How the three grades work

What a letter means

Letters come from three places: (1) dated official price pages, (2) Secretary of State rules and the statute, and (3) the company’s published description of how it handles service of process. Service of process means handing over court papers. Letters are not averages of review-site stars. They are not lab measurements. We would rather publish a conservative C with a citation than a precise 8.4 we cannot defend. We do not publish combined ratings.

Related guide: Can I be my own registered agent? The letters on this page grade the commercial product. That guide is the question of whether you should buy it.

Related guide: What is a registered agent for an LLC? The letters grade companies that sell the job. That guide is what the job is.

Related guide: The registered agent requirements: what you must meet The letters on this page grade companies. That guide is the checklist a person or company must pass before the state will list them.

Year-1 / year-2 price

We open the company’s official registered-agent page. We quote the price with a date. A formation-bundle “free year 1” is disclosed as a bundle. It is not the standalone price. If third-party 2026 reviews disagree with the official card, we say so and keep the official number. The company did not publish LegalZoom year-2 figures.

SOS street and presence

California sources we use: the SOS FAQ, Service of Process, and § 17701.13. We ask: whose street is on the public agent line, is there an in-state physical office with business hours, and does a corporate agent have the state’s consent filing. We have not confirmed a Sacramento suite on bizfile.

Texas sources we use: the Registered Agents page, the Registered Agent FAQs, and Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201. We ask the same three questions against SOSDirect, a Texas street, employee hours for a company agent, and Form 401-A consent the entity generally keeps. We print only a company-published registered-agent street. Headquarters and virtual-mail streets are not that office. The page does not publish an Austin or Dallas suite. We do not print Secretary of State clock hours the SOS does not publish.

Florida sources we use: the 2026 Florida Statutes on the Senate site, Fla. Stat. § 605.0113, § 605.0114, § 605.0212, § 607.0501, § 607.193, § 48.091, and § 48.062, plus the Division of Corporations annual-report instructions, LLC articles instructions, and the official LLC and corporate fee tables (index: fees). Change-of-agent dollars come from those official tables, $25 LLC, $35 corporation, not from company blogs. We ask whether the agent’s written acceptance is on the Division of Corporations record, whether a successor’s acceptance is included or attached when the agent changes, whether the registered office is a Florida street (not a P.O. Box), whether published hours cover the statutory 10 a.m.–12 noon and 2 p.m.–4 p.m. windows, and whether an annual report that names a different agent is treated as a statement of change. We print only a company-published Florida registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. Chapter 48’s private-mailbox, virtual-office, and mini-suite language is extra service procedure. It is not a reason to score a mailbox store as the registered-agent job. The page does not publish a suite. The pages we read do not say how commercial agents handle protected series. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as § 48.091.

New York sources we use: N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 304, § 305, § 306, § 805-A, and § 408; the LLC parallel in N.Y. Ltd. Liab. Co. Law § 301, § 302, § 303, and § 211-A; plus the Department of State corporations FAQ, fee schedule, biennial-statement page, and the Corporation and Business Entity Database. We ask whether the Secretary of State is treated as the agent (that is the starting point), whether an extra registered agent was named, whether the process-mailing line is a post office address, and whether a published commercial-agent street is a street and not a P.O. Box. Change-of-agent dollars come from the official fee schedule, $30 for the usual certificate, $5 when the agent changes only that agent’s own address. Serving the Secretary of State is $40 and must be done in person at One Commerce Plaza. The biennial statement is $9. We print only a company-published New York registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat newspaper publication as the registered-agent job. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as § 305 or § 302.

Nevada sources we use: NRS Chapter 77 (the Model Registered Agents Act), including NRS 77.040, NRS 77.320, NRS 77.310, NRS 77.300, NRS 77.400, NRS 77.280, and NRS 77.305; the LLC parallel in NRS 86.231, NRS 86.161, NRS 86.263, and NRS 86.272; plus the SilverFlume business search and the official LLC fee schedule. We ask whether the agent filed a certificate of acceptance, whether a commercial registered agent, one that serves 10 or more entities, or that elects the label, registered under NRS 77.320, whether the filing lists an actual Nevada street or rural route box (not a P.O. Box), and whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not the Secretary of State’s Carson City contact. Change-of-agent dollars come from NRS 77.280, $60 for a statement of change; $100 plus $1 per additional entity for resignation. The annual list is $150, due the last day of the anniversary month. The late-list penalty is $75. Articles of Organization are $75 and the State Business License is $200 on the official LLC fee schedule. The page does not publish a commercial-registered-agent registration fee that schedule does not clearly list. The $500 willingness-to-serve listing under NRS 77.305 is a convenience list. It is separate from commercial-registered-agent registration. We print only a company-published Nevada registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 101 N. Carson Street on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as NRS 77.400. Delaware’s commercial bar is more than 50 entities. Nevada’s bar is ten.

Wyoming sources we use: the Secretary of State Registered Offices and Agents Act, Chapter 28, W.S. 17-28-101, 17-28-102, 17-28-103, 17-28-104, 17-28-105, 17-28-106, and 17-28-107, plus the Registered Agents & Offices FAQ, the Business Entities FAQ, the official fee schedule (Revised June 2026, effective July 1, 2026), the commercial-registered-agent convenience list, and WyoBiz. We ask whether the registered office is a Wyoming street that is a physical location where the agent, or a natural person with an agency relationship, can accept service and is physically present; whether the company kept an email address for Secretary of State electronic service; whether a company agent has a written agency agreement; and whether a commercial registered agent, one that serves more than ten entities, or another commercial registered agent, registered and paid the $50 annual fee. The FAQ states the distinctive ban: post office boxes, drop boxes, virtual addresses, mail forwarding locations, UPS or FedEx stores do not qualify. Change-of-agent dollars come from the official fee schedule, $5 to appoint a new agent, $5 per entity to update, $5 per entity to resign. The annual report is due the first day of the anniversary month and may be filed up to 120 days early. The LLC license tax is $60 or $.0002 on Wyoming assets, whichever is greater. LLC Articles of Organization are $100. LLC reinstatement for no registered agent is $350. We print only a company-published Wyoming registered-agent street or a street the SOS prints on the convenience list. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 122 W 25th St on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. That convenience list is not an endorsement and is not comprehensive. WyoBiz is Captcha-gated. This page does not add search rows. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as W.S. 17-28-101. Nevada’s commercial bar is also ten. Wyoming publishes the $50 fee. Delaware’s commercial bar is more than 50.

