Rhode Island § 39-10-2 § 39-10-2. Appointment of attorney to receive process and appear.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-10-2 — § 39-10-2. Appointment of attorney to receive process and appear.

Rhode Island § 39-10-2

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-10Attorney for Receipt of Process

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-10-2 (2026).

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§ 39-10-2. Appointment of attorney to receive process and appear.
Every corporation, person, or partnership shall by a written power appoint some citizen
            of this state, resident therein, as attorney, with power and authority to accept service
            of all lawful process against the corporation, person, or partnership, and to cause
            an appearance to be entered in like manner as if the corporation had existed or the
            person or the members of the partnership had been residents of and been duly served
            with process within the state.
         

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§ 39-10-2. Appointment of attorney to receive process and appear.

Every corporation, person, or partnership shall by a written power appoint some citizen of this state, resident therein, as attorney, with power and authority to accept service of all lawful process against the corporation, person, or partnership, and to cause an appearance to be entered in like manner as if the corporation had existed or the person or the members of the partnership had been residents of and been duly served with process within the state.