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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Any person may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of authority for a foreign corporation.
(b) A certificate of existence or authority sets forth:
(1) The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name used in this state;
(2) That the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state and the date of its incorporation, or that the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state;
(3) That its most recent annual registration required by Code Section 14-3-1622 has been delivered to the Secretary of State; and
(4) That articles of dissolution have not been filed.
(c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or authority issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as prima-facie evidence that the domestic corporation or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 14. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations § 14-3-128 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-14-corporations-partnerships-and-associations/ga-code-sect-14-3-128.html
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