North Carolina sources we use: G.S. 55D-30, § 55D-31, § 55D-32, and § 55D-33; plus the North Carolina Secretary of State registered-office and registered-agent page, the annual-report due-dates page, the Business Registration forms table, Form BE-06, the Maintaining Registration page, the contact page, and the Business Registration search. We ask whether the filing lists a physical North Carolina street that is identical with the agent’s business office, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether the company updated the registered-agent name and office within 60 days of any change; whether a new agent’s written consent is on Form BE-06 or attached to it; and whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 2 South Salisbury Street (the Secretary of State). Change-of-agent dollars come from the official forms table, $5 for BE-06. BE-05 is $5. BE-07 is no fee. BE-12 is $5. BE-17 is $10. Resignation is effective on the 31st day. The LLC or L3C annual report is due April 15 each year after the year of creation: $200 paper, $203 online including the $3 card e-fee. That report is not the registered-agent job. We print only a company-published North Carolina registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as G.S. 55D-30. North Carolina does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register.

Wisconsin sources we use: Wis. Stat. § 183.0115, § 183.0102, § 183.0201, § 183.0116, § 183.0117, § 183.0118, § 183.0119, § 183.0122, § 183.0212, § 183.0708, § 183.0709, and the corporation pair in § 180.0501; plus the Department of Financial Institutions fee table, the Business Entity FAQ, Form 502, Form 13, Form 5 instructions, and the Corporate Records Search. We ask whether the filing lists an actual Wisconsin physical location, and not a P.O. Box, a mailbox service, or a telephone answering service used as that office; whether the agent has an e-mail address; whether the company tried to name itself as the agent; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 4822 Madison Yards Way (DFI); and whether the $25 online annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from § 183.0122 and the live fee table, $10 online and $25 paper. Resignation takes effect on the earlier of the 60th day or a successor. The domestic LLC annual report is $25 online and $40 paper, due in the anniversary quarter beginning the year after the articles take effect. If that report lists a different agent or office, it is a statement of change. Stay without an agent for a year, or miss the report for a year, and DFI may start a dissolution after a 60-day notice. We print only a company-published Wisconsin registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 4822 Madison Yards Way on a vendor page is DFI, not a vendor suite and not the Secretary of State. Department in § 183.0102 means the department of financial institutions. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Wis. Stat. § 183.0115. Wisconsin does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A Wisconsin LLC shall designate and maintain a registered agent and a registered office. The Secretary of State does not keep that list.

Oregon sources we use: ORS 63.111, ORS 56.035, ORS 63.047, ORS 56.140, ORS 63.114, ORS 63.117, ORS 63.787, ORS 63.001, ORS 63.647, ORS 63.651, ORS 63.654, ORS 63.121, and the corporation pair in ORS 60.111; plus the official ORS chapter 63, the Corporation Division registered-agent page, the Update Registration page, the business-structure page, the Business Registry Fee Schedule, the Information Change form, and the Oregon Business Name Search. We ask whether the filing lists a physical Oregon street where process may be personally served, and not a commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business, or a virtual office; whether the Secretary of State verified that street under ORS 56.035; whether an entity tried to name itself as the agent; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 255 Capitol Street NE (the Corporation Division); and whether the $100 anniversary annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table, $0.00 for Change of Registered Agent/Address, and from the Information Change form, which prints No Processing Fee. ORS 56.140 (2) also prices any other related document at $100. We print the statute and the table. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Resignation takes effect on the 31st day after the Secretary of State files the statement, unless a successor is filed sooner. The Corporation Division page prints a 30-day sentence. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. The domestic LLC annual report is $100 and is due on the anniversary day: the exact day each year after the articles were filed. Bizee’s Oregon page says anniversary month. That sentence is on the company's page. Stay without an agent, or miss the report, and the Secretary of State may start a dissolution after a 45-day notice. Reinstatement is within five years. Service on the Secretary of State is $20. We print only a company-published Oregon registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 255 Capitol Street NE on a vendor page is the Corporation Division, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as ORS 63.111. Oregon does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. An Oregon LLC shall continuously maintain a registered agent and a registered office. Filings go to the Corporation Division at the Secretary of State.

Connecticut sources we use: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243n, § 34-243o, § 34-243p, § 34-243q, § 34-243r, § 34-243u, § 34-247, § 34-247k, and § 34-267g; plus the Justia mirror of § 34-243n, the Change of Agent form BUS-09, the Change of Agent’s Address form BUS-003, the domestic LLC fees page, the Update Business Agent page, the Business Services Division page, and the Business Records Search. We ask whether the filing lists a street and number, or another particular designation, on the business and residence lines, and not a P.O. Box used as those streets; whether the required Connecticut mailing line was treated as a separate line that may be a P.O. Box; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000, or P.O. Box 150470 (the Secretary of the State); and whether the $80 January-to-March annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live form and the Update Business Agent page, $50 for most entities and $20 for a nonstock corporation. Resignation takes effect on the earlier of the 31st day or a successor. Certificate of Organization, including appointment of statutory agent, is $120. The LLC annual report is $80, after January 1 and before April 1. The live table says January 1 to March 31. An older FAQ said the annual report cannot change the agent. Live 2024–2025 knowledge-base pages say it can. § 34-247k(g) prices an amended annual report at $25. A knowledge-base page still prints $80 for some thirty-day annual-report changes. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Stay without an agent, or miss the report for more than a year, and the Secretary of the State may start a dissolution by forfeiture after a three-month email notice. We print only a company-published Connecticut registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 165 Capitol Avenue and P.O. Box 150470 on a vendor page are Secretary of the State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243n. Connecticut does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The official title is Secretary of the State. Filings go to the Business Services Division at the Secretary of the State.

