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Directory · September 2026

A registered agent can be handed a lawsuit for your company.

A registered agent is the person or company who can be handed a lawsuit for the business. It is not a mailbox. A registered agent is also called a statutory agent. After that job is clear, Process Score grades the companies that sell it.

Updated September 2026 · Independent · How the three grades work

Start with a guide

Handing over those court papers is called service of process. The agent must take the papers at a real street during business hours. Then the agent must get them to you.

The office that keeps the public list is the Secretary of State. In Florida, that office is the Division of Corporations. In Arizona, that office is the Arizona Corporation Commission. In New Jersey, that office is the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, in the Department of the Treasury. In Virginia, that office is the State Corporation Commission. In Michigan, that office is the Corporations Division at the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, often called LARA. Michigan’s statute calls the job resident agent. In Indiana, that office is the Business Services Division at the Secretary of State. Indiana’s live statute calls the job registered agent. Older Indiana law called the same job resident agent. In Massachusetts, that office is the Corporations Division at the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts’s LLC statute calls the job resident agent. The corporation statute calls the same job registered agent. In Maryland, that office is the State Department of Assessments and Taxation. Maryland’s statute calls the job resident agent. The Secretary of State does not keep that list. In Tennessee, that office is the Division of Business Services at the Secretary of State. Tennessee’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Minnesota, that office is the Secretary of State. A Minnesota-formed company must keep a registered office and may name a registered agent. A foreign company must name one. In Wisconsin, that office is the Department of Financial Institutions. Wisconsin’s statute calls the job registered agent. The Secretary of State does not keep that list. In Oregon, that office is the Corporation Division at the Secretary of State. Oregon’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Missouri, that office is the Corporations Division at the Secretary of State. Missouri’s LLC statute calls the job registered agent. The same section also says the secretary shall not be appointed as the resident agent, except as that chapter later allows for a foreign company. In Alabama, that office is the Business Entities Division at the Secretary of State. Alabama’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Connecticut, that office is the Secretary of the State. That is the official title. In Utah, that office is the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, in the Department of Commerce. Utah’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Mississippi, that office is the Secretary of State. Mississippi’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Oklahoma, that office is the Secretary of State. Oklahoma’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Louisiana, that office is the Secretary of State. Louisiana’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Iowa, that office is the Secretary of State. Iowa’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Kentucky, that office is the Secretary of State. Kentucky’s statute calls the job registered agent. In Nebraska, that office is the Secretary of State. Nebraska’s LLC statute calls the job office and agent for service of process. The live Secretary of State pages still say registered agent. In Kansas, that office is the Secretary of State. Kansas’s statute calls the job resident agent. The live Secretary of State pages also say registered agent. In Idaho, that office is the Secretary of State. Idaho’s statute calls the job registered agent. In New Mexico, that office is the Secretary of State. New Mexico’s statute calls the job registered agent. An LLC files no Secretary of State annual report. In North Dakota, that office is the Secretary of State. North Dakota’s statute calls the job registered agent. The Secretary of State page also says resident agent and statutory agent. A business may not serve as its own registered agent. Anyone can look up the name and street on that list.

A street address is a place a person can walk up to, like 123 Main Street. A P.O. Box is a mailbox at the post office. The state wants a street. It does not want a P.O. Box.

We do not grade mailbox companies, virtual offices, or map pins. Those products can share a street line. They are not this job.

This directory does not publish a “top 10 registered agents 2026” list. Each company gets three grades. The grades can disagree:

  1. Year-1 / year-2 price: what you pay after any first-year deal ends. We cite the company’s own page and the date we read it.
  2. SOS street and presence: whose street is on the Secretary of State record, whether there is an in-state office with hours, and whether the company agreed to the job the way that state requires.
  3. Process and privacy: how they send you service of process and official notices, and whether your home stays off the agent line. We do not grade catalogs or marketing mail.

A cheap first year can be a C+ on price and a B on process on the same day. That is not a contradiction. It is the point.

Pick the product before you pick the brand

Do it yourself

You or another person who lives in the state. Your street is on the public record. You must be there during ordinary business hours. Free, until someone brings a lawsuit to the house.

Your lawyer

A lawyer can be the agent if they live in the state and will be there during business hours. You are buying a person, not a national scan portal. Ask what they charge to stay listed.

Commercial registered agent

A company whose street, not yours, is the agent line. First-year deals are common. Year 2 is the price. That is the product this site scores.

A registered agent is not a virtual mailbox. The agent accepts lawsuits, tax notices, and Secretary of State letters at a physical street during business hours. A mailbox store, a virtual office, or a “scan my Amazon boxes” login is a different product. We do not grade those products here. If a company also sells a business-address or mail-scanning extra, we treat that extra as out of scope.

Live scorecards

Forty state pages are live. Letters are explained on the methodology page. They are not review-site restatements. They are not star ratings. Company letters live on those state pages. This homepage does not reprint the scorecards.

First-timer questions sit on the guides page.

