Administration

O.C.G.A. tit. 14, ch. 9, art. 11

in effect

O.C.G.A. § 14-9-1101 Fees.

14-9-1101. Fees. The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for filing: Document Fee (1) A certificate of limited partnership .......................$ 100.00 (2) A registration of a foreign limited partnership ........ 225.00 (3) An annual registration ..................................... 50.00 (4) Penalty for late filing of annual registration ........... 25.00 (5) Agent's statement of resignation ......................... No fee (6) Certificate of cancellation .................................. No fee (7) Application of withdrawal .................................. No fee (8) Statement of change of address of registered agent or registered office .... $5.00 per limited partnership but not less than .......................................... 20.00 (9) An amendment to a certificate of limited partnership for the purpose of becoming a limited liability partnership ................................................ 100.00 (10) Certificate of election to become a limited partnership .......................................................... 80.00 Document Fee (11) Certificate of conversion ................................... 95.00 (12) Application for reservation of a name .................. 25.00 (13) Any other document required or permitted pursuant to this chapter ............................................. 20.00 (Code 1981, § 14-9-1101, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 931, § 16; Ga. L. 1996, p. 787, § 14; Ga. L. 1999, p. 405, § 29; Ga. L. 2003, p. 883, § 6; Ga. L. 2007, p. 455, § 4/SB 234; Ga. L. 2008, p. 253, § 11/SB 436; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-35/HB 1055.)

O.C.G.A. § 14-9-1102 Administrative powers of Secretary of State.

14-9-1102. Administrative powers of Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall have the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable him to administer this chapter efficiently and to perform the duties therein imposed upon him, including, without limitation, the power and authority to employ from time to time such additional personnel as in his judgment are required for those purposes. (Code 1981, § 14-9-1102, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.)

O.C.G.A. § 14-9-1103 Rules and regulations.

14-9-1103. Rules and regulations. The Secretary of State may promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, which are incidental to and necessary for the implementation and enforcement of such provisions of this chapter as are administered by the Secretary of State. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." (Code 1981, § 14-9-1103, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.)

O.C.G.A. § 14-9-1104 Duty of Secretary of State to file documents.

14-9-1104. Duty of Secretary of State to file documents. The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this chapter is ministerial. His filing or refusing to file a document does not: (1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; (2) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or (3) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect. (Code 1981, § 14-9-1104, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.)

Source: Official Code of Georgia (Legislative Counsel's copy via Public.Resource.Org) + acts (legis.ga.gov)URL: https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2024/T14%20%28V12%29%202017.txtFetched: 10/24/2026