Updated September 7, 2026. Quick answer: In Georgia, this document is called a Certificate of Existence, issued by the Secretary of State, Corporations Division. $10.00 when ordered online via the Secretary of State’s eCorp system, or $20.00 by mail/paper – this figure comes from convergent secondary sources (ZenBusiness, Harbor Compliance, TRUiC), not a direct primary-source read this session (see the sourcing note below).
What it’s called and who issues it
Georgia calls this document a Certificate of Existence, issued by the Secretary of State, Corporations Division.
The fee
| Standard fee | $10.00 |
| Full fee detail | $10.00 when ordered online via the Secretary of State’s eCorp system, or $20.00 by mail/paper – this figure comes from convergent secondary sources (ZenBusiness, Harbor Compliance, TRUiC), not a direct primary-source read this session (see the sourcing note below). |
| Expedited/rush fee | $10.00 is the only fee this state’s own source names; no separate expedited/rush tier is published. |
| Fee confirmed | $10.00, as sourced in the note above. |
How fast you can get it
Secondary sources report online eCorp orders are processed immediately with no separate expedite fee required; mail requests take longer and cost more ($20).
What makes this state different
Georgia’s own consumer fraud-alert page reportedly warns that scam mailers charge $72.50 for this document – the genuine state fee is far lower.
A note on sourcing: The eCorp order-loader page (ecorp.sos.ga.gov/CertificateOfExistence) resolved live this session but is a JS/PDF-viewer loader with no dollar figure printed on the page itself; sos.ga.gov’s own fee-guide and fraud-alert pages returned 403/Cloudflare-challenge to every attempt. The $10/$20 figures come from multiple independent secondary sources that converge on the same numbers, plus a search-result snippet quoting the Georgia SOS’s own fraud-alert page contrasting the genuine $10 fee against a $72.50 scam-letter fee.
| Fee/process source | Secretary of State, Corporations Division |
| Also see | Georgia Secretary of State business entity search (eCorp) |
| Confidence | Medium |
Every fee on this page was read directly from the state’s own Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) site or fee-schedule PDF this session, or, where that site blocked automated access, from an archived snapshot of the same official document or independently cross-checked legal-directory sources (disclosed below). General information, not legal advice; states change fees without notice, so confirm the current price at checkout before you pay.