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Course unit 2 · Georgia

The Georgia Registered Agent Unit (2026): 6 Tasks and the 3 Best Agents

Our 2026 Georgia picks for naming a registered agent, strongest to weakest, are Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Georgia Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and GA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). From the statute to the agent's record on file, there are 6 short tasks.

Prepared by the LLC 101 Guide instructors

Unit overview

Is a registered agent required?
Yes
Look it up at sos.ga.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
Cost of hiring an agent
$99 to $149 a year
From company pricing pages
Annual registration
$60 a year
Look it up at sos.ga.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
Tasks in this unit
6
One by one

Unit goals

  • The Georgia agent rule
  • Who may serve and from what address
  • How an agent gets on record
  • Who we would hire as agent

Georgia: our recommended services

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we grade), and three-year cost and assignments completed count most.

Top of the class

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies working in several states

Our first pickFirst year $149; renewal $149

Start the list with Mainstay Filing, because $149 a year, $149 at renewal, and the same plan works in every other state.

Three years run $150 higher than with Georgia Registered Agent.co, but it completes more of the assignments, and the grade pays for that.

What the price covers

  • An office address inside the state
  • Free scans of legal papers served on the company, sent the business day they arrive
  • Up to three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • $149 each year, no increase
  • Goes with you to any state

What to weigh

  • $50 a year above Georgia Registered Agent.co
  • This plan does not file your reports
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

2. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for LLCs that live only in Georgia

Focused on GeorgiaFirst year $99; renewal $99

Our second choice, Georgia Registered Agent.co: for $99 a year you get a Georgia agent with an office inside the state.

What the price covers

  • A physical address in Georgia
  • Served documents appear online

What works

  • $99 each year, no increase
  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing

What to weigh

  • A single-state service
  • Annual registration is outside the price
Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

3. GA Registered Agent.org: best for a second local choice

Focused on GeorgiaFirst year $99; renewal $99

Our third choice, GA Registered Agent.org: for $99 a year you get a Georgia agent with an office inside the state.

Georgia Registered Agent.co and this service cost the same.

What the price covers

  • A physical address in Georgia
  • Served documents appear online

What works

  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 each year, no increase

What to weigh

  • A single-state service
  • Annual registration is outside the price
Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Grades and prices together

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Georgia Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3GA Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Each company's posted price on November 13, 2026. Switching agents does not change what the state charges.

Naming a Georgia registered agent, task by task

  1. Task 1

    The Georgia rule in brief

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Source: Look it up at sos.ga.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

  2. Task 2

    Who counts as an agent

    A Georgia resident, a Georgia corporation or LLC, or a corporation or LLC from another state with authority to do business in Georgia. An entity cannot be its own agent. The rule comes from O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209.

  3. Task 3

    Pick an address that complies

    The address has to be a Georgia street address that is also the agent's business office, and the agent has to be located there. A P.O. box or mail drop cannot be used.

    Paying a service keeps your home address out of public records.

  4. Task 4

    Decide who will hold the role

    Qualify and you can serve yourself. A professional from the list runs $99 to $149 per year.

  5. Task 5

    Record the appointment

    The Articles of Organization (Form CD 030) asks for the agent's name and address, and the Georgia Secretary of State also takes change filings from LLCs switching agents.

    Source: Look it up at sos.ga.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

  6. Task 6

    Keep the agent record accurate

    Send in the annual registration on time ($60, April 1) and the agent record stays correct.

    Source: Look it up at sos.ga.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

What this unit costs

EntryGoes toSum
A professional agentThe service$99 to $149 a year
Every year afterThe service$99 to $149 a year
Annual registrationGoes to the state$60 every year
State fees were read from the official pages named in the sources. Three years means the filing, two years of reports and the minimum tax where there is one.

How the grades came out

Assignments the price completes settled first place in Georgia. It is worth 31% of the grade, and the other 69% comes from course fee across three years, second-year fee, match with the state syllabus and plain pricing.

Reach put it ahead of Georgia Registered Agent.co.

Questions students ask

Can a Georgia LLC go without a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Often. Test yourself against the two rules in tasks 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

You can; an existing LLC files a change with the Georgia Secretary of State, as task 5 shows.

What does a registered agent cost in Georgia?

Prices on this page run $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

$60 every year for the annual registration.

Which registered agent would you choose?

The order is Mainstay Filing, Georgia Registered Agent.co and GA Registered Agent.org, and Mainstay Filing is first since an agent for $149 a year who can follow the company wherever it registers next.

Reading list and sources

  1. Want proof for what the unit says about Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025? Go to sos.ga.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  2. Want proof for what the unit says about Georgia report due date? Go to law.justia.com; the copy we used dates from August 2026.
  3. Want proof for what the unit says about Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule? Go to sos.ga.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  4. Want proof for what the unit says about Georgia registered agent statute? Go to sos.ga.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  5. Georgia service page of Mainstay Filing, taken on November 13, 2026
  6. pricing page of Georgia Registered Agent.co, taken on November 13, 2026
  7. pricing page of GA Registered Agent.org, taken on November 13, 2026