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Rhode Island official formation packet
Download the Rhode Island articles of organization packet used to create an LLC with the state. This is the official formation document plus support files, not an operating agreement.
A Rhode Island formation packet built around the official articles of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the articles of organization you file with the state to create the LLC. It is a public record, not the internal ownership contract.
One $9.99 purchase covers instant download, email support, and replacement files if we update this packet.
Most banks and multi-member LLCs still need a separate operating agreement. It is not filed with these articles.
This state packet includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
This packet is built around the official Rhode Island articles of organization. Filing it with the state creates the LLC as a public legal entity.
The $9.99 price is not for inventing a government form. It covers the current official blank, companion files, email support, and lifetime updates if the official form changes.
This is not an operating agreement. Articles create the company; the operating agreement is the internal contract among members.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Rhode Island.
Researched filing overview
Rhode Island uses official Form 400, revised March 2026, to organize a domestic LLC. Pay the $150 state fee separately, whether you file online or by mail.
File online through the Department of State or mail Form 400. The registered agent needs a Rhode Island street address; a P.O. box or virtual office is not enough. Rhode Island does not publish a separate professional-LLC formation blank.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Rhode Island name and a resident agent with a Rhode Island street address. A P.O. box, shipping company, or virtual office is not enough.
File official Form 400 online or by mail. The $150 state fee is paid separately. This product does not file for you. Rhode Island does not publish a separate PLLC formation blank.
Rhode Island requires an annual report from February 1 to May 1 starting the next calendar year. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Illustrative sample layout for review before purchase — the licensed packet contains the current filing document and instructions.
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATIONFirst: The name of the limited liability company is _____________________________.
Second: The address of its registered office in the state of _________________ is ________________________________________________________________ in the City of ____________________. The name of its registered agent at such address is ________________________________.
Third: (Use this paragraph only if the company is to have a specific effective date of dissolution.) The latest date on which the limited liability company is to dissolve is ______________.
Fourth:
The company shall be managed by [choose one:] _______ Manager(s) OR
_______ Members. The names and addresses of manager(s) or members are as
follows:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Fifth: The members or managers [choose one:] _________ have OR _________ have not addressed additional matters. If additional matters are addressed in attached pages, the number of additional pages attached is: ________.
Sixth:
Certificate of Acceptance of Appointment of Resident Agent:
I,
____________________________________________, hereby accept appointment as
Resident Agent for the above named limited liability company.
__________________________________
Signature
of Resident Agent
__________________________________
Date
If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchase, contact us for a full refund. Lifetime updates apply if we replace this packet. This guarantee is about the product and support, not a promise that a particular filing will be accepted.
No. The articles of organization is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
Yes. This packet is built around Articles of Organization, Domestic Limited Liability Company. If the state later revises the official blank, lifetime updates cover a replacement packet.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Rhode Island generally does not file the operating agreement with these articles, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
No. The $150 Form 400 filing fee is paid separately to the Department of State. Annual reports are a later $50 filing from February 1 to May 1 starting the next calendar year.