E-mail our Rhode Island resident agent, order online or call us at 1-800-669-9805 for further information or to arrange for service, either immediately or to be activated when your current registered agent's term ends.

In all of the United States we provide quality service by registered agents, statutory agents and resident agents. As a New Englander you may have interests in Canada. We can help you with an extra-provincial registration north of the St. Lawrence.

Back in the States, however, you will find that "registered agent," "statutory agent" and "resident agent" are three names for the same thing: an agent required by law and authorized by a company to receive documents and notices. Since the three terms all refer to a Resident of the state acting as an AGENT, we have coined the term "ragent" to include them all). Ragents work from a registered office with a physical address.

Expect our Rhode Island "ragent" to provide quality service at a reasonable price: $99 per year. If you are paying as much as two times this amount or even more, ask your self if you are getting your money's worth. You may be paying for unnecessary adornment. Having over thirty years of experience structuring both LLC's and INC's, we know an essential liability shield from an approximation. We know what you need under the laws of The Ocean State.

Yes, you can now comply with Rhode Island laws requiring an agent and a registered office and do so without overpaying or sacrificing quality and dependability. Yes, you can appoint a business colleague, friend or Aunt Veronica to serve as agent. Our experience, however, tells us that while many competent people are willing to help out, they often fail to forward the right mail at the right time or they are off in Canada fishing when the process server calls. Registered agents must be available and Rhode Island reports must be completed and returned. When they are not late fees and reinstatement charges happen. Some companies have been administratively dissolved due to sheer inattention.

was founded by a veteran corporate lawyer who is and has been for years, a resident, registered, and statutory agent (whatever you wish to call it). is now a network of practicing lawyers in the various states. This network provides reliable registered, statutory and resident agency all over the nation, plus other corporate and legal services.

In short there are some summary facts you should know about a registered agent in Rhode Island:

Your Rhode Island registered agent may be (1) a domestic company formed under Rhode Island corporate law; (2) a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Rhode Island; or (3) an adult individual who resides in Rhode Island.

It is important to note that a Rhode Island registered agent must have a Rhode Island street address rather than a post office box.

APPOINTING A NEW RHODE ISLAND REGISTERED AGENT

We welcome startup companies, as well as established companies who presently have an overpriced resident agent, or a registered agent whose quality and dependability may be open to question.

If you are forming a new company yourself (or qualifying your company yourself to do business in a new state) and are interested in our registered agent services, just check the first box when you order online. (If you want legal assistance in the formation or qualification process, you may want to contact 4inc.com, which is also affiliated with the Inc.Link® network of corporate professionals.)

If you are an existing company which desires to change its registered agent in Rhode Island, you may do so at any time by completing a change of Rhode Island registered agent form and submitting it to the Rhode Island Secretary of State.

When you order online, we take care of filling out this form and sending it to you for signature. Upon its return (signed) to us we will take care of filing this form, and we will also pay the fee which must be paid to the Rhode Island Secretary of State to make the change.

If you would prefer to sign the form first and send it to us so that we may complete it and file it with the Rhode Island Secretary of State, along with the filing fee, the change of Rhode Island registered agent form for a corporation can be found at http://www.sec.state.ri.us/corps/corpforms1205/Corporate%20Forms/domestic/640.pdf; and for an LLC at http://www.sec.state.ri.us/corps/corpforms1205/Corporate%20Forms/foreignllc.html/642.pdf

Just sign it and get it to us and we will take care of the rest.

If your present agent is prepaid for a period of time, you can instruct us not to make the change until that period of time has expired.