The Commissioner may extend the time of filing of the annual registration if he or she determines that it is in the public interest to do so and if additional time is needed to complete the updating of the corporate information and payment records of the corporation. In the event an order is issued setting forth such extension, the Commissioner is authorized to issue certificates of existence on those corporations that are current through the preceding year.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 590-7-4-.11
O.C.G.A. §§ 14-2-130, 14-3-130, 14-5-23.