O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 14-3-501 (2019)

Registered office and registered agent

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Each corporation must continuously maintain in this state:

(1) A registered office with the same address as that of the registered agent; and

(2) A registered agent, who may be:

(A) A person who resides in this state and whose office is identical with the registered office;

(B) A domestic business or nonprofit corporation or domestic limited liability company formed under this chapter or under Chapter 2 of this title whose office is identical with the registered office; or

(C) A foreign business or nonprofit corporation or foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state whose office is identical with the registered office.

History

(Code 1981, § 14-3-501, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 405, § 19; Ga. L. 2016, p. 225, § 3-3/SB 128.)

Annotations

The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, inserted "or domestic limited liability company" in subparagraph (2)(B) and inserted "or foreign limited liability company" in subparagraph (2)(C).

COMMENT

Although the language of this section differs slightly from its Business Code counterpart, the requirements are the same. Subsection (1) clarifies that the registered office and registered agent must have the same address.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 18A Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 168.

C.J.S. - 18 C.J.S., Corporations, § 148.