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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-11-701. Law applicable to foreign limited liability companies.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-11-701. Law applicable to foreign limited liability companies.

(a) The laws of the jurisdiction under which a foreign limited liability company is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its managers, members, and other owners, regardless of whether the foreign limited liability company procured or should have procured a certificate of authority under this chapter.

(b) A foreign limited liability company may not be denied a certificate of authority by reason of any difference between the laws of the jurisdiction under which such company is organized and the laws of this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-11-701, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 123, § 1.