Kentucky sources we use: KRS 14A.4-010, § 14A.4-020, § 14A.4-030, § 14A.4-040, § 14A.4-050, § 14A.2-060, § 275.025, § 275.055, § 14A.6-010, § 14A.7-010, and § 14A.7-020; plus the Secretary of State Business Filings page, the fee table, the Annual Reports page, the RAC form, the forms library, FastTrack, the Kentucky Business One Stop portal, the Business Records FAQ, and the Business Entity Search. We ask whether the filing lists a Kentucky street that is identical with the agent’s business address, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether the agent signed the appointment or delivered a written acceptance to the Secretary of State; whether the company gave the agent a communications contact; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 700 Capital Ave. or 1025 Capital Center Drive (the Secretary of State); and whether the $15 June 30 annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table and KRS 14A.2-060, $10 for RAC. The live Annual Reports page says the postcard cannot change the principal or registered agent or office. Use RAC or POC. Resignation on the statute is no fee and ends on the thirty-first day, or sooner if a successor is named. Articles of Organization are $40. The LLC annual report is $15, due between January 1 and June 30. A veteran-owned business organized after August 1, 2018, is exempt from that fee for the first four years. Stay without an agent for 60 days, or miss the June 30 report, and the Secretary of State may start an administrative dissolution after notice, then 60 days to cure. The live table prices the reinstatement penalty at $100. We print only a company-published Kentucky registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 700 Capital Ave. and 1025 Capital Center Drive on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as KRS 14A.4-010. Kentucky does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A Kentucky entity shall continuously maintain a registered office and a registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Kansas sources we use: K.S.A. 17-7925, § 17-7924, § 17-7926, § 17-7929, § 17-7673, § 17-76,139, and § 60-304; plus the Secretary of State Information Reports page, the Change/Amend a Business page, Form DL, Form ROA, Form ILC, Form RAN, and the Business Entity Search. We ask whether the filing lists a Kansas registered office with a building and suite and a street or rural-route box, and not a P.O. Box used as that office; whether the resident agent is the covered entity itself, a Kansas individual, a domestic entity, or an authorized foreign entity; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not Docking State Office Building or Memorial Hall (the Secretary of State); and whether the $90 even-or-odd Information Report is treated as a separate job from the resident-agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live ROA form, $30 online and $35 on paper for other businesses. ZenBusiness’s Kansas page and LegalZoom’s Kansas article print the same $30 / $35 pair. We print those sentences. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Resignation on the live RAN form is $35 for other businesses, effective 30 days after filing. A successor must be named within 60 days or the Secretary of State forfeits the organizing documents. Articles of Organization are $85 online and $90 on paper. Bizee’s Kansas page names $165 / $185. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. The Information Report is biennial. Even-year companies file in even years. Odd-year companies file in odd years. For-profit companies are due April 15. Not-for-profit companies are due June 15. Form ILC asks for the principal office and the members who own 5% or more of the capital. It does not change the resident agent. The live form prices that paper at $90 online or $110 on paper. K.S.A. 17-76,139(f) prices it at $80 plus SOS rules. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Bizee’s Kansas page says the annual report is due between November 1 and April 15 each year. The live paper is biennial. We print both. Stay without a successor past 60 days, or miss the Information Report past the three-month delinquency window, and the Secretary of State may forfeit the organizing documents. We print only a company-published Kansas resident-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. Docking State Office Building and Memorial Hall on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as K.S.A. 17-7925. Kansas does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A Kansas covered entity shall have and maintain a resident agent. The live Secretary of State pages still say registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Idaho sources we use: Idaho Code § 30-21-101, § 30-21-402, § 30-21-403, § 30-21-404, § 30-21-405, § 30-21-406, § 30-21-407, § 30-21-410, § 30-21-413, § 30-21-213, § 30-21-214, § 30-21-601, § 30-21-602, and § 30-25-201; plus the Secretary of State registered-agent information page, the business forms page, and the Business Search. We ask whether the filing lists an Idaho street address, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether the designation is an affirmation that the agent consented; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 450 N. 4th Street or P.O. Box 83720 (the Secretary of State); and whether the no-fee anniversary annual report is treated as a separate job from the registered-agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live forms page, a $20 manual processing fee. LegalZoom’s Idaho article and ZenBusiness’s Idaho page say the online change has no filing fee and paper adds $20. Idaho Code § 30-21-214 prices a statement designating a registered agent at $20 and a statement not otherwise specified at $30. We print those sentences. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Resignation is no fee and ends at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day, or sooner if a new agent is named. Commercial listing is $100. Commercial termination is $20 and takes effect on the thirty-first day. Certificate of Organization is $100, plus $20 on paper. The annual report is due the last day of the anniversary month. The statute prices it at no fee. If the report’s agent name or address differs, that difference is a statement of change. Bizee’s Idaho page says no annual report is required. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Stay without an agent for sixty consecutive days, or miss the report, and the Secretary of State may start a dissolution after notice, then sixty days to cure. Reinstatement is $30. We print only a company-published Idaho registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 450 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box 83720, and 700 W Jefferson on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Idaho Code § 30-21-413. Idaho does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial bar here is the $100 listing. A filing entity shall designate and maintain a registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

