Foreign registration · Form CD 241

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Georgia

An LLC formed in Maine that wants to do business in Georgia files Form CD 241, with $235 in state fees. Georgia asks nothing of Maine here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maine and Georgia each ask for

	Maine formed here	Georgia registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$235 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Georgia
Paid expedite		2-business-day $120, same-day $275, 1-hour $1,200
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.ga.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Registration, $60, every year
Due	June 1	April 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Georgia registered agent

How Maine companies register with Georgia

We prepare and file Form CD 241
It lists us as your Georgia registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Maine first, so the Georgia filing can go in right away. Once Georgia approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Your Maine name and Georgia's rules

Georgia can hold a name for 30 days for $25 before you file.

Your Georgia agent and the Maine one

Maine and Georgia both call it a registered agent. Georgia papers come to us; Maine's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Georgia and Maine

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Georgia's Annual Registration ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Georgia comes to $294 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Georgia into Maine

An LLC formed in Georgia that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Georgia

Does my Maine company need to register in Georgia?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Georgia registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Georgia registration cost?

$434 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

No, Georgia takes Form CD 241 without it.

How long does the Georgia registration take?

Georgia's online processing takes about 7 business days; nothing comes from Maine first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $120, same-day $275.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Georgia?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $60 to Georgia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Georgia?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Georgia can add a penalty of $500.

Does Georgia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maine registered agent stays, and ours covers Georgia for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Georgia LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Georgia later?

Maine companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority; until then, Georgia's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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