GA registered agent
Georgia. $1 a year.
Georgia law requires a registered agent. The text is below. Read it or do not.
what Georgia does about it
The state's remedies, quoted. No commentary.
dissolution
... (3) The corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 60 days or more; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: O.C.G.A. sec. 14-2-1420(3)-(4); sec. 14-11-603(b)(1)(B)-(C)
revocation
... if: ... (3) The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 60 days or more; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: O.C.G.A. sec. 14-2-1530(3)-(4); sec. 14-2-1531(d)
no court
... may not maintain a proceeding in any court in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority. (b) Each foreign corporation that has not obtained a certificate of authority within ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: O.C.G.A. sec. 14-2-1502(a)-(b)
fine
... Civil penalty for a foreign corporation transacting business in this state without a ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: O.C.G.A. sec. 14-2-122(10)
the rule
rule
Georgia says:
... and (2) A registered agent, who may be: (A) A person who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: O.C.G.A. sec. 14-2-501; sec. 14-11-209(a)-(b)
the lawsuit
service
... found at the registered office, then the Secretary of State shall be an agent of such limited liability company upon whom any process, notice, or demand may be served. ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: O.C.G.A. sec. 14-2-504(b); sec. 14-2-1510(b); sec. 14-11-209(f)
coming back
reinstatement
... 14-2-1421 may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement within five years after the effective date of such dissolution. The application shall: ... (5) Be accompanied by the fee required ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: O.C.G.A. sec. 14-2-1422(a); sec. 14-2-122(12); sec. 14-11-603(b)(4); sec. 14-11-1101(a)(16)
compliance
No.
the annual report
Georgia charges this every year. Do not pay it and keep the money. The rest of this page is what happens next.
annual report, llc
$60. Yearly.
... file an annual registration with the Secretary of State between January 1 and ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-guide-register-domestic-entity
annual report, corporation
$60. Yearly.
... Registration (Profit Corp., Professional Corp., Benefit Corp., ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: GA SOS Corporations Division Filing Fees (Rev. 8/2025, eff. 9/6/2025)
incFACTS captured this 2026-08-01 and verified it 2026-08-10. It may have changed. We would not know.