Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 11. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES · Article 7. FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

14-11-704. Issuance of certificate of authority.

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(a)
If the Secretary of State finds that an application for a certificate of authority conforms to the filing requirements of this chapter and all requisite fees and any penalty due pursuant to Code Section 14-11-711 have been paid, he or she shall:#
1. (1)
  Stamp or otherwise endorse his or her official title and the date and time of receipt on the application;#
2. (2)
  File the application in his or her office; and#
3. (3)
  Issue a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.#
(b)
The certificate of authority must be returned to the person who filed the application or such person’s representative.#
(c)
If the certificate of authority is issued by the Secretary of State, a foreign limited liability company shall be deemed authorized to transact business in this state from the time of filing its application for the certificate of authority.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 14-11-704, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 123, § 1.

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