New Mexico sources we use: NMSA 1978 § 53-19-5, § 53-19-8, § 53-19-9, § 53-19-63, § 53-19-66.1, § 53-19-66.2, 12.3.4.11 NMAC, § 53-5-2, and 12.3.2.12 NMAC; plus the Secretary of State Business Services page, the online portal, and the Business Search. We ask whether the filing lists a New Mexico street for the registered office; whether the agent’s acceptance statement is filed with the articles; whether a published street is the company’s and not 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300 (the Secretary of State); and whether the missing LLC annual report is treated as a separate fact from the 30-day agent clock. Change-of-agent dollars: the statute prices the LLC statement of change at $20. ZenBusiness’s New Mexico page prints $20 for an LLC, $25 for a profit corporation, and $10 for a nonprofit, and also says $10–$25 depending on business type. LegalZoom’s New Mexico article prints one $25 and does not split LLC from corporation. Northwest’s New Mexico registered-agent page names a change form and does not print a dollar. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that Northwest dollar. Articles of organization are $50 in the statute. Bizee’s New Mexico page names $50 online. Northwest’s New Mexico LLC page says $52, a $50 base plus a $2 online transaction fee. We print those numbers. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. 12.3.4.11 NMAC lists articles of organization and a statement designating the registered agent and office. There is no LLC annual report and no LLC biennial report. A corporation’s biennial report is the Corporate Reports Act. It is not an LLC duty. Stay without a registered agent for 30 days, or wait 30 days after a change to file the statement, and the Secretary of State may revoke the company. Reinstatement is within two years and relates back. Business Services walk-in hours are Monday through Thursday. Friday is closed for walk-in Business Services. The same page also prints 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. The live page says all business filings are online. LegalZoom’s article still describes a paper filing. We print both. A Houston headquarters is not a New Mexico street. 325 Don Gaspar on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as NMSA 1978 § 53-19-5. The statute does not print a sentence that the represented LLC may name itself. A New Mexico limited liability company shall maintain a registered office and a registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

North Dakota sources we use: N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1, § 10-01.1-03, § 10-01.1-04, § 10-01.1-05, § 10-01.1-06, § 10-01.1-08, § 10-01.1-11, § 10-01.1-13, § 10-01.1-14, § 10-32.1-16, § 10-32.1-89, § 10-32.1-90, § 10-32.1-91, § 10-32.1-92, § 10-19.1-15, § 10-19.1-146, § 10-19.1-147, § 10-06.1-17, and § 10-06.1-17.1; plus the Secretary of State registered agents page, the Maintain Registration page, the LLC page, the corporation page, FirstStop, and the Business Search. We ask whether the filing names a commercial agent, or names a noncommercial agent with an actual street or a rural route box in this state; whether the agent serves for another entity; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 600 E Boulevard Avenue or P.O. Box 5513 (the Secretary of State); and whether the business LLC report, the farm report, and the corporation report are treated as separate papers from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-03, $10, except a free address change from rezoning or postal reassignment. LegalZoom’s North Dakota article prints $10. Northwest says their filing service is free and does not print the state dollar. Bizee and ZenBusiness do not print a change dollar. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that vendor dollar. The commercial listing is $1,000. Termination of that listing is $500. Resignation is no fee and ends on the thirty-first day, or sooner if a new agent is named. Articles of organization are $135. A business LLC annual report is $50 and must be delivered before November sixteenth. The office pages say November 15. FirstStop labels November 16, 2026. We print all three. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. A farm or ranch report, and an authorized livestock farm report, must be delivered before April sixteenth. A domestic corporation report must be delivered before August second and costs $25. A foreign corporation report must be delivered before May sixteenth. Miss the LLC report for six months and the company is involuntarily terminated by operation of law. A missing agent is sixty days’ notice. ZenBusiness’s page says 30 days. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Reinstatement of a terminated LLC is within one year, then an appeal in Burleigh County, and the reinstatement fee is $135. A Houston headquarters is not a North Dakota street. 600 E Boulevard and P.O. Box 5513 on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-14. North Dakota does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial bar here is the $1,000 listing. A business may not serve as its own registered agent. Every limited liability company shall have a registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