How to use this site

  1. Read the California registered agent scorecard if California is the formation state. Check bizfile Online for the live agent line before you trust a blog street.
  2. Read the Texas registered agent scorecard if Texas is the home state or the state where you registered to do business. Check SOSDirect for the live agent line.
  3. Read the Florida registered agent scorecard if Florida is the home state or the state where you registered to do business. Check Sunbiz search for the live agent line. Read whether the company filed a written acceptance. The annual report window is January 1 to May 1.
  4. Read the Delaware registered agent scorecard if Delaware is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Division of Corporations entity search for the live agent line. A virtual office alone is not enough.
  5. Read the New York registered agent scorecard if New York is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Corporation and Business Entity Database for the process-mailing address and the registered agent, if any. The Secretary of State is already the agent.
  6. Read the Nevada registered agent scorecard if Nevada is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the SilverFlume business search for the live agent line. A commercial registered agent must register at ten companies. Delaware’s commercial bar is more than 50.
  7. Read the Wyoming registered agent scorecard if Wyoming is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the WyoBiz business entity search for the live agent line. The registered office must be a physical street. UPS stores, FedEx stores, and virtual addresses do not qualify. A commercial registered agent pays a $50 annual fee.
  8. Read the Arizona statutory agent scorecard if Arizona is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Arizona Business Center business search for the live agent line. The appointment waits on the agent’s signed acceptance. Filings go to the Arizona Corporation Commission, not a Secretary of State.
  9. Read the Illinois registered agent scorecard if Illinois is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Illinois Business Entity Search for the live agent line. After an agent resigns, a new agent must be on record within 60 days or the company is not in good standing. Secretary of State letters go to the registered agent at the registered office.
  10. Read the Ohio registered agent scorecard if Ohio is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Ohio Business Search for the live agent line. Ohio calls the job statutory agent. The appointment needs a written acceptance. Miss the 30-day Secretary of State notice and the articles are canceled. A P.O. Box is still a mailbox, even with a street.
  11. Read the Georgia registered agent scorecard if Georgia is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the eCorp Business Search for the live agent line. Georgia wants the registered office at the same street as the agent. A P.O. Box or mail drop is not that street. The annual registration window is January 1 to April 1. Stay without an agent for 60 days and the Secretary of State can start a dissolution.
  12. Read the Pennsylvania registered agent scorecard if Pennsylvania is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Department of State business search for the live registered-office line. Pennsylvania files a registered office, not a registered agent. You may list a commercial registered office provider instead of a street. A P.O. Box alone is refused. The limited-liability-company annual report is due before October 1.
  13. Read the New Jersey registered agent scorecard if New Jersey is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Division of Revenue Business Records Service for the live agent line. New Jersey wants a street for your registered agent. A P.O. Box alone is not enough. The for-profit annual report is $75 and is due the last day of the anniversary month of formation. Filings go to the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, not a classic Secretary of State counter.
  14. Read the Colorado registered agent scorecard if Colorado is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Business Database Search for the live agent line. Colorado will not take a commercial mailbox or a P.O. Box as the registered-agent street. An individual agent needs a Colorado driver’s license or identification card, or the office’s alternative passcode. The periodic report is $25.
  15. Read the North Carolina registered agent scorecard if North Carolina is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Business Registration search for the live agent line. The LLC annual report is due April 15 and costs $200 paper or $203 online. That filing is not the registered-agent job. Update the agent name and office within 60 days of any change.
  16. Read the Virginia registered agent scorecard if Virginia is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Clerk’s Information System for the live agent line. The LLC annual registration fee is $50, due the last day of the month of formation. That fee is not an annual report and not the registered-agent job. Filings go to the State Corporation Commission.
  17. Read the Washington registered agent scorecard if Washington is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Corporations and Charities Filing System for the live agent line. Washington files the agent’s prior consent. A P.O. Box or a PMB is not the street. A commercial registered agent files a listing. The profit annual report is $70, due the last day of the month of formation. That report is not the registered-agent job.
  18. Read the Michigan resident agent scorecard if Michigan is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Business Entity Search for the live resident-agent line. Michigan’s statute names a resident agent. Filings go to LARA’s Corporations Division, not the Secretary of State. A P.O. Box is not the registered office. The LLC annual statement is $25, due February 15. That statement is not the resident-agent job.
  19. Read the Indiana registered agent scorecard if Indiana is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the INBiz business search for the live registered-agent line. Indiana’s live statute names a registered agent. Older Indiana law called the same job resident agent. A commercial registered agent files a listing. A P.O. Box needs a rural route to count as the street. The Business Entity Report is due every other year. That report is not the registered-agent job.
  20. Read the Massachusetts resident agent scorecard if Massachusetts is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Corporations Division search for the live resident-agent line. Massachusetts’s LLC statute names a resident agent. The corporation statute names a registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, not a Secretary of State counter. A P.O. Box is not the street. The LLC annual report is $500, due on or before the anniversary of the certificate of organization. That report cannot change the resident agent.
