Georgia Registered Agent Service
Yes. Every Georgia entity must continuously maintain a registered agent and registered office in Georgia, at a physical street address where an individual can be found in person. A post office box or mail drop is not allowed, and an entity cannot serve as its own registered agent.
Verified against the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division · Reviewed September 2026
- Appointed the same day
- Real Georgia street address
- Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
- Required?
- Yes, always
- Address rule
- Physical GA street address, no PO box or mail drop
- Form to switch agents
- Annual Registration with changes, or Amended Annual Registration for Limited Liability Company
- Key deadline
- Annual registration by April 1See all deadlines
Your Georgia year
Every recurring Georgia filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.
- January
- February
- March
- April: Annual registration due, Apr 1
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
One filing a year: Annual registration, due April 1.
- Form
- Annual Registration, filed through eCorp or by mail
- If late
- A late fee applies, and an entity that does not register is administratively dissolved or revoked
Deadline rules from the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.
What does Georgia require of your registered agent?
The rule
Governing statute: O.C.G.A. Title 14 — § 14-2-501 for corporations and § 14-11-209 for limited liability companies; the annual registration procedure is set out in Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 590-7-4
The registered agent must be located in Georgia at a physical street address where an individual can be found in person for the company. A post office box or mail drop may not be used as the registered agent address, and an entity may not be its own registered agent.
Georgia frames the rule as presence rather than hours: the address on file has to be a place where an individual can actually be located in person for the company to accept service of process and official communications.
If you have no agent
An entity that fails to keep a valid registered agent and annual registration on file can be administratively dissolved, or have its authority revoked, under Title 14 — and service of process then has no reliable place to land, which is how default judgments happen.
New to the role? What the registered agent does, in plain English — the role, explained in plain English.
Other states call the same role a registered agent, resident agent, statutory agent or agent for service of process. In Georgia the law says registered agent. Which term each state uses.
Operating beyond Georgia? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.
What does Georgia ask you to file, and when?
| Obligation | Form | Due | Late penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation (Articles of Organization) | Articles of Organization, filed through eCorp | At formation | N/A |
| Initial annual registration — new domestic corporations | Annual Registration | Within 90 days after the articles of incorporation are filed; if the articles are filed after October 1, the initial registration is due between January 1 and April 1 of the following year | Late penalties set by the Code, and eventual administrative dissolution |
| Annual registration | Annual Registration, filed through eCorp or by mail | Between January 1 and April 1 every year; you may register for one, two or three calendar years at once | A late fee applies, and an entity that does not register is administratively dissolved or revoked |
| Change of registered agent | Annual Registration with Changes, or an Amended Annual Registration (Form CD 920 for an LLC) | When the agent changes, if the next annual registration is not imminent | N/A |
State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
Missed a filing? What happens to a Georgia LLC, and how to put it right — Georgia’s own status term, the filing that brings it back and the time limit.
What we file for you in Georgia
- Every filing in the table above, prepared and submitted on time
- Reminders ahead of each deadline, for every entity you hold
- State fees confirmed with you before anything is filed
Priced for your portfolio, not a rate card.
Every Georgia quote is built around your entities, your states and your filings — one entity or hundreds. Most quotes are same-day.
How do you appoint or change your registered agent in Georgia?
Procedure scope: Registered agent changes for domestic Georgia LLCs and foreign LLCs registered in Georgia through annual registration or an amended annual registration.
5 steps
to switch your registered agent in Georgia.
Step 1: Check the LLC's exact name, Georgia control number, domestic or foreign status and registration history before selecting the filing.
Step 2: 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.
Step 3: 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.
Agent consent
Step 4: Have an authorized person sign the amended registration, print their legal name and state their capacity. Complete only the change sections that apply.
Submit
Step 5: 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.
Georgia formAnnual Registration with changes, or Amended Annual Registration for Limited Liability Company (CD 920)
Change fee · Set by the stateAny state fee for this change is confirmed with you before anything is filed.
We handle the whole swapCD 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.
Switching providers? How to change your registered agent in Georgia — the filing route, consent and entity-specific instructions, with official sources.
Can you be your own registered agent in Georgia?