New Hampshire sources we use: RSA 304-C:36, RSA 5:15-d, RSA 5:10-a, RSA 304-C:37, RSA 304-C:136, RSA 304-C:137, RSA 304-C:138, RSA 304-C:191, and RSA 304-C:194; plus the Secretary of State registered agents page, the LLC forms table, the business FAQ, the contact page, QuickStart, and the business search. We ask whether the registered office is a New Hampshire street that matches the agent’s business office, and not a post office box, a commercial postal box, a virtual office, or a mail-forwarding service; whether a natural-person agent is 18 or older and a New Hampshire resident the whole time; whether an entity agent is in good standing; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 107 North Main Street or 28 School Street (the Secretary of State); and whether the April 1 annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from RSA 304-C:191 and the live LLC forms table, $15 for Form 10. Online payment adds $2 under RSA 5:10-a, so the electronic total is $17. ZenBusiness’s New Hampshire page prints $15 and a 31-day resignation. Northwest says they will file the change and does not print the state dollar. Bizee says state fee and does not print $15. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that vendor dollar. Resignation ends 31 days after the notice is filed, or sooner if a successor is appointed. The LLC forms table does not list a resignation fee. RSA 5:15-d, source 2025, 185:1, effective January 1, 2026, bans a commercial mailbox, a virtual office, and a mail-forwarding service as the registered office. The certificate of formation is $100. The annual report is $100, due between January 1 and April 1, with a $50 late fee. That report lists the agent. It is not the registered-agent job. Stay without an agent or office for 60 days, or wait 60 days to report a change, a resignation, or a closed office, and the Secretary of State may administratively dissolve the company. Reinstatement is within 3 years and costs $135. Late reinstatement under the fee statute’s cite to RSA 304-C:145 is $500. Service is on the registered agent. If there is no agent, or the agent cannot be served, RSA 304-C:37 allows registered or certified mail to the principal office. The statute does not name the Secretary of State as the domestic substitute. A Houston headquarters is not a New Hampshire street. 107 North Main Street and 28 School Street on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The willing-agent list prints New England Agents, Inc. at 159 Main St, Suite 100, Nashua, and Northwest Registered Agent LLC at 84 W Broadway, Suite 200, Derry. That list is not an endorsement. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as RSA 304-C:36. New Hampshire does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. An individual resident may serve. The statute does not print North Dakota’s ban on a company serving as its own agent. A limited liability company shall maintain a registered office and a registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Montana sources we use: MCA 35-7-102, § 35-7-103, § 35-7-104, § 35-7-105, § 35-7-106, § 35-7-108, § 35-7-111, § 35-7-113, § 35-7-114, § 35-8-208, § 35-8-209, § 35-8-912, § 35-14-501, § 35-14-1621, § 35-14-1420, § 35-14-1421, and § 35-14-1422; plus the Secretary of State filing fees page, the 2026 fee-waiver news page, the Business Services help center, the contact page, biz.sosmt.gov, the business search, and the commercial-agent list. We ask whether the filing names a commercial agent, or names a noncommercial agent with an actual street or a rural route box in this state; whether the person serving is the owner with a physical Montana address; whether a published street is that company’s street and not P.O. Box 202801 (the Secretary of State); and whether the April 15 annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee page, no fee. MCA 35-7-103 says the Secretary of State sets the fee by rule and does not print a dollar. ZenBusiness’s Montana page prints no fee and then prints $15 after April 15. The fee page prints $35 after April 15. Northwest says they will file the change and does not print the state line. Bizee and LegalZoom do not print a change dollar. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that vendor dollar. Resignation ends on the 31st day, or sooner if a new agent is named. The fee page does not list a resignation fee. Articles of organization are $35. The LLC annual report and the corporation annual report are due between January 1 and April 15. The fee page marks both waived before April 15 and $35 after. Associations and cooperatives still show $20 before April 15. The news page says the 2026 waiver covers all businesses that file by April 15 and that 2027 will be waived. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. An LLC may be dissolved after 60 days without an agent or after 140 days without the report. A corporation’s report clock is 120 days, then 90 days after the September 1 notice. Reinstatement is within 5 years. The fee page prices LLC reinstatement at $35 plus $35 a year, a profit corporation at $30 plus $35 a year, and a nonprofit at $10 plus $35 a year. MCA 35-8-105 is repealed. We do not revive it. A Houston headquarters is not a Montana street. P.O. Box 202801 on a vendor page is a Secretary of State contact, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as MCA 35-7-114. Montana does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial bar here is the listing under MCA 35-7-106. You can be your own registered agent. The statute does not print North Dakota’s ban on a company serving as its own agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

West Virginia sources we use: W. Va. Code §31B-1-108, §31B-1-109, §31B-1-110, §31B-1-111, §31B-2-203, §31B-2-211, §31B-10-1002, §31B-8-809, §31B-8-810, §31B-8-811, §31D-5-501, §31D-2-202, §31D-5-502, §31D-5-503, §31D-5-504, §31D-14-1420, §59-1-2, and §59-1-2a; plus Form LLD-1, Form AAO, Form LLD-10, Form CF-1, the fee schedule, onestop.wv.gov, and the business search. We ask whether a limited liability company named an agent, or left the line blank; whether the agent is a West Virginia resident, a domestic corporation, another limited liability company, or an authorized foreign corporation or foreign company; whether a corporation’s registered agent, if any, has a business office identical with the registered office; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 13 Kanawha Blvd. W. (the Secretary of State); and whether the $25 annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from Form AAO, the fee schedule, and §59-1-2, $15. The LLC change statute does not require the new agent’s signature. The form has a consent line. The corporation change statute requires written consent. Resignation ends on the thirty-first day. The fee schedule does not title a resignation dollar. Northwest and ZenBusiness print $15. Articles of organization are $100. A foreign limited liability company on the fee schedule is $150. The annual report is $25, or $50 if a qualifying company elects biennial reporting after five consecutive timely years. §59-1-2a says the report is due by 11:59 p.m. on June 30. §31B-2-211 says January 1 to July 1. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. A late profit report is $50. An LLC may be administratively dissolved for a report that is 60 days late, after notice and 60 more days to cure. A missing LLC agent is not on that list. If no agent is appointed or maintained, or the agent cannot be found, the Secretary of State is the LLC’s agent and forwards the papers by registered or certified mail. A business corporation may also name a registered agent. The Secretary of State is already attorney-in-fact for every corporation created under chapter 31D, and no appointing act is necessary. A corporation can be administratively dissolved if it waits 60 days to report that the agent resigned or the office was discontinued. We do not collapse the LLC “may” and the corporation “may” into one rule. Northwest’s product page claims Hinton and prints no street. Bizee names no West Virginia street. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom publishes no city. 13 Kanawha Blvd. W. on a vendor page is a Secretary of State contact, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as W. Va. Code §31B-1-108. West Virginia does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Hawaii sources we use: HRS §428-107, §428-108, §428-109, §428-110, §428-210, §428-809, §428-1301, §425R-2, §425R-3, §425R-7, §425R-10, and §414-61; plus the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs LLC fee table, Form X-7, Form C5, the LLC information sheet, and the Business Name Search. We ask whether the filing names a registered agent with a Hawaii business address; whether a required address is an actual street or a rural route box; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 335 Merchant Street, Room 201 (the department); and whether the annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from Form X-7, the LLC fee table, and §425R-2, $25. Resignation on Form X-9 is $25 and ends on the thirty-first day, or sooner if a new agent is appointed. The statute prices the annual report at $25 and articles of organization at $100. The fee table and Form C5 price the report at $15. Form LLC-1 and the fee table price the articles at $50. The information sheet prices the online report at $12.50. We print all of those dollars. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. §428-107 says the company shall keep an agent, and that the agent may be a resident individual or an entity authorized to transact business here. The information sheet says the agent shall be either of those. We print both. The service section uses mail to the principal office when nobody can be found. It does not name the director. The fee statute still prices service on the director at $10. Miss the annual report for two years, or miss the agent ground §428-809 prints, and the director may terminate the company after notice and 60 days. Northwest’s product page claims downtown Honolulu and prints no street. Bizee names no Hawaii street. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom’s Hawaii article is not a live page. 335 Merchant Street, Room 201 on a vendor page is a department contact, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as §425R-11. Hawaii does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. Filings go to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

