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         State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
         Department of State - Business Services Division
         148 W. River Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615
         Phone: (401) 222-3040 | Email: corporations@sos.ri.gov | Website: www.sos.ri.gov

Procedure to Reinstate a Non-Profit Business Corporation within Ten Years

Within ten years after the issuance of a Certificate of Revocation pursuant to RIGL 7-6-56 and 
7-6-85, the Department of State may withdraw such Certificate of Revocation. Please review the follow-
ing steps to reinstate the corporation.

How to start the process:                               How to pay the filing fee:
1.   Call or visit the Division of Business Services to  The filing fee is payable either in person via cash, credit 
obtain the necessary forms required to be filed and      card, or check at the Business Services Division, or by 
have the reinstatement penalty fees calculated.          mail to the Business Services Division via check made 
2.  Non-profit corporations that have been revoked       payable to the R.I. Department of State. Contact our 
for more than one year may lose the right to their       office for further information.
name. To determine whether or not the corporation’s 
name is still available for use in this state, you may  How to confirm your filing:
use the  Corporate Database. If the name is no           Entity records are retrievable and viewable through our 
longer available, the withdrawal of the Certificate of   website. Successful filings will NOT result in a mailed 
Revocation will require the filing of a name change      confirmation. Filings that cannot be processed will 
amendment.                                               be posted online and then returned. To confirm your      
                                                         submission and obtain evidence of your filing:
How to complete the process:                             • Go to our Corporate Database
                                                         • Enter the name or ID number of your entity and 
1.   Complete and remit the documents the corporation      click “Search”
failed to file, along with the appropriate filing fees.  • Click on the link to your entity record, scroll down, 
2.  Submit a penalty fee in the amount of $25.00 for       select “All Filings” and then “View Filing”
each year or part thereof that has elapsed since the     • Identify desired type of filing and click on “PDF” 
issuance of the Certificate of Revocation.                 under “Files” to view and print the record
                                                         • Filing rejections can be viewed here, via the 
                                                           Rejected Filings Viewer on our website.                           

                                                         Upon filing the required documents and paying all fees, 
                                                         the Department of State shall withdraw the Certificate 
                                                         of Revocation and retroactively reinstate the non-profit 
                                                         corporation in good standing as if its Certificate of 
                                                         Incorporation had not been revoked.

                                                         If your non-profit corporation has obtained a tax exempt 
                                                         status from the IRS, reinstatement is a good time to 
                                                         verify that the entity’s tax exempt status is still active. 
                                                         You can verify your IRS status at EO Select Check.

If you have any questions, please call us at (401) 222-3040, Monday through Friday,                                         Non-Profit within 10 years
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or email corporations@sos.ri.gov.                                                            Revised:  2017






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