Rhode Island § 9-5-34 § 9-5-34. Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-5-34 — § 9-5-34. Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations.

Rhode Island § 9-5-34

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-5Writs, Summons and Process

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-34 (2026).

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§ 9-5-34. Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations.
Every foreign corporation that manufactures products that are sold in the state shall
            file in the office of the secretary of state a written power appointing some competent
            person resident in this state as its attorney with authority to accept service of
            process against the corporation in the state, containing an agreement on the part
            of the maker that the service of any lawful process in this state on the attorney
            shall be of the same force and validity as service on the corporation; provided, however,
            that in case no written power appointing an attorney for service for the foreign corporat

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§ 9-5-34. Appointment of attorney by foreign corporations.

Every foreign corporation that manufactures products that are sold in the state shall file in the office of the secretary of state a written power appointing some competent person resident in this state as its attorney with authority to accept service of process against the corporation in the state, containing an agreement on the part of the maker that the service of any lawful process in this state on the attorney shall be of the same force and validity as service on the corporation; provided, however, that in case no written power appointing an attorney for service for the foreign corporation is filed, then the secretary of state shall be the attorney for service for the foreign corporation.