Form - Name Reservations
(Rev. 4/2015)
Brian P. Kemp
Secretary of State
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
CORPORATIONS DIVISION
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE
Suite 313 West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404) 656-2817
sos.georgia.gov
NAME RESERVATION REQUEST
Applicant Name:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
The nonrefundable filing fee is $25.00. The fee is for performing the search and will not be refunded if the name is not
available. You may apply to reserve a name by completing this form and submitting it to our office with a check, cashier’s
check or money order made payable to the Georgia Secretary of State. You may also request a name reservation online at
sos.georgia.gov. Online filers can pay using a credit card (M/C, Visa, Discover or AMEX) or ACH. Once approved, you will
receive a name reservation number valid for 30 days. Within 30 days, you may file entity formation documents using the name
reservation. Name reservations cannot be renewed and expire after 30 days. However, you may reserve the name again for
$25.00 as long as the name is available.
If the requested name is not available a rejection notice will be sent via telephone, email or US mail. The notice will include
instructions on submitting another request within 10 days of the notice without additional charge.
Please be advised that the online system only performs a preliminary search of our database. An in-house examiner will
perform a detailed search and confirm whether or not your name is available. Your name is NOT confirmed and reserved
until you receive official notification from this office.
No activity or investment under a name, such as advertising, purchase of a seal, entry into legal transactions, etc., should be
conducted based on a name reservation. Such action should not be taken until the entity formation documents are filed and a
certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, or certificate of limited partnership is issued by the Secretary of State.
Please indicate your choice(s) for a name: (Enter the exact name of the organization and entity indicator.)
1
st
preference:
2
nd
preference:
3
rd
preference:
** The name must contain an entity indicator.** For a corporation, include the word “Corporation,” “Incorporated,”
“Company,” or “Limited,” or the abbreviation “Corp.,” “Inc.,” “Co.,” or “Ltd.” For a professional corporation, include the words “Professional
Corporation” or the abbreviation “PC” or “P.C.” For a limited partnership, include the word “Limited Partnership” or the abbreviation “L.P.” For a
limited liability limited partnership, include those words or the abbreviation “LLLP” or “L.L.L.P.” For a limited liability company, include the words
“Limited Liability Company” or “Limited Company,” or the abbreviation “L.L.C.,” “LLC”, “L.C.” or “LC”. The abbreviation “Ltd.” may be used for
“Limited” and the abbreviation “Co.” may be used for “Company.”
Please return this form, along with your payment to: Office of Secretary of State, Corporations
Division,
Name Reservation
Request,
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE, Suite 313 West Tower, Atlanta,
Georgia 30334.
