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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Georgia? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Georgia rule below: 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. Check with the Georgia Secretary of State before you file.
The Georgia rule
Who can serve: 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 address: 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.
The LLC itself cannot be its own agent in Georgia; an individual or another business serves. Changing agents in Georgia costs $30. Source: O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Georgia address goes on the public filing.
- Papers are handed to you at that address, so you need to be there when the state’s rule says.
- If you move, you file a change of agent ($30 in Georgia).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Georgia, the same at renewal. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.
Can I be my own registered agent in Georgia?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Georgia rule below: 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. Check with the Georgia Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Georgia?
$30 to the state.