The Securities and Business Regulation Division protects Georgians by registering and regulating:

• securities offerings,
• securities firms,
• securities salespeople,
• investment advisers,
• charities,
• paid solicitors,
• cemeteries, and
• pre-need funeral service/merchandise dealers

The Secretary of State serves as the Georgia Commissioner of Securities. In that capacity, she regulates the offer for sale and sale of securities within and from the state of Georgia. These securities may range from traditional common stocks and bonds to a broad range of more complex forms of investment contracts, limited partnerships, profit-sharing arrangements, and the newly-emerging market in derivatives.

The Secretary of State registers and regulates perpetual care cemeteries, pre-need dealers, pre-need sales agents, and merchandise dealers in the state. State law does not extend to the regulation of church and municipal cemeteries or family burial plots.

The Secretary of State registers and regulates charitable organizations, paid solicitors, and solicitor agents in the state.