You personally can, if you are located in Georgia at a street address where someone can find you in person. Your company cannot: Georgia does not let an entity act as its own registered agent. The address is published and cannot be a PO box or mail drop, so a home office is the usual fallback. Worse, the agent lives inside your annual registration — miss the April 1 deadline and both your agent record and your good standing lapse in the same stroke. The full guide: Can you be your own registered agent?
Should you be your own registered agent?
Three honest questions about Georgia. If you don’t need us, we’ll say so.
- Address privacyNow
- Reaching you with legal papers
- Other states
Is it fine if your home or office address goes on the public record?
As your own registered agent, the street address you list is the one that appears on Georgia's public record.
Should you even hire a registered agent?
If you live in Georgia, keep regular hours at a fixed address, and run one entity, you may not need us, and we will tell you so. A service earns its keep when you value privacy, travel, run more than one entity, or operate across state lines.
| What the job involves in Georgia | Be your own agent | LLCity |
|---|---|---|
| Physical GA street address, no PO box or mail drop | Your home or office, on public record | Our Georgia address, your privacy kept |
| You must be reliably reachable to accept and forward service of process | On you, every business day | Always staffed, scanned the day it arrives |
| Multi-state coverage | One state only | All 50 plus DC and Puerto Rico, one login |
| Deadline tracking | On you | Reminders before every deadline |
| Served in front of clients | Possible | Never, it comes to us |
Why do businesses in Georgia choose LLCity?
Your Georgia registered agent
Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.
- Real Georgia street address (no PO box)
- Every notice scanned the day it arrives
- One dashboard for every state you operate in
One login
Every entity and every state in a single dashboard.
Every deadline tracked
Yours fall when your states say they fall. We watch all of them.
Every entity
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Managing agents for more than three entities?
One agent, one login, and every state deadline tracked for every entity you own.
Put Georgia’s deadlines in your calendar
Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring Georgia filing — or have us email them.
Annual registration
Next due: April 1, 2027 · Due between January 1 and April 1 every year; a multi-year registration can cover up to three calendar years at once
Dates sourced from the Georgia filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.
Is that letter really from Georgia?
Private companies mail official-looking offers to file your recurring report or sell you a certificate. Here is what Georgia has said about them, and where to file directly.
Georgia Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
Corporate Filings and Employment Labor Posters and Notices
“They may even try to dupe businesses by disguising the solicitation as a letter from a government agency or as a bill.”
Also published
- Rip-Off Alert: Avoid Third-Party Solicitations for Corporate Annual Registrations(Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division)
- New Business Owner Alert: Misleading Certificate of Existence Solicitations Sent Out Statewide(Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division)
- Raffensperger Warns of Misleading Corporate Registration Mailers(Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division)
File or order directly from Georgia:
How to tell a lookalike from a real state notice, and what to do with one
Questions about registered agent service in Georgia
Do I need a registered agent in Georgia?
Yes. Every Georgia entity must continuously maintain a registered agent and registered office in the state under O.C.G.A. Title 14. The address must be a physical Georgia street address where an individual can be found in person for the company; a post office box or mail drop is not acceptable, and an entity cannot serve as its own registered agent.
Can I be my own registered agent in Georgia?
You personally can, if you are in Georgia at a street address where someone can find you in person. Your own LLC or corporation cannot — Georgia bars an entity from acting as its own agent. The catch is that the address is public and cannot be a PO box, and the agent record lives inside your annual registration, so one missed deadline breaks both.
What happens if my Georgia LLC has no registered agent?
Service of process has nowhere reliable to land, so lawsuits can advance without reaching you. Under Title 14 the Corporations Division can administratively dissolve a domestic entity or revoke a foreign entity’s authority for failing to keep a valid registered agent and annual registration on file, which also costs you your good standing.
How do I change my registered agent in Georgia?
Registered agent changes for domestic Georgia LLCs and foreign LLCs registered in Georgia through annual registration or an amended annual registration. 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. 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.
How much does a Georgia registered agent cost?
Pricing is custom to your portfolio of entities and states, and most quotes are same-day. Call 212-202-5750 or start a filing and we’ll price exactly what you need. State filing fees are set by the state and confirmed with you before anything is filed, so nothing is submitted until you have seen the full cost.
Figures verified against the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division (rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/590-7-4) · Last updated September 2026
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