  21. Read the Maryland resident agent scorecard if Maryland is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Business Express entity search for the live resident-agent line. Maryland’s statute names a resident agent. Filings go to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, not the Secretary of State. A P.O. Box is not the street on the Articles form. The LLC Form 1 is $300, due April 15. That report cannot change the resident agent.
  22. Read the Tennessee registered agent scorecard if Tennessee is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Business Entity Search for the live registered-agent line. Tennessee’s statute names a registered agent. Filings go to the Division of Business Services at the Secretary of State. A P.O. Box is not the registered office. The LLC annual report starts at $300 and is due the first day of the fourth month after the fiscal year ends. For a calendar year that day is April 1. Changing the agent on that report adds $20. That report is not the registered-agent job.
  23. Read the Minnesota registered agent scorecard if Minnesota is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Business Filings search for the live registered-office line and the registered agent, if any. A Minnesota-formed company must keep a registered office and may name an agent. A foreign company must name one. A P.O. Box alone is not the office. The LLC annual renewal is free and due by December 31. That renewal is not the registered-agent job.
  24. Read the Wisconsin registered agent scorecard if Wisconsin is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Corporate Records Search for the live registered-agent line. Wisconsin’s statute names a registered agent. Filings go to the Department of Financial Institutions, DFI, not the Secretary of State. A P.O. Box, a mailbox service, or a telephone answering service is not the office. The LLC annual report is $25 online and is due in the anniversary quarter. If that report’s agent line differs from DFI’s record, that difference is a statement of change. It is not the registered-agent job.
  25. Read the Oregon registered agent scorecard if Oregon is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Oregon Business Name Search for the live registered-agent line. Oregon’s statute names a registered agent. The registered office must be a physical street. It may not be a commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business, or a virtual office. The Secretary of State must check that street. The LLC annual report is $100 and is due on the anniversary day. That report can list a new agent when the renewal is open. It is not the registered-agent job.
  26. Read the Missouri registered agent scorecard if Missouri is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Missouri Business Filings search for the live registered-agent line. Missouri’s LLC statute names a registered agent. The same section also says the secretary shall not be appointed as the resident agent, except as that chapter later allows for a foreign company. A P.O. Box needs a street in the same city. A UPS Store or Mailboxes Etc is not the office. Limited liability companies do not file an annual report with the Secretary of State. Corporations file a registration report. That missing LLC paper is not the registered-agent job.
  27. Read the Alabama registered agent scorecard if Alabama is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Alabama Business Entity Search for the live registered-agent line. Alabama’s statute names a registered agent. The registered office must be a street where papers can be handed over. It may not be solely a mailbox service or a telephone answering service. A P.O. Box is not that street. Limited liability companies do not file an annual report with the Secretary of State. The Business Privilege Tax return is a Department of Revenue paper. That paper cannot change the agent.
  28. Read the South Carolina agent-for-service-of-process scorecard if South Carolina is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the South Carolina Business Entities Online search for the live agent line. South Carolina’s LLC statute names a designated office and an agent for service of process. The Secretary of State’s search still says registered agent. The designated office need not be a place of business. The agent needs a street. Typical pass-through LLCs do not file an annual report with the Secretary of State. Form CL-1 is a Department of Revenue paper for an LLC taxed as a corporation. That paper cannot change the agent.
  29. Read the Arkansas registered agent scorecard if Arkansas is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Arkansas Business Entity Search for the live registered-agent line. Arkansas’s LLC statute sends the job to the Model Registered Agents Act. A filing must list an actual street or a rural-route box. A P.O. Box or a mail drop is not that street. A commercial registered agent lists on form CRA-R. The $150 franchise-tax paper is due May 1. That paper can list a new agent if the name or address differs. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  30. Read the Connecticut registered agent scorecard if Connecticut is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Connecticut Business Records Search for the live registered-agent line. Connecticut’s office is the Secretary of the State. Live form BUS-09 bans a P.O. Box on the business and residence street. The separate Connecticut mailing line may be a P.O. Box. The $80 annual report is due January 1 to March 31. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  31. Read the Utah registered agent scorecard if Utah is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Utah Business Registration search for the live registered-agent line. Utah’s office is the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. The LLC statute sends the job to the Model Registered Agents Act. A filing must list a Utah street or rural-route box. A P.O. Box is only allowed on the mailing line. The $18 annual report is due in the anniversary month. If that report’s agent name or address differs from the Division record, the difference is a statement of change. That paper is still not the registered-agent job.
