Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia

The Office of Secretary of State now provides an electronic version of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia. NOTE: The Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia is a compilation of the rules and regulations of state agencies that have been filed with the Office of Secretary of State pursuant the Georgia Administrative Procedures Act, O.C.G.A.§ 50-13-1 et seq.

The electronic version of the Rules and Regulations on this website should not be regarded as the official copy. An “official” compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia may be obtained from the designated legal publisher of this publication:

Darby Printing Company
6215 Purdue Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30336
404-344-2665
1-800-241-5292

This site will be updated monthly as new and amended rules are published..

Please contact our Administrative Procedures Division at 678-364-3785 if you have questions regarding the content of this site. However, specific questions regarding the content of a particular rule or regulation should be directed to the appropriate state agency that adopted and filed the respective rule.

Certified copies of rules and research assistance on the history of rules is available based on the fees outlined below.

FOR PUBLIC
Flat research fee	$15.00	payable in advance for up to one hour of research time
Scanning/copying (per page)	$0.50
Research fee after first hour (per hour)	$15.00
Certification (per document, plus per page fee)	$15.00
Certification (per page, plus per document fee)	$0.25
Postage/Handling/Shipping)	In-State	Out of State
Up to 50 pgs	$3.00	$5.00
51 - 100 pgs	$5.00	$7.00
101 - 200 pgs.	$7.00	$9.00
151 - 200 pgs	$9.00	$11.00
Over 200 pgs	varies
FOR AGENCIES
Research fee (per hour)	$15.00
Scanning (per page);	$0.25

This site is searchable by the name of the agency, chapter/rule number, the name of the rule itself, or a specific rule number. For example, you may search by the name of an agency such as, “Office of Secretary of State”, or by a chapter number such as “Chapter 590”, or by the name of the rule itself such as “Articles of Incorporation”. You may also search by a specific rule, such as “590-7-3-.01”.

Access the Rules and Regulations (public access)

Rules Waiver Register (public access)

Update Rules Waiver Register (restricted access)

Note: The following forms are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format, which requires the Adobe Acrobat reader for viewing and printing. For more information on Acrobat, or to download a free copy of the Acrobat reader, visit the Adobe web site.