To update your Articles of Organization for a Georgia LLC, you must file Articles of Amendment with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division. You’ll also need to pay a minimum of $20 for a filing fee. Learn more with our free guide to amending Georgia LLC articles.
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As your Georgia LLC grows and changes, you may eventually need to update your official business name. This can be accomplished by filing Articles of Amendment (Form CD 115) with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division. For a base fee of $20, you can change your company name on its Articles of Organization.
In addition to changing the name of a Georgia LLC, amendments may also be used to change registered agents, business addresses, or LLC member information. However, you can also change addresses or your registered agent by updating the information on your Georgia LLC’s annual registration, or with amended annual registration.
All LLCs must file annual registration between January 1st and April 1st, but annual registration and amended annual registration can also be filed throughout the year. Filing annual registration costs $50 to file online or $60 with a paper form, but if you’ve already filed your registration for the year, an amended annual registration form can be filed for $20 online or $30 with a paper form—the same fee as filing an amendment to your Articles of Organization.
You can restate the initial articles instead of filing an amendment, but since no form is offered by the state, you’ll have to create your own restated articles document. This document should include your LLC’s name, date of formation, and any articles to be restated (LLC name and effective date). Filing to restate Georgia articles costs the same as filing a Georgia amendment—$20 to file online or $30 to file by mail or in-person.
To file restated articles online, upload a PDF of your restated Articles of Organization with your Georgia Corporations Division Online Services account. Select the “Submit Paper Filing Online” tab, then select “Articles of Restatement/Restated Articles” from the drop down menu to access the filing process.
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To file Georgia Articles of Amendment, you must provide the following information about your LLC:
If you don’t know your control number or the date when you initially filed your Articles of Organization, you can find that information by searching the Georgia Business Database.
You can submit your LLC’s Georgia Articles of Amendment online, in person, or by mail.
Mailed or In-Person Filings:
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To file online, visit the Georgia Corporations Division Online Services page. If you don’t already have an account, you can create one by clicking “Create a User Account.” Once you’re logged in, click the “Business Amendment” tab. Enter your LLC’s name in the search box, select it from the list of search results and click “continue” to start the amendment process.
Costs of filing name change amendments vary depending on how they were filed. The fee for filing online is $20. If you file in person or by mail, you’ll have to pay the base $20, plus another $10 for processing a paper form.
Standard Articles of Amendment processing ordinarily takes 10-15 business days in Georgia.
Georgia does offer expedited processing for filings like Articles of Amendment, but it doesn’t come cheap. Extra processing fees start at $100 for two-day processing, $250 for same-day processing, or an additional $1,000 for one-hour processing.
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