  32. Read the Mississippi registered agent scorecard if Mississippi is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Mississippi Business Search for the live registered-agent line. Mississippi’s office is the Secretary of State. The LLC statute sends the job to the Mississippi Registered Agents Act. A filing must list an actual Mississippi street. A P.O. Box is only a mailing line. The domestic LLC annual report is $0 and due April 15. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  33. Read the Oklahoma registered agent scorecard if Oklahoma is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Oklahoma Business Entity Search for the live registered-agent line. Oklahoma’s office is the Secretary of State. An Oklahoma LLC may name itself as the agent. The office must match the agent’s business office and stay open during regular business hours. A P.O. Box is not that street. The $25 annual certificate is due on the anniversary. That paper confirms the company is active. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  34. Read the Louisiana registered agent scorecard if Louisiana is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Louisiana Commercial Search for the live registered-agent line. Louisiana’s office is the Secretary of State. An LLC names the agent on a notarized Initial Report, not on the articles alone. An entity agent files a certificate listing at least two individuals. The $30 annual report is due on the anniversary. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  35. Read the Iowa registered agent scorecard if Iowa is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Iowa Business Entities Search for the live registered-agent line. Iowa’s office is the Secretary of State. Iowa Code § 489.115 says each LLC shall designate and maintain a registered agent with a place of business in this state. Changing the LLC agent on the live table is no fee. The $30 biennial report is due in odd-numbered years. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  36. Read the Kentucky registered agent scorecard if Kentucky is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Kentucky Business Entity Search for the live registered-agent line. Kentucky’s office is the Secretary of State. KRS 14A.4-010 says each entity shall continuously maintain a registered office and a registered agent whose business address is identical with that office. Unless the agent signs the appointment, it waits on a written acceptance. The $15 annual report is due June 30. That postcard cannot change the agent. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  37. Read the Nebraska registered agent scorecard if Nebraska is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Nebraska Corporation and Business Search for the live registered-agent line. Nebraska’s office is the Secretary of State. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-113 says each LLC shall designate and continuously maintain an office and an agent for service of process. Changing the LLC agent on the live table is $25 online or $30 on paper. The $30 biennial report is due in odd-numbered years. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  38. Read the Kansas registered agent scorecard if Kansas is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Kansas Business Entity Search for the live resident-agent line. Kansas’s office is the Secretary of State. K.S.A. 17-7925 says every covered entity shall have and maintain a resident agent. The live SOS pages also say registered agent. Changing the agent is Form ROA at $30 online or $35 on paper. The $90 Information Report is biennial and names members. That paper is still not the resident-agent job.
  39. Read the Idaho registered agent scorecard if Idaho is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Idaho Business Search for the live registered-agent line. Idaho’s office is the Secretary of State. Idaho Code § 30-21-402 says a domestic filing entity shall designate and maintain a registered agent. The annual report is due the last day of the anniversary month. The statute prices that report at no fee. If the agent line differs, the difference is a statement of change. That paper is still not the registered-agent job.
  40. Read the New Mexico registered agent scorecard if New Mexico is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the New Mexico Business Search for the live registered-agent line. New Mexico’s office is the Secretary of State. NMSA 1978 § 53-19-5 says an LLC shall maintain a registered agent and a registered office. 12.3.4.11 NMAC lists articles and the agent statement only. There is no LLC annual report. Staying without a registered agent for 30 days is how the state can revoke the company. The statute prices the LLC statement of change at $20. That change paper is still not the registered-agent job.
  41. Read the North Dakota registered agent scorecard if North Dakota is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the North Dakota Business Search for the live registered-agent line. North Dakota’s office is the Secretary of State. N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-16 says every LLC shall have a registered agent. The Secretary of State says a business may not serve as its own registered agent. A statement of change is $10. A business LLC report is due before November 16. A farm or ranch LLC report is due before April 16. A domestic corporation report is due before August 2. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  42. Read the New Hampshire registered agent scorecard if New Hampshire is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the New Hampshire QuickStart business search for the live registered-agent line. New Hampshire’s office is the Secretary of State. RSA 5:15-d, effective January 1, 2026, bans a commercial mailbox, a virtual office, or a mail-forwarding service as the registered office. RSA 304-C:36 requires a street that matches the agent’s office. Form 10 is $15. Resignation ends after 31 days. Staying without an agent or office for 60 days is how the state can dissolve the company. The April 1 $100 annual report lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job.
  43. Read the Montana registered agent scorecard if Montana is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Montana business search for the live registered-agent line. Montana’s office is the Secretary of State. The fee page prices a statement of change at no fee. MCA 35-7-104 wants a street or a rural route box. You can be your own agent if you have a physical Montana address. The LLC and corporation annual report is due by April 15, and the on-time fee is waived. A late report is $35. An LLC’s missing-report clock is 140 days. A corporation’s is 120 days, then 90 days to cure. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  44. Read the West Virginia registered agent scorecard if West Virginia is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the West Virginia business search for the live agent line. West Virginia’s office is the Secretary of State. A limited liability company may name an agent for service of process. It does not have to. If there is no agent, or the agent cannot be found, the Secretary of State is the company’s agent. Form AAO is $15. The annual report is $25. A business corporation may also name a registered agent, and the Secretary of State is already attorney-in-fact for every corporation. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  45. Read the Hawaii registered agent scorecard if Hawaii is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Hawaii Business Name Search for the live agent line. Hawaii’s office is the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, not a Secretary of State. HRS §428-107 says an LLC shall keep a registered agent with a Hawaii business address. Chapter 425R wants a street or a rural route box. Form X-7 is $25. The statute prices the annual report at $25. DCCA’s fee table prints $15, and the LLC information sheet prints $12.50 online. