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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1530. Grounds for revocation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1530. Grounds for revocation.

The Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under Code Section 14-2-1531 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:

(1) The foreign corporation does not deliver its annual registration to the Secretary of State within 60 days after it is due;

(2) The foreign corporation does not pay within 60 days after they are due any fees, taxes, or penalties imposed by this chapter or other law;

(3) The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 60 days or more;

(4) The foreign corporation does not inform the Secretary of State under Code Section 14-2-1508 or 14-2-1509 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within 60 days of the change, resignation, or discontinuance;

(5) An incorporator, director, officer, or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document he knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing; or

(6) The Secretary of State receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1530, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.