How to change your registered agent in Georgia

Georgia carries the agent information in its annual registration system. Use the regular registration when it has not been filed for the applicable period; use an amended annual registration to update an already-filed registration.

Checked against primary sources · 2026-10-15

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Georgia

Jurisdiction terminology: registered agent
Change filing: Annual Registration with changes, or Amended Annual Registration for Limited Liability Company (CD 920)
Filing office: Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division

Choose the right Georgia filing

Georgia puts the LLC's registered-agent information in its annual registration system. The first decision is whether the applicable registration has already been filed: a regular registration with changes and an amended annual registration are not interchangeable. This guide explains the LLC-specific CD 920 structure from an inspected archived copy of the Secretary of State's instructions. Current official pages and the current PDF were blocked during review, so current delivery details and any revised wording must be checked directly rather than represented here as a fully inspected live workflow.

Procedure scope: Registered agent changes for domestic Georgia LLCs and foreign LLCs registered in Georgia through annual registration or an amended annual registration.
Form or online transaction: Annual Registration with changes, or Amended Annual Registration for Limited Liability Company (CD 920)
Where to file: Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division

Which route fits your registered agent change?

The required registration has not been filed: Use the regular annual registration with the replacement agent information, not CD 920 to bypass it. The inspected archived instructions explicitly reject an amendment when the required regular registration has not already been filed. Confirm the applicable registration period and history in the current state system before selecting a transaction. Source 3.
The applicable registration is already on file: Use an amended annual registration to update the agent name, registered-office address and/or principal-office mailing address. CD 920 is the LLC paper template. The archived instructions say use of the template is optional and identify drafting under the relevant domestic or foreign LLC provisions as an alternative. Source 3.
The business is not an LLC: CD 920 identifies itself as Amended Annual Registration for Limited Liability Company and offers domestic and foreign LLC selections. Do not use it for a corporation or partnership because the agent fields look familiar. Obtain that entity type's current registration document and instructions from the Secretary of State. Source 3.

Prepare for the change in Georgia

Reconcile registration history first: Collect the filed registration covering the applicable period and the current Georgia entity record. The archived CD 920 instructions use current-calendar-year wording; do not extrapolate that older wording into every current multi-period registration situation. Confirm the present state's treatment before deciding an amendment is the right filing. Source 3.
Gather the existing identity and agent record: Prepare the exact LLC name, Georgia control number, domestic or foreign LLC status, current agent name, and current registered-office street address and county. Sections 1 through 3 are expressly required to be consistent with the record already on file, not the incoming provider's instructions. Source 3.
Obtain replacement name, Georgia location and county: The inspected template separately asks for the new agent name and the new registered-office street address, city, Georgia county and ZIP code. Obtain the county with the street information rather than inferring it from the company's principal office. The template also requests an agent email contact; confirm the current form's contact fields directly. Source 3.
Arrange authorized company execution: The archived instructions require an authorized person to sign, state their capacity and print their name. Prepare the execution date and title as well. They do not describe a separate incoming-agent acceptance attachment. Arrange agreement with the agent before filing without inventing an additional signature block. Source 3.

Entity-type differences

CD 920 includes both domestic and foreign LLC selections. Corporations use their own registration form and must complete the corporation information required for that entity type, rather than submitting the LLC form.

Complete the Georgia change filing

Check the LLC's exact name, Georgia control number, domestic or foreign status and registration history before selecting the filing.
If the applicable annual registration has not been filed, file it with the changed agent information. If it has been filed, use an amended annual registration; CD 920 is the LLC paper form.
For an amended filing, enter the current agent name and registered-office address as they appear on record, then complete the sections for the new agent name and new Georgia street address and county.
Have an authorized person sign the amended registration, print their legal name and state their capacity. Complete only the change sections that apply.
Submit through the Secretary of State's registration service or mail or deliver the completed current form with the required payment to the Corporations Division. Save the filed registration.

Open the official filing instructions or transaction. Read the primary sources below alongside these steps.