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  46. Read the Maine registered agent scorecard if Maine is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Maine corporate search for the live clerk or registered-agent line. Maine’s office is the Secretary of State. A limited liability company must keep a registered agent. A business corporation must keep a clerk, and the corporation statute says that clerk is a person who lives in Maine. Form CLKRA-3 is $35 for a for-profit. The domestic LLC annual report is $85, due January 1 to June 1, starting the year after formation. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  47. Read the Vermont registered agent scorecard if Vermont is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Vermont business search for the live agent line. Vermont’s office is the Secretary of State. A limited liability company shall keep an agent under 11 V.S.A. § 1655, and a designated office that may sit outside Vermont. A business corporation uses that same agent statute and must keep a registered office in Vermont. The LLC change is $35. The corporation statute says $50. The fee table says $25. The domestic LLC annual report is $45, due within three months after the fiscal year. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  48. Read the Alaska registered agent scorecard if Alaska is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Alaska corporations search for the live agent line. Alaska’s office is the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, not a Secretary of State. AS 10.50.055 says an LLC shall keep a registered agent. The agent is an Alaska resident or a corporation authorized here. An LLC cannot take the job. Form 08-492 is a $25 Statement of Change by mail. You cannot change the agent on the biennial report. A domestic LLC report is $100. A foreign LLC report is $200. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  49. Read the Rhode Island registered agent scorecard if Rhode Island is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the Rhode Island corporate database for the live agent line. Rhode Island’s office is the Business Services Division in the Department of State. § 7-16-11 says an LLC shall keep a resident agent. § 7-1.2-501 says a business corporation shall keep a registered agent. Form 642 is $20. Form 642A changes only the address and has no fee. The annual report is $50, from February 1 to May 1, and Form 632 says it cannot change the LLC agent. Those papers list other facts. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  50. Read the South Dakota registered agent scorecard if South Dakota is the formation state or the state where you registered to do business. Check the South Dakota business search for the live agent line. South Dakota’s office is the Secretary of State. SDCL chapter 59-11 is the Model Registered Agents Act. A filing states a street or a rural route box in this state. A commercial listing is $100. A statement of change is $10 on the fee schedule. The February 2018 LLC form prints $25. The annual report is not one date. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  51. Read the District of Columbia registered agent scorecard if the District is the formation place or the place where you registered to do business. Check BOSS for the live agent line. The filing office is the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, Corporations Division. D.C. Code § 29-104.03 wants a street address in the District. The FAQ says that address may not be a PO Box or a FedEx or UPS mailbox. A commercial listing is $150. An LLC change of registered agent by the entity is $50. The biennial report, form BRA-25, is due April 1. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  52. Read the Puerto Rico registered agent scorecard if Puerto Rico is the formation place or the place where you registered to do business. Check RCP search for the live agent line. The filing office is the Department of State of Puerto Rico, Departamento de Estado. Ley 164-2009 calls the agent an agente residente. The company itself may take the job. An LLC pays a derecho anual. The Department’s page prints $150 by April 15. The Act PDF prints $100 due March 1. A corporation files an informe anual by April 15. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  53. Read the U.S. Virgin Islands registered agent scorecard if the U.S. Virgin Islands is the formation place or the place where you registered to do business. Check the Corporation Search button on Catalyst for the live agent line. The filing office is the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Division of Corporations and Trademarks. A corporation keeps a resident agent. An LLC keeps an agent for service of process at a physical address. The LLC annual filing fee is $300 minimum, due by June 30. A profit corporation’s franchise tax is $300 minimum. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job.
  54. Read the Guam registered agent scorecard if Guam is the formation place or the place where you registered to do business. The filing office is the Department of Revenue and Taxation, General Licensing and Registration Branch. An LLC keeps a registered agent who files a written acceptance for service of process. Articles are $250. The Sworn Annual Report is $100, due July 1 to September 1. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job. We did not find a free public search. Call the department before you treat a vendor city as the name on file.
  55. Read the American Samoa registered agent scorecard if American Samoa is the formation place or the place where you registered to do business. An LLC files with the Treasurer under Public Law 35-20. The registered agent must have a place of business in the Territory. The LLC annual report fee is $50, due after January 1 and before April 1. A foreign corporation names a resident agent for a Governor-issued permit. A corporation annual report runs July 1 to August 1, and that section does not print a fee. Those papers list the agent. They are still not the registered-agent job. Our checker could not resolve llc.as.gov on October 2, 2026.
  56. Read the Northern Mariana Islands registered agent scorecard if the Northern Mariana Islands is the formation place or the place where you registered to do business. The filing office is the Registrar of Corporations in the Department of Commerce. An LLC names an agent for service of process with a street address. The consent form is $37.50. Articles are $112.50. The annual report is $75, due by March 1. A late report after March 1 is $112.50. That paper lists the agent. It is still not the registered-agent job. The Registrar’s online portal is still marked Coming Soon.
  57. If you are choosing among being the agent yourself, asking a lawyer, or hiring a company, start at DIY vs lawyer vs commercial (California table).
  58. Prices move. We cite the official page and the date we read it. A company did not publish a renewal number.

