A domestic corporation or limited liability company (“LLC”) that is administratively dissolved may apply for reinstatement within 5 years of the date of the administrative dissolution by filing an application for reinstatement. The name of an administratively dissolved corporation or LLC is reserved for a period of 5 years after the date of dissolution or until the entity is reinstated, whichever is sooner.  

Please see O.C.G.A. §§ 14-2-1422(b), 14-3-1422(b) and 14-11-603(b)(6). If the entity does not reinstate within the 5-year period, then another entity may reserve or file under the name.

You may file a reinstatement application online at ecorp.sos.ga.gov.

Should you wish to file your reinstatement application by mail or hand-delivery to our office, you must print the reinstatement application form, complete it and mail it in with a check or money order for payment of the fee.  

Please note that only domestic entities can reinstate. A foreign entity whose authority has been revoked must re‐qualify to do business in Georgia by submitting a new application for a certificate of authority. 

The fee to file online is $250; the fee to file in paper format is $260.

An administratively dissolved corporation or LLC must apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement within 5 years of the effective date of dissolution.

A reinstatement application may be executed by the registered agent of the entity or by an officer, director or shareholder of a corporation or by a member or manager of an LLC, in each case as set forth in the most recent annual registration filed with the Secretary of State.  

If the reinstatement application is not signed by one of these authorized persons, then the application must be accompanied by a notarized statement executed by a person who was an officer, director, or shareholder in the case of a corporation or a member or manager in the case of an LLC, or an heir, successor, or assign of a person who was an officer, director, shareholder of the corporation or a member, or manager of the LLC at the time that the entity was administratively dissolved, stating that such person or decedent was an officer, director, or shareholder of the corporation at the time of administrative dissolution or a member or manager of the LLC at the time of administrative dissolution, and such person has knowledge of and assents to the application for reinstatement.  

Please see O.C.G.A. §§ 14-2-1422(a)(3), 14-3-1422(a)(3) and 14-11-603(b)(4)(C). 

Note: If the filer of the reinstatement application is not authorized to execute the filing, then a notarized statement, as required above, must be submitted along with the application. Failure to do so will result in the delay or forfeiture of your filing. 

Processing time varies depending on office workload. Reinstatements submitted online are generally processed within 7-10 business days. Reinstatement applications submitted in paper format via mail or hand-delivery are generally processed in 15 business days from receipt by the Division. 

If the current wait time is not feasible, the processing of the reinstatement application can be “expedited” for an additional filing fee.

2 Business Day Expedited Service: Review of filing completed and a response sent within 2 business days costs an additional $100.

Same Day Expedited Service: Review of filing completed and a response sent same business day costs an additional $250. Same day expedited processing service requests must be received by the Division by noon of a business day. Filings received after noon will be reviewed by noon on the next business day.