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Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 15. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS · Part 1. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

14-3-1503. Application for certificate of authority.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (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 14-3-1506;#

    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.#

  2. (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, § 14-3-1503, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 989, § 10; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 14; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, deleted “, or individuals holding similar positions” at the end of paragraph (a)(6).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t14-(v12)-pdf.pdf, Volume V12, 2017 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 201 to 202; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.