State of Rhode Island
Department of State - Business Services Division
FORM 400 - Revised: 12/2023
Instructions for Filing
Articles of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company
Section 7-16-6 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, 1956, as amended
How to pay the ling fee:
The ling fee is payable either by mail via check made
payable to RI Department of State or in person via cash,
credit card, or check at the Business Services Division, 148
W. River Street, Ste. 1, Providence, RI 02904. Contact our
oce at (401) 222-3040 for further information.
How to conrm your ling:
Entity records are retrievable and viewable through our
website. Successful lings will NOT result in a mailed
conrmation. Filings that cannot be processed will be posted
online and then returned. To conrm your submission and
obtain evidence of your ling:
• Go to our Corporate Database.
• Enter the name or ID number of your entity and click
“Search.”
• Click on the link to your entity record, scroll down,
select “All Filings” and then “View Filing.”
• Identify the desired type of ling and click on “PDF”
under “View PDF” to view and print the record.
How to maintain your status:
The entity is responsible for ling an annual report each
calendar year, excluding the year of incorporation, between
February 1 and May 1. A courtesy reminder will be mailed
to the registered agent prior to February 1 of each year. Be
sure to follow up with your registered agent concerning the
ling of this report. Failure to le an annual report or maintain
a registered agent/oce will result in revocation proceedings.
Every entity registered with the RI Department of State -
Business Services Division will have ling requirements with
the Rhode Island Division of Taxation, even if no business
is conducted within Rhode Island for a particular year. Your
business may require additional licensing. Please visit our
website for further information.
Your entity may also be required to report (and update, if
necessary) information about the business and its benecial
owners to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Visit FinCEN.gov/
boi for more information.
How to complete the form:
!
This legal document
should be typed.
All illegible
documents
will be REJECTED.
The attached form is designed to meet minimal statutory ling requirements pursuant to the relevant statutory provision.
This form and the information provided are not substitutes for the advice and services of an attorney and/or tax specialist.
All lings are public records under RIGL 38-2-1, et seq. This means all information is available to the public by a variety of methods
including, without limitations, inspections at our oce, telephone inquiries and electronically through our online database.
1. State the name of the limited liability company. Your entity
name must be distinguishable from any name on le in this
oce. The name must include “Limited Liability Company,”
or the letters “L.L.C.” with or without punctuation. You may
check name availability on our website; however, this does
not ensure the name will still be available upon ling.
2. State the name of the resident agent. The resident agent
is an individual or entity that will accept all legal service
for this entity. The agent must be a Rhode Island resident
or entity qualied to do business in this state. A Rhode
Island street address is required, NOT a P.O. Box. In
addition to all legal service of process, other important
correspondence from the state will be sent to this
address.
3. Choose whether your company will be treated as a
partnership, a corporation, or disregarded as an entity
separate from its member(s) for federal income tax
purposes. For more information about these distinctions,
visit the IRS website.
4. State the principal address of the limited liability company. If
you do not know the address yet, state “not yet determined.”
5. All Rhode Island limited liability companies have a perpetual
(ongoing) existence until the LLC is formally dissolved with
this oce. All LLCs are organized to conduct any lawful
business unless a more specic purpose or duration is
stated in Section 6.
6. State any additional provisions agreed upon by the
members that you would like to include in the Articles of
Organization. This is optional.
7. Check the box to indicate how the limited liability company
will be managed. If you check the rst box to indicate that
the LLC will be managed by its members, DO NOT ll out
the chart. If you check the second box to indicate that the
LLC will be managed by one or more managers, list their
names and respective addresses if known. A “Manager” or
“Managers” means a person or persons designated by the
members of an LLC to manage the limited liability company.
A “Member” means a person with an ownership interest in
an LLC with the rights and obligations specied in RIGL
7-16.
8. Check “Date received” unless you prefer that the Articles go
into eect at a later date than when the form is received in
this oce. Any later date must be within 90 days of ling.
9. An Authorized Person MUST sign and date the form.
State of Rhode Island
Department of State - Business Services Division
FORM 400 - Revised: 12/2023
Articles of Organization
DOMESTIC Limited Liability Company
Filing Fee: $150.00
STAMP
FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE
USE ONLY
Pursuant to the provisions of RIGL 7-16, the following Articles of Organization are adopted for
the limited liability company to be organized hereby:
1. The name of the limited liability company is:
2. The name and address of the initial resident agent/oce in Rhode Island is:
Agent Name
Street Address (NOT a P.O. Box)
City/Town State Zip Code
3. Under the terms of these Articles of Organization and any written operating agreement made or intended to be made,
the limited liability company is intended to be treated for purposes of federal income taxation as (CHECK ONE BOX):
a disregarded as an entity separate from its member (single member LLC)
a partnership
a corporation
4. The address of the principal oce of the limited liability company, if it is determined at the time of organization:
Street Address
City/Town State Zip Code
5. The limited liability company has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business, and shall have perpetual existence
until dissolved or terminated in accordance with RIGL 7-16, unless a more limited purpose or duration is set forth in
Section 6 of these Articles of Organization.
STAMP
FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE
USE ONLY
RHODE ISLAND
MAIL TO:
Division of Business Services
148 W. River Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615
Phone: (401) 222-3040
Website: www.sos.ri.gov
FORM 400 - Revised: 12/2023
6. Additional provisions, if any, not inconsistent with law, which the member(s) elect to have set forth in these Articles
of Organization, including, but not limited to, any limitation of the purpose(s) or duration for which the limited liability
company is formed, and any other provision which may be included in an operating agreement:
Check this box to indicate attachment
7. The Limited Liability Company is to be managed by its:
You MUST check one box:
Members (Owners)
OR Manager(s). Complete the chart below.
MANAGER(S) NAME ADDRESS
Check this box to indicate attachment
8. Date when these Articles of Organization will be eective: CHECK ONE BOX ONLY
Date received (Upon ling)
Later eective date (Date must be no more than 90 days from the date of ling) ____________________________
Under penalty of perjury, I declare and arm that I have examined these Articles of Organization, including any
accompanying attachments, and that all statements contained herein are true and correct.
Name of Authorized Person Address
City/Town State Zip Code
Signature of Authorized Person Date
If you have any questions, please call us at (401) 222-3040, Monday through Friday,
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or email [email protected].
DO NOT complete the chart below.
State of Rhode Island
Department of State - Business Services Division
FORM 400 - Revised: 12/2023
If you have any questions, please call us at (401) 222-3040, Monday through Friday,
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or email [email protected].
Filer Contact Information
Name: Date:
Proposed Entity Name:
Street Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Email Address: Phone Number:
In the event our oce needs more information in order to complete the ling of this document, we ask
for the ler’s contact information. All elds are REQUIRED.
