Georgia Form T-19C is a notarized affidavit a business uses to authorize a specific person, who is not already listed as an owner or officer with the Georgia Secretary of State, to sign motor vehicle title documents on the company’s behalf at a county tag office. It is a single page with three sections, available as a free PDF from the Georgia Department of Revenue, and must be presented in its original notarized form.
When You Need the Form
Any time a business entity buys, sells, titles, or renews the registration of a vehicle in Georgia, the person handling the paperwork at the county tag office has to be either an owner or officer of the business on file with the Secretary of State, or someone that owner or officer has authorized in writing. The T-19C is that written authorization.
Common situations include a fleet manager or office administrator picking up title paperwork after the company buys a vehicle, an employee signing the title assignment when the business sells or transfers a vehicle, and staff handling tag renewals for company-owned vehicles.
If you are already listed with the Secretary of State as an owner or officer, you can sign title documents yourself and do not need a T-19C. The form exists solely to delegate that signing authority to someone else.
Where to Get It
The form is posted on the Georgia Department of Revenue’s motor vehicle forms page as “T-19C — Affidavit of Authority to Sign for a Company, Corporation or Partnership,” labeled a county form. Download it directly rather than relying on a photocopy from another source.
Georgia also publishes a Form T-19 with the same title. The T-19 is the state-level version; the T-19C is designated for county use. Some county offices accept them interchangeably. Call your local tag office before your visit and ask which one they want.
Who Fills It Out, and How
An owner or officer of the business completes and signs the T-19C. The person being authorized does not fill out the form. That person only needs to show up at the tag office with the completed, notarized original and a valid Georgia driver’s license or state ID.
Section A: Business and Authorized Person
Section A asks for the full legal name of the company, corporation, or partnership exactly as it appears in Secretary of State records, the name and title and contact information of the owner or officer granting authority, and the full legal name of the person being authorized. If the form prompts for business type, indicate corporation, partnership, or LLC.
Match the business name precisely. The tag office verifies the name against Secretary of State records, and a mismatch will stop the transaction. Trade names, DBAs, and informal abbreviations will not do.
Section B: Sworn Certification
The owner or officer certifies under oath that everything in the affidavit is true and accurate. This signature has to be made in front of a notary. You cannot sign the form first and bring it to a notary later.
Section C: Notary Completion
After witnessing the signature, the notary enters the date the affidavit was sworn and subscribed, their full legal name, physical address, email address, telephone number, signature, commission expiration date, and seal or stamp. Check this section before leaving the notary. An incomplete Section C is one of the most common reasons a tag office rejects the form.
Getting It Notarized
Georgia caps notary fees at $4.00 per service: $2.00 for the notarial act and $2.00 for attendance and certification. A notary can also waive the fee. Many banks notarize documents for their account holders at no charge, and UPS stores and some county offices offer the service as well.
What to Bring to the Tag Office
The T-19C is one piece of a larger packet. For a title transaction, which is the usual reason you need it, bring all of the following:
- The original notarized T-19C. Copies are not accepted, and the person named on the form has to be the one at the counter.
- A valid Georgia driver’s license or state ID belonging to that same person.
- A completed Form MV-1, Georgia’s standard title and tag application. Enter the company’s full legal name in the “Name of Business/Leasing Company Name” field. Above the signature line, the authorized signer prints the company name and writes their job title next to the signature.
- The original title or Manufacturer’s Statement of Origin, properly assigned to the business. Copies are not accepted for either.
- A copy of the bill of sale showing the purchase price, which the county uses to calculate the Title Ad Valorem Tax.
- The business license.
- Secretary of State registration showing the business is active. The tag office will verify this.
- Proof of Georgia liability insurance on the vehicle with the business listed as the insured.
Fees and Deadlines
The title application fee is $18 for an original title or change of ownership. Most purchases and transfers also trigger the Title Ad Valorem Tax, currently 7.0% of the vehicle’s fair market value, paid once at the time of titling. The TAVT replaced the annual ad valorem tax on vehicles.
You have 30 days from the date of purchase or transfer to apply for the title. Miss that window and a $10 late penalty is added to the title fee. If the tag office rejects your paperwork, you have 60 days from the rejection to fix and resubmit. Miss that second deadline and another $10 penalty applies, and the license plate expires at midnight on the 60th day and must be returned to the tag office.
Mistakes That Get the Form Rejected
Tag offices see the same problems over and over with T-19C submissions.
- The business is not registered with the Secretary of State, or its status is inactive or dissolved. Check your status online before you go.
- The wrong person signs the form. It must be signed by an owner or officer granting authority, not by the person receiving it.
- Section C is incomplete. A missing notary address, phone number, commission expiration date, or seal invalidates the affidavit.
- The business name on the T-19C, the MV-1, and the Secretary of State record do not match exactly.
- You bring a copy instead of the original T-19C, or a copy of the title or MSO. Originals are required.
Forms That Are Not T-19C
Several Georgia motor vehicle authority and affidavit forms look similar on paper. If your situation does not fit the T-19C, one of these may be the right one.
- Form T-19 is the state-level counterpart of the T-19C affidavit of business authority. Some counties accept it in place of the T-19C.
- Form T-8 is a limited power of attorney for motor vehicle transactions. It authorizes one individual to act for another individual in a specific transaction, not for a business.
- Form T-20 is the Affidavit of Inheritance. When a vehicle owner has died and the title is transferring to an heir, T-20 is the correct form, not T-19C. The process follows O.C.G.A. § 40-3-34(d) and calls for a certified death certificate along with a will, letters of administration, or an affidavit about the estate.
All of these are posted on the Georgia Department of Revenue’s motor vehicle forms page at dor.georgia.gov.