District of Columbia sources we use: D.C. Code Title 29, Chapter 1, § 29-101.02, § 29-104.02, § 29-104.03, § 29-104.04, § 29-104.05, § 29-104.07, § 29-104.10, § 29-104.12, § 29-104.13, § 29-102.11, § 29-105.11, § 29-106.01, and § 29-106.02; plus the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection Corporations Division FAQ, the all-entities fee page, the LLC fee page, the nonprofit fee page, the combined forms RA-1 through RA-7, and BOSS. We ask whether the filing names a commercial registered agent, or a noncommercial registered agent with a street address in the District, or the title of an office; whether a noncommercial agent is an individual or entity serving in the District, an office-holder, or a D.C. Bar member with a District office; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 1100 4th Street, SW (the Corporations Division) or PO Box 712300 in Philadelphia (the division’s mail-in address); and whether form BRA-25, the biennial report due April 1, is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the LLC fee page, $50 for a change by the entity, and from the nonprofit fee page, $40. A commercial listing is $150. A commercial change that covers every represented entity is $10 per entity. Resignation is no fee on the all-entities page and None on form RA-6. Northwest says they will cover the change fee and does not print $50. Bizee does not print $50 or $40. LegalZoom and ZenBusiness print $40 and $50. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that vendor dollar. The current change statute does not say the filing is effective on delivery. The 2013 note says that sentence was repealed. Form RA-3 still prints it. We print all three. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. The biennial report is due April 1 of the year after formation, then every second calendar year. If the agent line on that report differs from the Mayor’s records, the difference is a statement of change. That report is not the registered-agent job. An LLC report is $300. A nonprofit report is $80. The FAQ says the company may be revoked if it has no agent for more than 60 days. A domestic filing entity may be administratively dissolved for 60 days without an agent, after notice and 60 more days to cure, or for a fee or a report that is 5 months late. Dissolution does not end the agent’s authority. A foreign registration uses 60 days for a late fee or a late report, and its missing-agent ground does not say “for 60 days.” Northwest’s product page claims Washington, DC, and prints no street number. Bizee names no District address. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom’s District article is a live page and publishes no LegalZoom address. ZenBusiness prints 1100 4th Street SW. That building is the division, not ZenBusiness. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as § 29-104.13. The District does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial bar here is the $150 listing under § 29-104.05. Filings go to the Mayor through the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, Corporations Division. The District does not keep this list at a Secretary of State.

Puerto Rico sources we use: Ley 164-2009 (revision August 20, 2021), including Art. 3.01 through Art. 3.06 (14 L.P.R.A. §§ 3541–3546), Art. 1.02, Art. 19.04, Art. 19.05, Art. 20.03, Art. 17.01, Art. 21.01, and Art. 21.03; plus the Department of State of Puerto Rico corporations page, the forms page, form 22-CORPOTR05, form 34-CORPLLC02, form 38-CORPLLC06, form 43-CORPLLC11, and RCP search. We ask whether the filing names an agente residente whose business office matches a designated office in the Commonwealth; whether that agent is the entity itself, an individual who lives here, or a juridical person authorized to do business here; whether a published street is that company’s street and not Calle San José, Esq. San Francisco, or PO Box 9023271 (the Departamento de Estado); and whether the corporation informe anual, or the LLC derecho anual, is treated as a separate job from taking the lawsuit. The filing office is the Department of State of Puerto Rico, Departamento de Estado, Registro de Corporaciones. It is not a U.S. Secretary of State. The statute names the Secretario de Estado. That officer heads this Department. Change-of-agent dollars do not all say the same thing. The forms page lists the corporation change certificate at CF $60 and SF $4. Form 22-CORPOTR05 adds $24 and $36 to $60 and prints a $4 nonprofit note. Art. 17.01 prints floors of not less than $50 for a for-profit change and not less than $2 for a nonprofit change. The LLC amendment is $80 on the forms page and on form 43-CORPLLC11. Art. 21.01 lists $50 for an amendment and $50 to designate an agent, and it says the Secretario may modify those fees by circular or administrative order. We did not open a circular that sets the $80. We print those dollars. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. The hub says an LLC does not file an informe anual. It pays a derecho anual of $150 by April 15. The corporations page also banners Orden Administrativa 2024-04. That order extends a 2023 second extension for corporate annual reports to January 22, 2025. It is not a new standing due date, and it is not the LLC fee. The forms page lists that fee at $150. Form 38 prints $90 plus $60, quotes April 15, and prints a $500 penalty. Art. 21.03 in the Act PDF prints $100 due March 1, with a $100 penalty and interest of 1.5 percent a month. We print the PDF, the form, and the live pages. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. A for-profit informe anual is $150 on the forms page and not less than $100 in the Act. An LLC certificado de organización is $250 on the forms page and on form 34. Art. 21.01 lists $50 for a certificate of organization. If the agent resigns and names no successor, Art. 3.06 waits 30 days and then the Secretario de Estado can cancel the corporation’s certificate. That 30-day clock is not the LLC’s three-year missed-fee cancelación. Northwest’s product page prints $125 and names no city and no street. Bizee’s Puerto Rico product URL returned 404. Houston headquarters is not a Puerto Rico address. LegalZoom’s Puerto Rico article URL returned 404. ZenBusiness’s registered-agent product URL returned 404. zenbusiness.com/puerto-rico/ redirects to the series-LLC article. That article is not a price page. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as Art. 3.02. Puerto Rico does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial path here is a juridical person authorized to do business in the Commonwealth, or the entity itself. Filings go to the Departamento de Estado. Puerto Rico does not keep this list at a U.S. Secretary of State.

