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OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE

CORPORATIONS DIVISION

315 West Tower, #2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive

Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1530

(404) 656-2817

Registered agent, officer, entity status information on the Internet

Brian P. Kemp

Secretary of State

FILING PROCEDURES FOR FORMING A

GEORGIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Limited liability companies are formed by filing articles of organization with the Secretary of State. The

minimum filing requirements of Georgia law are outlined herein. Many other provisions may, and

perhaps should, be included in the articles. It is very simple to form an LLC. The question of whether or

not an LLC should be formed is complex. The Corporations Division strongly recommends that filers

obtain professional legal, tax and/or business advice to assure the filer’s goals and intentions are met,

and that requirements of the law are satisfied, both before and after formation.

Name Reservation.

A name may be reserved prior to filing. A reservation fee of $25 must accompany the request. The

reservation may be made at the Corporations Division web site, . A

number that remains in effect for 30 days will be provided by return e-mail within 24 hours of receipt of

the request, and often sooner. Place the number on the Transmittal Form 231 that is filed with the articles

of organization. A reservation number may also be obtained by writing to the Division at the above

address. Please provide the name, address and telephone number of the person making the request.

Reservations are not available by telephone. Filings are accepted without a name reservation.

Preparation of Articles of Organization.

Articles of organization must include the information described in O.C.G.A. 14-11-204. Articles must be

submitted on white 8½x11 paper. The articles of organization may be signed by any member of the

limited liability company, any manager if management is vested in one or more managers, or by an

organizer if the entity has been formed but it has no members or managers. The filing attorney may also

sign the articles of organization. The signer should indicate in what capacity he or she is signing.

Filing of Articles of Organization and Data Transmittal Form 231.

The original and one copy of the articles of organization, a completed Transmittal Form 231, and the

$100.00 filing fee should be mailed to the Corporations Division at the above address. Checks should be

made payable to “Secretary of State.” Articles of organization are effective on the date received by the

Corporations Division unless a post-effective date is specified therein. A certificate of organization will

be mailed to the applicant, usually in five to seven business days. “Workload issues” will sometimes

result in a longer turnaround time, perhaps up to 12 business days. Filings that are not complete will be

returned to the applicant along with a notice that describes the deficiency. If corrected and returned

within 60 days the initial date of receipt will be the date of formation.

Annual registration.

Each limited liability company must file an annual registration with the Secretary of State. The fee is

$30.00. The initial registration is due between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar

year in which the limited liability company was formed. The registration should be filed online at

. Changes to the LLC address and/or registered agent and registered agent

address throughout the year are made by filing another registration and paying the $30 fee. An LLC that

does not submit its annual registration is subject to administrative dissolution. There is a $100 fee, plus

past due registration fees, to reinstate an administratively dissolved LLC.

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