Form fields and statement requirements

Sections 1 through 3: current information: The inspected archived CD 920 begins with LLC name, control number and domestic/foreign selection, then the existing agent name and registered-office street address and county. Enter the old state-record details in these sections even if the new provider is already receiving ordinary correspondence. Source 3.
Section 4: replacement agent name: Complete the new-agent section if changing the agent. The archived template also includes the new agent's email-address field. Confirm that contact information with the provider and check the current form before execution; this field description is not a claim that an authenticated current screen has been inspected. Source 3.
Sections 5 and 6: distinct address changes: Section 5 changes the Georgia registered-office street address and county. Section 6 changes the entity's principal-office mailing address. The instructions say to complete only sections being changed and leave other change sections blank. Do not inadvertently replace the principal-office mailing address with the agent's location. Source 3.
Section 7: authorized-person certification: The archived execution certifies that the information is true and correct under penalty of law and requests signature, date, printed name and title. Review the current form's execution statement before signing. A private provider order does not replace this company's registration filing. Source 3.

Submit the change to Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division

Start from the current registration instructions: The record links the Secretary of State's annual-registration guide and CD 920 entry. Those current pages were access-blocked during this review. Use them to confirm the present online registration route, applicable period and payment requirements rather than following an invented button sequence or treating this guide as a current portal walkthrough. Source 2.
For paper, refresh the packet before delivery: The inspected archived instructions allow mailing or delivering the completed form with required payment to the Corporations Division. Obtain the current CD 920 and current delivery address before using paper. Do not copy an archived officeholder, charge or delivery detail into a new packet merely because the historical document was state-authored. Source 3.

Before you submit

An amended annual registration is not a substitute for an outstanding regular registration. Current official pages and the current CD 920 PDF were access-blocked at review; detailed field guidance below is expressly attributed to the inspected archived Secretary of State instructions, not a fully inspected current portal or form.

Verify the change and finish the transition

Keep the filed registration result: Practical guidance. Retain the accepted regular or amended registration and compare the Georgia control number with the intended LLC. Distinguish a submitted or paid transaction from the filed result. With a route depending on earlier registration history, keep the underlying registration evidence beside the amendment.
Review agent, office and principal mailing separately: Practical guidance. Compare the resulting new agent name, Georgia street address and county with the approved appointment. Check the principal-office mailing address independently if it was part of the transaction. A correct provider name does not catch an accidentally changed unrelated address.
Finish the private handoff: Practical guidance. Confirm who receives forwarded service, ask about deliveries still held by the outgoing agent and update your internal registration calendar. Do not assume the registration amendment cancels a provider agreement or changes another state's registered agent automatically.

Avoid these Georgia filing mistakes

Using an amendment to skip a missing registration: The inspected CD 920 instructions expressly warn that the amendment is rejected when the required regular registration has not been filed. Check history and use the correct regular registration first rather than repeatedly resubmitting the amendment. Source 3.
Completing every change section: The archived instructions say to complete only sections being updated and leave other change sections blank. Distinguish the new agent name, registered office and principal mailing fields so a narrow replacement does not accidentally become an unrelated address change. Source 3.
Treating the archived copy as current delivery instructions: The reproduced copy contains historical administrative details. Use its field structure as clearly labeled evidence, but obtain the current official packet before filing. The access limitation is not evidence that an older address, processing convention or execution wording remains unchanged. Source 3.

Questions about changing your registered agent in Georgia

Can a Georgia foreign LLC use CD 920?

The inspected template includes both Domestic Limited Liability Company and Foreign Limited Liability Company selections. Use the existing Georgia control number and choose the status matching the state's record. Source 3.

Can I change only the registered-office address?

The archived CD 920 instructions permit updating the agent address independently and direct completing only applicable change sections. Confirm the current registration route and form before making an address-only update. Source 3.

Is the new agent's private agreement the amended registration?

No. The inspected registration has the LLC's authorized-person execution with name and capacity. Arrange the agent's agreement, then submit the actual registration document through the current state route. Source 3.

Was the current Georgia portal fully reviewed?

No. Current official instruction pages and the current CD 920 PDF were access-blocked, including a browser retry. The detailed form discussion is deliberately attributed to the inspected archived instructions; confirm current filing access and delivery details directly. Source 1.

Which primary sources support this procedure?

Checked 2026-10-15. The filing office’s current instructions govern the submission.

Procedural guidance, not legal advice. Confirm the correct filing for your entity and its current record.

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