Sources for this page

  1. California Secretary of State, Business Entities FAQs — Agent for Service of Process (retrieved August 30, 2026)
  2. California Secretary of State, Service of Process (retrieved August 30, 2026)
  3. Cal. Corp. Code § 17701.13
  4. Texas Secretary of State, Registered Agents (retrieved August 30, 2026)
  5. Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201
  6. Fla. Stat. § 605.0113 (2026 Florida Statutes), filed written acceptance; court-action bar until the company complies
  7. Fla. Stat. § 48.091 (2026 Florida Statutes), 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  8. Sunbiz annual-report instructions (retrieved September 1, 2026), May 1 due date; $400 late fee; entity cannot serve as its own registered agent
  9. Sunbiz LLC fees and corporate fees (retrieved August 31, 2026), official change-of-agent prices are $25 LLC and $35 corporation; LLC annual report $138.75, $538.75 after May 1; profit corporation annual report $150, $550 after May 1
  10. 8 Del. C. § 132 (Delaware Code Online), virtual-office and mail-forwarding ban; commercial registered agent
  11. Delaware Division of Corporations FAQ (retrieved September 2, 2026), physical office address; agent accepts service of process
  12. N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 304 and N.Y. Ltd. Liab. Co. Law § 301. New York already names the Secretary of State as the agent
  13. NRS 77.040. Nevada commercial registered agent means an agent for 10 or more entities, or any agent who elects registration
  14. W.S. 17-28-101. Wyoming registered office must be a physical street; SOS FAQ bans UPS stores, FedEx stores, and virtual addresses; commercial-agent annual fee $50
  15. A.R.S. § 29-3115. Arizona statutory-agent appointment is not effective until a record signed by the agent accepting the appointment is delivered, unless the agent signed the appointing document
  16. 805 ILCS 180/1-35. After an Illinois registered agent resigns, a new agent must be placed on record within 60 days or the company is not in good standing
  17. Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.09. Ohio calls the job statutory agent. Miss the 30-day Secretary of State notice and the articles are canceled. A post office box is not a usual place of business, even with an associated street address
  18. O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209 and the Georgia Secretary of State Business Division FAQ. The registered office must be the same street as the agent’s business office. A P.O. Box or mail drop is not that street
  19. 15 Pa.C.S. § 109 and the Pennsylvania Department of State commercial registered office provider page. Pennsylvania files a registered office, not a registered agent. A P.O. Box alone is refused
  20. N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14, the Public Records Filing instructions, and Form L-122. New Jersey wants a street for your registered agent. A P.O. Box alone is not enough. Filings go to the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
  21. C.R.S. § 7-90-701 and the Colorado Secretary of State registered-agent FAQ. Colorado will not take a commercial mailbox or a P.O. Box as the registered-agent street. An individual agent needs a Colorado driver’s license or identification card, or the office’s alternative passcode
  22. G.S. 55D-30 and the North Carolina Secretary of State annual-report due-dates page. Keep a physical registered office identical with the agent’s business office. The LLC annual report is $200 paper or $203 online by April 15. That filing is not the registered-agent job
  23. Code of Virginia § 13.1-1015 and the State Corporation Commission Maintaining Your Business page. Keep a physical registered office identical with the agent’s business office. Virginia LLCs pay a $50 annual registration fee. That notice is mailed to the registered office. LLCs do not file an annual report
  24. RCW 23.95.415 and the Washington Secretary of State registered-agent page. Washington files the agent’s prior consent. A P.O. Box or a PMB is not the street. A commercial registered agent files a listing under RCW 23.95.420. The profit annual report is $70
  25. MCL 450.4207, the LARA Corporations Division FAQ, and Form CSCL/CD-520. Michigan names a resident agent. A P.O. Box is not the registered office. Filings go to LARA. The LLC annual statement is $25 and due February 15
  26. IC 23-0.5-4-4, IC 23-0.5-4-2, IC 23-1-17.3-4, the IN.gov registered-agent FAQ, and the INBiz Business Entity Report page. Indiana’s live filing is a registered agent. The old name was resident agent. A commercial registered agent files a listing. A P.O. Box needs a rural route to count as the street. The Business Entity Report is biennial
  27. G.L. c. 156C § 5, § 5A, § 12, 950 CMR 112.13 and 112.14, and the Corporations Division search. Massachusetts’s LLC filing is a resident agent. The corporation statute uses registered agent. A post office address is not the street. The $500 annual report cannot change that line
  28. Md. Code, Corps. & Ass’ns § 4A-210, § 1-208, the SDAT Charter Filing FAQ, the Secretary of State charity page, and the Business Express entity search. Maryland’s filing is a resident agent. Filings go to SDAT, not the Secretary of State. A P.O. Box is not the street on the Articles form. The $300 Form 1 cannot change that line
  29. Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109, § 48-249-1017, § 48-249-1007, the Secretary of State business FAQ, the annual-report instructions, and the Business Entity Search. Tennessee’s filing is a registered agent. A P.O. Box is not the registered office. The $300 LLC annual report is not that job
  30. Minn. Stat. § 5.36, § 322C.0113, § 322C.0208, the Secretary of State renewals page, and the Business Filings search. A Minnesota-formed company must keep a registered office and may name a registered agent. A P.O. Box alone is not the office. The free December 31 renewal is not that job
  31. Wis. Stat. § 183.0115, § 183.0212, § 183.0102, the DFI Business Entity FAQ, and the Corporate Records Search. Wisconsin files the registered agent at the Department of Financial Institutions. A P.O. Box, a mailbox service, or a telephone answering service is not the office. If the annual report’s agent line differs from DFI’s record, that difference is a statement of change. That filing is not the registered-agent job
  32. ORS 63.111, ORS 56.035, ORS 63.787, the Corporation Division registered-agent page, and the Oregon Business Name Search. Oregon’s registered office must be a physical street. It may not be a commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business, or a virtual office. The Secretary of State must check that street. The $100 anniversary annual report is not the registered-agent job
