diff --git a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/InitializationConstructor.cs b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/InitializationConstructorAttribute.cs
similarity index 80%
rename from sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/InitializationConstructor.cs
rename to sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/InitializationConstructorAttribute.cs
index 44ddb331ff80..b5f3b625ab00 100644
--- a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/InitializationConstructor.cs
+++ b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/InitializationConstructorAttribute.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ namespace Azure.ResourceManager.Core
     /// An attribute class indicating the constructor to use for initialization.
     /// </summary>
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Constructor)]
-    public class InitializationConstructor : Attribute
+    public class InitializationConstructorAttribute : Attribute
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Instatiate a new InitializationConstructor attribute.
         /// </summary>
-        public InitializationConstructor()
+        public InitializationConstructorAttribute()
         {
         }
     }
diff --git a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/Resource.cs b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/Resource.cs
index 29ebb2d3740d..befebf7f9a56 100644
--- a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/Resource.cs
+++ b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/Resource.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ protected Resource() { }
         /// <param name="name"> The name of the resource. </param>
         /// <param name="type"> The <see cref="ResourceType"/> of the resource. </param>
         [SerializationConstructor]
-        protected Resource(TIdentifier id, string name, ResourceType type)
+        protected internal Resource(TIdentifier id, string name, ResourceType type)
         {
             Id = id;
             Name = name;
diff --git a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SerializationConstructor.cs b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SerializationConstructorAttribute.cs
similarity index 80%
rename from sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SerializationConstructor.cs
rename to sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SerializationConstructorAttribute.cs
index e124b806da6c..4d62b8a047ad 100644
--- a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SerializationConstructor.cs
+++ b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SerializationConstructorAttribute.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ namespace Azure.ResourceManager.Core
     /// An attribute class indicating the constructor to use for serialization.
     /// </summary>
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Constructor)]
-    public class SerializationConstructor : Attribute
+    public class SerializationConstructorAttribute : Attribute
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Instatiate a new SerializationConstructor attribute.
         /// </summary>
-        public SerializationConstructor()
+        public SerializationConstructorAttribute()
         {
         }
     }
diff --git a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResource.cs b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResource.cs
index d3161537833f..49a2b46b604b 100644
--- a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResource.cs
+++ b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResource.cs
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ public partial class SubResource
         /// Initializes an empty instance of <see cref="SubResource"/> for mocking.
         /// </summary>
         [InitializationConstructor]
-        protected SubResource()
+        public SubResource()
         {
         }
 
         /// <summary> Initializes a new instance of SubResource. </summary>
         /// <param name="id"> ARM resource Id. </param>
         [SerializationConstructor]
-        internal SubResource(string id)
+        protected internal SubResource(string id)
         {
             Id = id;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// ARM resource identifier.
+        /// Gets the ARM resource identifier.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value></value>
         public virtual ResourceIdentifier Id { get; }
diff --git a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResourceWritable.cs b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResourceWritable.cs
index ef810d7120f0..4061074adb48 100644
--- a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResourceWritable.cs
+++ b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/SubResourceWritable.cs
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ public SubResourceWritable()
         /// <summary> Initializes a new instance of SubResourceReadOnly. </summary>
         /// <param name="id"> ARM resource Id. </param>
         [SerializationConstructor]
-        internal SubResourceWritable(string id)
+        protected internal SubResourceWritable(string id)
         {
             Id = id;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// ARM resource identifier (read-only).
+        /// Gets or sets the ARM resource identifier.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value></value>
         public virtual ResourceIdentifier Id { get; set; }
diff --git a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/TrackedResource.cs b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/TrackedResource.cs
index b17703ffad8c..24fe9a1c8149 100644
--- a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/TrackedResource.cs
+++ b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/src/Resources/TrackedResource.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ protected TrackedResource(LocationData location)
         /// <param name="tags"> The tags for the resource. </param>
         /// <param name="location"> The location of the resource. </param>
         [SerializationConstructor]
-        protected TrackedResource(TIdentifier id, string name, ResourceType type, LocationData location, IDictionary<string, string> tags)
+        protected internal TrackedResource(TIdentifier id, string name, ResourceType type, LocationData location, IDictionary<string, string> tags)
             : base(id, name, type)
         {
             Tags = tags ?? new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
diff --git a/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/tests/Unit/ReferenceTypeTests.cs b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/tests/Unit/ReferenceTypeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f35a405e80a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/resourcemanager/Azure.ResourceManager.Core/tests/Unit/ReferenceTypeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Azure.ResourceManager.Core.Tests
+{
+    public class ReferenceTypeTests
+    {
+        private static readonly Type ReferenceAttribute = typeof(ReferenceTypeAttribute);
+        private static readonly Type SerializationConstructor = typeof(SerializationConstructorAttribute);
+        private static readonly Type InitializationConstructor = typeof(InitializationConstructorAttribute);
+        private static readonly IEnumerable<Type> AssemblyTypes = typeof(ArmClient).Assembly.GetTypes();
+
+        [Test]
+        public void ValidateSerializationConstructor()
+        {
+            foreach (var refType in AssemblyTypes.Where(t => HasAttribute(t.GetCustomAttributes<Attribute>(false), ReferenceAttribute)))
+            {
+                var serializationCtor = refType.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic)
+                    .Where(c => HasAttribute(c.GetCustomAttributes<Attribute>(false), SerializationConstructor)).FirstOrDefault();
+                Assert.IsNotNull(serializationCtor);
+                Assert.IsTrue(serializationCtor.IsFamilyOrAssembly, $"Serialization ctor for {refType.Name} should be protected internal");
+                Assert.IsFalse(serializationCtor.IsPublic, $"Serialization ctor for {refType.Name} should not be public");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void ValidateInitializationConstructor()
+        {
+            foreach (var refType in AssemblyTypes.Where(t => HasAttribute(t.GetCustomAttributes<Attribute>(false), ReferenceAttribute)))
+            {
+                var initializationCtor = refType.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic)
+                    .Where(c => HasAttribute(c.GetCustomAttributes<Attribute>(false), InitializationConstructor)).FirstOrDefault();
+                Assert.IsNotNull(initializationCtor);
+                Assert.IsTrue(refType.IsAbstract == initializationCtor.IsFamily, $"If {refType.Name} is abstract then its initialization ctor should be protected");
+                Assert.IsTrue(refType.IsAbstract != initializationCtor.IsPublic, $"If {refType.Name} is abstract then its initialization ctor should be public");
+                Assert.IsFalse(initializationCtor.IsAssembly, $"Initialization ctor for {refType.Name} should not be internal");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool HasAttribute(IEnumerable<Attribute> list, Type attributeType)
+        {
+            return list.FirstOrDefault(a => a.GetType() == attributeType) is not null;
+        }
+    }
+}