U.S. Virgin Islands sources we use: 13 V.I.C. §§ 51–55, § 2, § 1109, § 1110, § 1111, § 1112, and § 1211; plus the Office of the Lieutenant Governor Division of Corporations and Trademarks page, the fee listing updated April 22, 2019, form RACA12, and Catalyst. We ask whether a corporation names a resident agent in charge of a principal office in the territory, and whether an LLC names an agent for service of process with a physical address; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 1131 King Street, Suite 101, 1105 King Street, or 5049 Kongens Gade (the Division); and whether the June 30 LLC annual report, or the corporation franchise tax, is treated as a separate job from taking the lawsuit. The filing office is the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Division of Corporations and Trademarks. It is not a U.S. Secretary of State, and it is not Puerto Rico’s Departamento de Estado. The online registry is Catalyst. Justia titled §§ 51, 52, 54, and 55. Those section bodies returned a security check on September 29, 2026. A body we could not read does not supply a 30-day corporation resignation clock or a charter-forfeiture action. § 1109 through § 1112 and § 1211 were read from an annotated extract current through Act 7616 of the 2014 regular session. That extract is not a 2026 reprint. Change-of-agent dollars come from the April 22, 2019 fee listing, $25 for a corporation and $50 for a limited liability company. LLC articles and the LLC annual filing fee are $300 minimum. Profit-corporation franchise tax is $300 minimum. The Division FAQ dates that franchise-tax minimum increase to January 29, 2018, Act No. 8027. The fee listing header still prints 1105 King Street. The Division contact block prints 1131 King Street, Suite 101. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Northwest’s national page prints $125 and does not list the territory. The territory product URLs we opened returned 404. Bizee’s territory URLs returned 404. Houston headquarters is not a U.S. Virgin Islands address. LegalZoom’s territory article URLs returned 404. ZenBusiness’s territory registered-agent URLs returned 404. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as § 1109. The U.S. Virgin Islands does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a commercial registered-agent listing we could find. Filings go to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The territory does not keep this list at a U.S. Secretary of State.

Guam sources we use: the Compiler of Laws PDF for 18 GCA Chapter 15 (footer COL6/24/2021), including § 15107, § 15108, § 15111, § 15112, § 15130, § 15135, and § 15138; Chapter 7, including § 7104, § 7105, § 7108, § 7110, and § 7113; Chapter 28, including § 28105 and § 28501; and § 4304; plus the Department of Revenue and Taxation LLC requirements PDF, the Sworn Annual Report form, guamtax.com, and the regulatory page. We ask whether an LLC names a registered office and a registered agent in Guam; whether that agent is an individual resident, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized on Guam, which is what § 15111 allows, or only an individual residing in Guam, which is what § 15135(d)(1) and the Sworn Annual Report form say; whether a published street is that company’s street and not Post Office Box 23607 in Barrigada (the Department); and whether the Sworn Annual Report is treated as a separate job from taking the lawsuit. The filing office is the Department of Revenue and Taxation, General Licensing and Registration Branch. It is not a U.S. Secretary of State, it is not Puerto Rico’s Departamento de Estado, and it is not the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The registry is not Catalyst. The agent files a written acceptance with the department unless the agent signed the appointment. Articles are $250. The Sworn Annual Report is $100, due July 1 to September 1, and a late report inside 60 days before revocation adds $50. § 15112 ends an LLC resignation 30 days after the department receives the notice. That section prints no fee. § 15130 points at department rates and prints no change dollar. A foreign corporation shall keep an agent. A domestic corporation may designate a natural person. The Guam Business Corporation Act prices the corporation’s statement of registered agent, or of change, at no fee. Service on the Director is $40 under Chapter 7 and $50 under the Business Corporation Act. We print those sentences. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. We did not find a free public entity search. Northwest’s Guam page is a guide that says they do not currently offer business filing in Guam. It prints no territory street. Bizee’s territory URLs returned 404. Houston headquarters is not a Guam address. LegalZoom’s territory article URLs returned 404. ZenBusiness’s territory registered-agent URLs returned 404. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as § 15111. Guam does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a commercial registered-agent listing we could find. Filings go to the Department of Revenue and Taxation. The territory does not keep this list at a U.S. Secretary of State.

