Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 590 - RULES OF OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 590-7 - COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS › Subject 590-7-19 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY › Rule 590-7-19-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Active
				Limited Liability Company.
As used herein, the term "active limited
				liability company" shall mean a limited liability company or foreign limited
				liability company that is on file with the Secretary of State and is in
				compliance with the filing requirements of the Code.
(2)
Active Name Reservation.
As
				used herein, the term "active name reservation" shall mean a name reservation
				issued by the Secretary of State that has not been redeemed and has not
				expired.
(3)
Annual
				Registration.
As used herein, the term "annual registration" shall mean
				the filing required of each limited liability company as set forth in the
				Code.
(4)
Applicant.
As used herein the term "applicant" shall mean any person making application to
				the Commissioner for any service provided or authorized by the Code.
(5)
Assistant Corporation
				Commissioner.
As used herein, all references to the "Assistant
				Corporation Commissioner" shall mean the Assistant Corporation Commissioner
				appointed by the Secretary of State as the Director of the Corporations
				Division to oversee the administration of the Code as provided in O.C.G.A.
				Section
				 14-5-20.
(6)
Articles of Organization.
As
				used herein, the term "articles of organization" or "articles" shall mean the
				articles filed to form a limited liability company and such articles as amended
				or restated.
(7)
Automated
				Database.
As used herein, all references to the "automated database"
				shall mean the database maintained on the electronic data processing
				equipment.
(8)
Certificate.
As used herein, all references to "certificate" shall
				mean a form containing signatures of the Secretary of State and/or persons
				authorized by the Secretary of State, a date of filing, and the printed or
				embossed seal of the State of Georgia. "Certificate" may also include the
				placing of a stamp on a document containing a time and date of filing and an
				acknowledgement of such filing. "Certificate" shall not mean share certificates
				or certificates which represent the ownership interest in a corporation,
				limited liability company, or other entity.
(9)
Certificate of Organization.
As used herein,"Certificate of Organization" means the certificate issued by
				the Secretary of State certifying that articles of organization have been filed
				with the Secretary of State pursuant to the Code.
(10)
Code.
As used herein, all
				citations to "the Code" or "Code" refer to the Georgia Limited Liability
				Company Act and other statutes set forth in Title 14 of the Official Code of
				Georgia Annotated, as amended.
(11)
Commissioner.
As used herein, all references to "Commissioner" or
				"Corporation Commissioner" shall mean the Secretary of State of the State of
				Georgia.
(12)
Corporate
				Service Organization.
As used herein, a "corporate service organization"
				shall mean a person or entity, a substantial part of whose business is:
(a) Providing information concerning business
				entities to the public;
(b)
				Providing ministerial services to business entities to assist them in meeting
				the filing requirements of state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to
				such entities; or
(c) Maintaining a
				commercial database available to the general public.