a corporation authorized to transact business in Rhode Island, depending on your entity type, see question #3) and a registered office (a physical location and a mailing address in Rhode Island) for the purpose of a registered agent’s statutory requirements to receive service of processes, notices, or demands required or permitted by law to be served upon the Corporation.
What are the requirements for Rhode Island registered agents?
- registered agents have to be a resident or companies that provide registered agent services.
- Have a registered office address that is a physical address located within the State of Rhode Island
- Accept legal documents.
People Who Need Registered Agents In Rhode Island:
Anyone forming a corporation in Rhode Island or starting a Rhode Island LLC
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State law requires all legitimate, registered businesses to appoint one.
The secretary of state will reject your business filing if you don't appoint a registered agent.
A registered agent requirement gives the public and the state a reliable way to contact your business.
How Does the Rapid Registered Agent Service Work in Rhode Island?
Easy Sign Up. You sign up online at the top right corner of this page. We’ll become your Rhode Island registered agent service after you make your business registration filing with the Department of State.
Go-To Resource. We attempt to make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just forRhode Island registered agent service or paying a bill, but for actually keeping up with Rhode Island corporate paperwork formalities.
The Tools You Need. Generate compliance forms auto-magically from your dashboard. If you sign up for the annual plan, we’ll send you an invoice for another year of Rhode Island registered agent service 30 days before it’s due. If you want to keep using us, great; if you don’t, you can easily cancel.
Call us! We’re here to help walk you through the process of starting your new business. When you have a question, just call. We even put our phone number on the top of every web page. The people who answer the phones don’t read from scripts or try to sell you anything - we’re just here to help. We even make it easy to add registered agent services in other states.
How Will I Get My Documents From You?
We scan and upload every document in real time. You will then be notified by email and optionally by text message or fax. You can then use the secure link to view the document or log in to your dashboard at anytime to view it.
Can I Use Your Rhode Island Registered Office Address To Get My Mail?
- Most of our clients list our registered office address on their articles of incorporation.
- We don’t want all your mail, that’s not what we do.
- We will throw away junk mail and forward any document from a government agency (state or Federal).
- The US Postal office might not deliver your mail reliably to us if you don’t have a lease at our address.
- As the registered agent, things come directly to us, Rapid Registered Agent, LLC care of you.
How Are Rhode Island Registered Agents Served?
- A process server, the sheriff, or any third party will walk into our office and hand us legal papers (service of process).
- The process server then gives an affidavit to the court that they served to us.
Serving a registered agent is legal proof that you were notified. Regardless of whether you look at the docs or even receive them from your registered agent service. You were notified. We take this responsibility very seriously.
You can learn more about how a registered agent is served.
How Do I Search For A Registered Agent In Rhode Island?
If you want to formally notify a business through theirRhode Island registered agent service, just send a certified letter directly to the registered agent name and registered office address. Here is how you can look up that information:
- Do a Rhode Island business name search via the Department of State.
- Type in the name of the company whose registered agent you are trying to look up.
- Look for the registered agent name and registered office street address.
How Do I Get Started
Step 1
Place an order for registered agent service.
Step 2
Access the forms you want to file. Read our instructions and filing tips.
Step 3
File your LLC or corporation filings with the Rhode Island Department of State.
Do I Hire a Rhode Island Registered Agent Service Before or After I Make The Filing?
You should hire us first and the do your business registration filing, because you can't form an LLC or corporation without a Rhode Islandregistered agent service. Also, we provide all the forms and instructions you need to complete your filing instantly after yo place an order.
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You file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both form with the Department of State and we get listed as your Rhode Island registered agent. When you place an order with us, the change form is available immediately. It’s super easy.
Affordable Pricing Plans in Rhode Island
We offer simple and easy plans with no hidden fees, upcharges, surcharges, higher rates on renewal, etc.
Month Plan
$ 10 / Per month (per company per state)
- Register in all 50 States + D.C. and Puerto Rico
- Manage Unlimited Companies in One Place
- Each Company Can Have Unlimited Contacts
- Can Designate Separate Contacts for Separate States
- Each Contact Notified by Email, Fax (Optional), or Text (Optional)
- 365 24/7 Access To Your Files
- Phone Call on Service of Lawsuit
- Documents Securely Stored
- Privacy Protected
- Compliance Reminders
- Real-Time Notifications
- Price locked in during subscription
- Subscription Optional
- Option to Pay by Check
- Renewal Notice 30 Days Before Renewal Due
Yearly Plan
$ 100 / Per year (per company per state)
- Register in all 50 States + D.C. and Puerto Rico
- Manage Unlimited Companies in One Place
- Each Company Can Have Unlimited Contacts
- Can Designate Separate Contacts for Separate States
- Each Contact Notified by Email, Fax (Optional), or Text (Optional)
- 365 24/7 Access To Your Files
- Phone Call on Service of Lawsuit
- Documents Securely Stored
- Privacy Protected
- Compliance Reminders
- Real-Time Notifications
- Price locked in during subscription
- Subscription Optional
- Option to Pay by Check
- Renewal Notice 30 Days Before Renewal Due
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