  33. RSMo § 347.030, § 347.179, § 351.120, the Missouri Secretary of State Business FAQ, and the Business Filings search. Missouri LLCs file no annual report with the Secretary of State. They still must keep a registered office and a registered agent. A P.O. Box needs a street in the same city. A UPS Store or Mailboxes Etc is not the office
  34. Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.31, § 10A-1-5.32, § 10A-5A-2.01, the Alabama Secretary of State LLC page, the Department of Revenue Business Privilege Tax page, and the Business Entity Search. Alabama’s street cannot be solely a mailbox service or a telephone answering service. A P.O. Box is not that street. The Business Privilege Tax return is a Department of Revenue paper. It cannot change the agent
  35. S.C. Code § 33-44-108, § 33-44-109, § 33-44-203, the South Carolina Secretary of State Business Entities page, the Department of Revenue corporate FAQ, and the Business Entities Online search. South Carolina’s LLC statute names a designated office and an agent for service of process. Typical pass-through LLCs file no annual report with the Secretary of State. Form CL-1 is a Department of Revenue paper
  36. Ark. Code § 4-38-115, § 4-20-104, § 4-20-106, § 4-38-212, the Arkansas Secretary of State Business and Commercial Services page, the franchise-tax forms page, and the Business Entity Search. Arkansas’s LLC statute sends the job to the Model Registered Agents Act. A filing must list an actual street or a rural-route box. A commercial agent lists on form CRA-R. The $150 franchise-tax paper is due May 1
  37. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243n, § 34-243o, § 34-247k, § 34-243u, the Change of Agent form BUS-09, the domestic LLC fees page, and the Business Records Search. Connecticut’s office is the Secretary of the State. Live form BUS-09 bans a P.O. Box on the business and residence street. The separate Connecticut mailing line may be a P.O. Box. The $80 annual report is due January 1 to March 31
  38. Utah Code § 48-3a-111, § 16-17-202, § 16-17-204, § 48-3a-212, the Division fee schedule, the Renewal with Changes guide, and the Business Registration search. Utah’s office is the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. A filing must list a Utah street or rural-route box. A P.O. Box is only allowed on the mailing line. The $18 annual report is due in the anniversary month
  39. Miss. Code § 79-29-201, § 79-35-4, § 79-35-5, § 79-29-215, the fee schedule, the Business FAQs, and the Business Search. Mississippi’s office is the Secretary of State. A filing must list an actual Mississippi street. A P.O. Box is only a mailing line. The domestic LLC annual report is $0 and due April 15
  40. 18 O.S. § 2010, § 2005, § 2055, § 2055.2, the fee table, the Business Entity FAQ, and the Business Entity Search. Oklahoma’s office is the Secretary of State. An Oklahoma LLC may name itself as the agent. The office must stay open during regular business hours. A P.O. Box is not that street. The $25 annual certificate is due on the anniversary
  41. La. R.S. 12:1308, § 12:1305, § 12:1308.1, the fee table, the Business Filings FAQ, and the Commercial Search. Louisiana’s office is the Secretary of State. An LLC names the agent on a notarized Initial Report. An entity agent files a certificate listing at least two individuals. The $30 annual report is due on the anniversary
  42. Iowa Code § 489.115, § 489.201, § 489.212, the fee table, the Business FAQ, and the Business Entities Search. Iowa’s office is the Secretary of State. Each LLC shall designate and maintain a registered agent with a place of business in this state. Changing the LLC agent on the live table is no fee. The $30 biennial report is due in odd-numbered years
  43. KRS 14A.4-010, KRS 275.025, KRS 14A.6-010, the fee table, the Annual Reports page, and the Business Entity Search. Kentucky’s office is the Secretary of State. Each entity shall continuously maintain a registered office and a registered agent whose business address is identical with that office. Unless the agent signs the appointment, it waits on a written acceptance. The $15 annual report is due June 30. That postcard cannot change the agent
  44. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-113, § 21-117, § 21-125, the fee table, the Annual/Biennial Reporting page, and the Corporation and Business Search. Nebraska’s office is the Secretary of State. Each LLC shall designate and continuously maintain an office and an agent for service of process. Changing the LLC agent on the live table is $25 online or $30 on paper. The $30 biennial report is due in odd-numbered years
  45. K.S.A. 17-7925, § 17-7673, § 17-76,139, Form ROA, the Information Reports page, and the Business Entity Search. Kansas’s office is the Secretary of State. Every covered entity shall have and maintain a resident agent. Changing the agent is Form ROA at $30 online or $35 on paper. The $90 Information Report is biennial and names members
  46. Idaho Code § 30-21-402, § 30-21-213, § 30-21-214, the business forms page, and the Business Search. Idaho’s office is the Secretary of State. A filing entity shall designate and maintain a registered agent. The annual report is due the last day of the anniversary month and the statute prices it at no fee. If the agent line differs, the difference is a statement of change
  47. NMSA 1978 § 53-19-5, § 53-19-63, § 53-19-66.1, 12.3.4.11 NMAC, the Business Services page, and the Business Search. New Mexico’s office is the Secretary of State. An LLC shall maintain a registered agent and a registered office. The document list is articles and the agent statement. There is no LLC annual report. Staying without a registered agent for 30 days is how the state can revoke the company. The statute prices the LLC statement of change at $20
  48. N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1, § 10-32.1-16, § 10-32.1-89, Registered Agents, and the Business Search. North Dakota’s office is the Secretary of State. Every LLC shall have a registered agent. A business may not serve as its own registered agent. A statement of change is $10. A business LLC report is due before November 16. A farm or ranch report is due before April 16. A domestic corporation report is due before August 2
  49. RSA 5:15-d, RSA 304-C:36, RSA 304-C:136, RSA 304-C:191, the Registered Agents page, and the QuickStart business search. New Hampshire’s office is the Secretary of State. A commercial mailbox, a virtual office, or a mail-forwarding service cannot be the registered office. The street must match the agent’s office. Form 10 is $15. Resignation ends after 31 days. Staying without an agent or office for 60 days is how the state can dissolve the company. The April 1 $100 annual report is not the registered-agent job
