§ 9-1-49. Correct corporate name and registered agent — Duty to provide.
(a) Whenever any person notifies a corporation that it intends to commence a civil action
against the corporation, it shall be the duty of the corporation to inform the person
of its correct corporate name, its state of incorporation, its business address as
designated in its state of incorporation, its registered agent and the address of
its registered agent within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notification. If
the corporation is aware that a subsidiary or affiliate is a proper party to the civil
action, the corporation shall also provide the correct name and add
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§ 9-1-49. Correct corporate name and registered agent — Duty to provide.
(a) Whenever any person notifies a corporation that it intends to commence a civil action
against the corporation, it shall be the duty of the corporation to inform the person
of its correct corporate name, its state of incorporation, its business address as
designated in its state of incorporation, its registered agent and the address of
its registered agent within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notification. If
the corporation is aware that a subsidiary or affiliate is a proper party to the civil
action, the corporation shall also provide the correct name and address of the subsidiary
or affiliate.
(b) Whenever a corporation is served with a complaint it shall notify the plaintiff within
twenty (20) days of service of its correct corporate name, its state of incorporation,
its business address as designated in its state of incorporation, its registered agent,
and the address of its registered agent, and if the corporation is aware that a subsidiary
or affiliate is a proper party to the civil action, the corporation shall also provide
the correct name and address of the subsidiary or affiliate. Failure of the corporation
to so notify the plaintiff shall result in a defense on these issues being waived
by the corporation, and the corporation shall be estopped from asserting that the
complaint failed to identify the corporation by its correct corporate name, or that
the corporation is not a proper party to the civil action.