Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 2. BUSINESS CORPORATIONS · Article 15. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS · Part 1. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

14-2-1503. Application for certificate of authority.

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(a)
A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth:#
1. (1)
  The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of Code Section 14-2-1506;#
2. (2)
  The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;#
3. (3)
  Its date of incorporation;#
4. (4)
  The mailing address of its principal office;#
5. (5)
  The address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office; and#
6. (6)
  The names and respective business addresses of its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and secretary, or individuals holding similar positions.#
(b)
The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.#

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.

History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1503, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 989, § 6.

Law reviews

For article summarizing law relating to jurisdiction and venue over domestic and foreign corporations in Georgia, and service therein, see 21 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (1970).

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