Changing Registered Agents in Georgia

Go hunting for Georgia's change-of-registered-agent form and you will come up empty. It does not exist. Georgia is one of the few states with no standalone statement-of-change filing; the swap happens inside filings you already know. Per the Secretary of State's Business Division FAQ, the agent on record changes when you file an annual registration or an amended annual registration. That is the whole menu.

Your Two Filing Routes

Inside the annual registration, $60. From January 1 to April 1 you owe the annual registration anyway. Enter the new agent on the full form, pay the usual $60, done; the change costs nothing extra. Heads up: the One Click shortcut refuses any filing that changes information, so you will need to log in to eCorp and use the full form.

Form CD 920, $30, any month of the year. Outside the window (or after this year's registration is already in), the vehicle is the Amended Annual Registration for LLC, official form number CD 920. The state charges $30, and you can file it through eCorp or on paper using the official CD 920 template. It goes to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

Quick decision rule: if it is between January 1 and April 1 and you have not filed yet, ride the annual registration. Any other time, CD 920 for $30.

Who Qualifies as the Replacement

O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209 draws the eligibility lines. Your new agent can be:

• A Georgia resident individual
• A domestic corporation
• Another domestic LLC (yes, really; older guides claiming Georgia bars LLCs from the role are wrong, and the SOS FAQ says so)
• A foreign corporation or foreign LLC holding a Georgia certificate of authority

Two hard limits: your company cannot appoint itself, and the registered office must be a real Georgia street address matching the agent's business office. PO boxes and mail drops are rejected.

The Steps

1. Pick the replacement agent and collect their Georgia street address and county; the filing asks for both.
2. Check the calendar. In the January-to-April window with your registration still unfiled? Make the change on the annual registration ($60 you owe regardless). Otherwise, grab Form CD 920 ($30).
3. Log in at ecorp.sos.ga.gov and complete the applicable filing online, or mail the printed form to the Corporations Division.
4. Pay the state: $30 for the CD 920 route, $60 for the annual registration route.
5. Run your entity through the state's business search afterward and confirm the new agent shows on the record.

What Happens After You Switch to Us

The moment the Secretary of State processes your filing, we become your agent of record. Documents delivered to our Georgia address are scanned and emailed to you on the same business day. Your previous agent stops receiving anything: no overlap, no confusion.

You do not need to notify your old agent in advance. The state record update handles the transition automatically.

Timeline

eCorp filings generally process faster than mailed paperwork; the portal shows current turnaround estimates. Until the state records the change, your previous agent remains on record and continues receiving documents.

Our $99/Year Service Includes

• Georgia street address on file with the state
• SOP capture for Georgia
• Annual registration deadline alerts (January 1 - April 1 window)
• Secure online document portal
• Privacy — our address replaces yours on public filings

No setup fees. No contracts beyond the annual term. Cancel anytime before renewal.

Ready to Switch?

Enroll with us and we hand you the exact agent details your CD 920 or annual registration needs. Most customers go from signup to active coverage inside a week.