  50. MCA 35-7-103, MCA 35-7-104, MCA 35-8-209, MCA 35-14-1420, the filing fees page, and the business search. Montana’s office is the Secretary of State. A statement of change is no fee. The street line is a street or a rural route box. You can be your own agent with a physical Montana address. The April 15 LLC and corporation report is waived on time and $35 if late. An LLC’s missing-report clock is 140 days. A corporation’s is 120 days, then 90 days to cure. That report is not the registered-agent job
  51. W. Va. Code §31B-1-108, §31B-1-111, §31D-5-501, §31D-5-504, §59-1-2a, the fee schedule, and the business search. West Virginia’s office is the Secretary of State. A limited liability company may name an agent for service of process. If there is no agent, or the agent cannot be found, the Secretary of State is the company’s agent. A business corporation may also name a registered agent, and the Secretary of State is already attorney-in-fact for every corporation. Form AAO is $15. The annual report is $25. That report is not the registered-agent job
  52. HRS §428-107, §425R-2, §425R-3, the LLC fee table, Form X-7, and the Business Name Search. Hawaii’s office is the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, not a Secretary of State. An LLC shall keep a registered agent with a Hawaii business address. A required address is a street or a rural route box. Form X-7 is $25. The statute prices the annual report at $25. DCCA’s fee table prints $15, and the LLC information sheet prints $12.50 online. That report is not the registered-agent job
  53. 31 M.R.S. §1661, 13-C M.R.S. §511, 5 M.R.S. §103, §104, Form CLKRA-3, and the corporate search. Maine’s office is the Secretary of State. A limited liability company must keep a registered agent. A business corporation must keep a clerk, and the corporation statute says that clerk is a person who lives in Maine. A required address is a street or a rural route box in this State. Form CLKRA-3 is $35 for a for-profit. The domestic LLC annual report is $85, due January 1 to June 1, starting the year after formation. That report is not the registered-agent job
  54. 11 V.S.A. § 1655, § 4007, § 4012, 11A V.S.A. § 1.22, the fee table, and the business search. Vermont’s office is the Secretary of State. A limited liability company shall keep an agent, and a designated office that may sit outside Vermont. A business corporation uses the same agent statute and must keep a registered office in Vermont. The LLC change is $35. The corporation statute says $50. The fee table says $25. The domestic LLC annual report is $45, due within three months after the fiscal year. That report is not the registered-agent job
  55. AS 10.50.055, AS 10.06.150, 3 AAC 16.065, Form 08-492, and the corporations search. Alaska’s office is the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, not a Secretary of State. An LLC shall keep a registered agent. The agent is an Alaska resident or a corporation authorized here. An LLC cannot take the job. Form 08-492 is $25 by mail. The biennial report cannot change the agent. A domestic LLC report is $100. A foreign LLC report is $200. That report is not the registered-agent job
  56. R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11, § 7-1.2-501, § 7-16-65, Form 642, and the corporate database. Rhode Island’s office is the Business Services Division in the Department of State. An LLC shall keep a resident agent. A business corporation shall keep a registered agent. Form 642 is $20. Form 642A, the address-only filing, has no fee. The annual report is $50 and cannot change the LLC agent. That report is not the registered-agent job
  57. SDCL chapter 59-11, § 59-11-5, § 59-11-6, § 47-34A-212, the fee schedule, and the business search. South Dakota’s office is the Secretary of State. A filing states a street or a rural route box in this state. A commercial listing is $100. A statement of change is $10. The February 2018 LLC form prints $25. The annual report is not the registered-agent job, and the statute, the 2027 amendment, and the Secretary of State do not print one due date
  58. D.C. Code § 29-104.02, § 29-104.03, § 29-104.05, § 29-102.11, the all-entities fee page, the LLC fee page, and BOSS. The District’s filing office is the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, Corporations Division. A filing states a street address in the District. A commercial listing is $150. An LLC change of registered agent by the entity is $50. The biennial report, form BRA-25, is due April 1. That report is not the registered-agent job
  59. Ley 164-2009 (14 L.P.R.A. §§ 3541–3546), the corporations page, the forms page, and RCP search. Puerto Rico’s filing office is the Departamento de Estado, not a U.S. Secretary of State. An agente residente keeps a designated office in the Commonwealth. An LLC pays a derecho anual. The live page prints $150 by April 15. The Act PDF prints $100 due March 1. A corporation files an informe anual. That paper is not the registered-agent job
  60. Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Division of Corporations and Trademarks, 13 V.I.C. § 1109, and Catalyst. The U.S. Virgin Islands filing office is the Division of Corporations and Trademarks, not a U.S. Secretary of State. A corporation keeps a resident agent. An LLC keeps an agent for service of process at a physical address. The LLC annual filing fee is $300 minimum, due by June 30. That paper is not the registered-agent job
  61. 18 GCA Chapter 15, the LLC requirements PDF, and guamtax.com. Guam’s filing office is the Department of Revenue and Taxation, General Licensing and Registration Branch, not a U.S. Secretary of State. An LLC keeps a registered agent and files a written acceptance. Articles are $250. The Sworn Annual Report is $100, due July 1 to September 1. That paper is not the registered-agent job
  62. A.S.C.A. § 30.0105, § 30.0302, the Attorney General foreign-corporation checklist, and the secondary text of P.L. 35-20. American Samoa’s LLC filing office is the Treasurer, not a U.S. Secretary of State. An LLC keeps a registered agent with a place of business in the Territory. The LLC annual report fee is $50, due before April 1. A foreign corporation names a resident agent for a Governor-issued permit. That paper is not the registered-agent job
  63. Registrar of Corporations, 4 CMC § 4205, and Public Law 14-11. The Northern Mariana Islands filing office is the Registrar of Corporations in the Department of Commerce, not a U.S. Secretary of State. An LLC names an agent for service of process with a street address. The consent form is $37.50. The annual report is $75, due by March 1. That paper is not the registered-agent job
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