The Rhode Island Department of State engages and empowers all Rhode Islanders by making government more accessible and transparent, encouraging civic pride, enhancing commerce and ensuring that elections are fair, fast and accurate.
The Secretary of State is the state’s third ranking elected official, following the Governor and Lt. Governor. State law gives the Secretary of State many different duties. As Rhode Island’s chief elections officer, the Secretary of State registers voters, prepares ballots, and administers oaths of office. The Secretary of State also works with companies registered to do business in Rhode Island – more than 70,000 in all. State laws and other official acts, such as issuing bonds, must be signed by the Secretary of State in order to make them official. The Secretary of State is also charged with regulating lobbying activity in the Executive and Legislative branches of state government. In addition, the Secretary of State also processes, preserves and gives the public access to hundreds of thousands of historic documents and public records.
Forms & Documents
Browse all Secretary of State government forms
21 - 40 of 248 forms
| Form Title | Topics |
|---|---|
| Ancillary Petition | Business Portal, Probate, Administration And Wills |
| Annual Report for a Benefit Corporation | Business Portal, Annual Reports, Businesses and Non-Profits, Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Annual Report for a Benefit Corporation | Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Annual Reports |
| Annual Report for a Corporation | Business Portal, Annual Reports, Businesses and Non-Profits, Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Annual Report for a Corporation | Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Annual Reports |
| Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company | Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Annual Reports |
| Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company | Business Portal, Annual Reports, Businesses and Non-Profits, Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Annual Report for a Non-Profit Corporation | Business Portal, Annual Reports, Businesses and Non-Profits, Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Annual Report for a Non-Profit Corporation | Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Annual Reports |
| Annual Status Report | Business Portal, Probate, Guardianship, Conservator, Custodian, And Receiver |
| APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF FIDUCIARY’S AND ATTORNEY’S FEES | Business Portal, Probate, Accounts And Closing Of An Estate |
| Application for Foreign Limited Liability Partnership | Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Limited Liability Partnership (Foreign) |
| Application for Registered Limited Liability Partnership | Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Application for Registration | Business Portal, Foreign Entities, Foreign Limited Liability Company |
| Appointment of Agent | Business Portal, Probate, Bonds |
| Articles of Amendment To the Articles of Incorporation | Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Non-Profit Corporation (Domestic), Non-Profit Corporation (Domestic), Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Articles of Amendment To the Articles of Incorporation | Business Portal, Ri Professional Service Corporation, Businesses and Non-Profits, RI Professional Service Corporation, Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Articles of Amendment To the Articles of Incorporation | Business Portal, Ri Benefit Corporation, Businesses and Non-Profits, RI Benefit Corporation, Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Articles of Amendment To the Articles of Incorporation | Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Business Corporation (Domestic), Business Corporation (Domestic), Businesses and Non-Profits |
| Articles of Amendment To the Articles of Incorporation | Business Portal, Businesses and Non-Profits, Benefit Professional Corporation (Domestic), Benefit Professional Corporation (Domestic), Businesses and Non-Profits |
Contact Information & Office Locations
All 3 contact points
Business Services
Address:
148 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904-2615
- (401) 222-3040
- (401) 222-1309
- corporations@sos.ri.gov
- 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Executive Office
Address:
State House
82 Smith Street
Room 218
Providence, RI 02903-1120
- (401) 222-2357
- (401) 222-1356
- secretarygorbea@sos.ri.gov
- 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
State Archives
Address:
33 Broad Street
Providence, RI 02903-3302
- (401) 222-2353
- (401) 222-3199