Rule 590-1-1-.01 - Organization(1) The Secretary of State of the State of Georgia is a Constitutional Officer in State Government, under the Constitution of Georgia, and is elected for a four year term. The Office of Secretary of State is primarily an office of record and is divided into a number of divisions and subdivisions, as follows: (a) Administration Division;(b) Administrative Procedure Division;(c) Corporations Division, including Special Services, Banking, Insurance and Railroad Charters, Trademarks, and Service of Process;(d) Elections Division, including Commissions and Registration;(e) Professional Licensing Boards Division; and(f) Securities and Charities Division.(2) The Constitution of the State of Georgia designates the Secretary of State as the custodian of the Great Seal of Georgia, which is placed upon documents and papers as authorized by the Governor or the General Assembly.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 590-1-1-.01
O.C.G.A. § 45-13-1 et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Organization" was filed on June 29, 1966, as 590-1-.01; effective July 18, 1966.Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted. Filed December 29, 1978; effective January 18, 1979.Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted, and Rule renumbered as 590-1-1-.01. Filed March 30, 1981; effective April 19, 1981.Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted. Filed September 19, 1985; effective October 9, 1985.Amended: F. June 4, 2018; eff. June 24, 2018.