American Samoa sources we use: live ASBAR pages for § 30.0105, § 30.0106, § 30.0110, § 30.0114, § 30.0162, § 30.0163, § 30.0302, § 30.0308, § 30.0309, § 30.0310, and § 30.0313; the code index, which on October 2, 2026 listed Title 30 Chapters 01, 02, 03, and 05 only; the Attorney General foreign-corporation checklist; legalaffairs.as.gov; the Samoa News enactment report; and a secondary full text of P.L. 35-20 for §§ 30.0602, 30.0610, 30.0615 through 30.0619, 30.0622, and 30.0633. We ask whether an LLC names a registered agent with a place of business in the Territory, which is what § 30.0615 says, and whether a foreign corporation names a resident agent in a board resolution for a Governor-issued permit; whether a published address is that company’s address and not P.O. Box 7 in Pago Pago (the Attorney General); and whether the LLC annual report, or the corporation annual report, is treated as a separate job from taking the lawsuit. The LLC filing office is the Treasurer. It is not a U.S. Secretary of State. Foreign permits go through the Attorney General and the Department of Legal Affairs, and the Governor issues the permit. The secondary fee text prints “one hundred dollars” beside $150.00, then $175 and $200. The $50 annual fee rides with the report due after January 1 and before April 1. A $175 filing waives the first of those fees. A $200 filing waives the first two. An amendment is $50. § 30.0616 prints no change dollar. § 30.0162 prints no corporation annual-report fee. § 30.0163 prints no dollar fine. We print those gaps. We do not add a dollar. The code index does not host Chapters 6 and 7. The Secretary of American Samoa’s 35th Legislature table ends at P.L. 35-12, and the repository PDFs we opened do not contain Public Law 35-20. llc.as.gov did not resolve from our checker on October 2, 2026. The staging portal’s lines about anonymity, no state tax, no third party, and no annual renewal are marketing. Northwest’s national page prints $125 and does not name American Samoa. Bizee’s American Samoa page is not on the company site. Houston headquarters is not an American Samoa address. LegalZoom’s American Samoa article is not on the company site. ZenBusiness’s American Samoa page is not on the company site. We do not add a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as § 30.0615. American Samoa does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not print a who-may-serve menu. Filings for an LLC go to the Treasurer. The territory does not keep this list at a U.S. Secretary of State.

Northern Mariana Islands sources we use: the Registrar of Corporations, the resources list, the Registrar’s office page, and the public-notice PDF; Public Law 14-11, including § 108, § 109, § 110, § 111, § 203, and § 211; the Business Corporation Regulations, including § 20-50.1-401, § 20-50.1-410, and § 20-50.1-1530; 4 CMC § 4205 and Public Law 24-27; the domestic LLC checklist; and the foreign LLC requirements. The 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 and a street address, plus a designated office that need not be a place of business. The Registered Agent Consent Form is $37.50. Articles of organization are $112.50. The annual and initial report is $75. Later corporation reports run from January 1 through March 1, and the LLC annual-report section points at 4 CMC § 4693(c). A report after March 1 is $112.50. Public Law 24-27 removes daily penalty fees. The regulations PDF still prints an annual report at $50. The public-notice PDF still prints $150 plus $10 a day for the 2025 report. The homepage still says Coming Soon. Northwest’s national page prints $125 and does not name the Northern Mariana Islands. Bizee’s Northern Mariana Islands page is not on the company site. Houston headquarters is not a Northern Mariana Islands address. LegalZoom’s Northern Mariana Islands article is not on the company site. ZenBusiness’s Northern Mariana Islands page is not on the company site. We do not add a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as § 108. The Commonwealth does not keep this list at a U.S. Secretary of State.

South Dakota sources we use: SDCL chapter 59-11, § 59-11-2, § 59-11-3, § 59-11-5, § 59-11-6, § 59-11-7, § 59-11-11, § 59-11-12, § 59-11-13, § 59-11-15, § 59-11-16, § 59-11-17, § 59-11-20, § 59-11-24, § 59-11-25, § 59-11-26, § 47-34A-203, § 47-34A-211, § 47-34A-212, § 47-34A-809, § 47-34A-810, § 47-34A-811, § 47-34A-1008, § 47-1A-1420, and § 47-1A-1421; plus the domestic LLC articles, the LLC statement of change, the resignation form, the LLC annual report, the corporation annual report, the fee schedule, the business FAQ, the statement-of-change instructions, the business portal, and the business search. We ask whether the filing names a commercial registered agent, or a noncommercial registered agent with an actual street or a rural route box in this state, or the title of an office; whether the FAQ’s office-holder ban for a limited liability company matches the LLC articles and conflicts with § 59-11-6 and the corporation annual-report form; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 500 East Capitol Avenue (the Secretary of State); and whether the annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from § 59-11-3 and the fee schedule, $10. The fee schedule adds $15 when a document could have been filed online. The statement-of-change instructions add $15 if you print and mail. The February 2018 LLC form prints $25 and does not say that $25 includes the $15. Northwest prints $10. ZenBusiness prints $10 online and $25 on paper. We print those dollars. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. A commercial listing is $100. A commercial statement of change is $10 per entity. The fee schedule also prints a commercial courtesy change at no fee. The statute does not use those words. The pages we read do not say what that line means. Resignation is no charge and ends on the earlier of the thirty-first day or a new agent. ZenBusiness says 31 days and paper only. We did not find a resignation button on the portal home we opened. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Articles of organization are $150 in § 47-34A-212. The fee schedule and the articles form print $150 online and $165 on paper, and the form says the $165 includes the $15 paper fee. A foreign LLC filing is $750. The annual report is $55 online and $70 on paper, with a $55 late fee. § 47-34A-212 prices the reporting fee at $55 and a $55 penalty if the report is not filed within the time prescribed. § 59-11-25, read September 26, 2026, says the first report is due before the first day of the second month of the year following authorization, then that same date each year. The same page prints a version effective January 1, 2027, that lets the entity choose the anniversary month or January 31. The FAQ says the first day of the anniversary month, with a June 11, 2026 example due June 1, 2027, a window opening April 2, and delinquency on August 1. § 47-34A-809 says sixty days. The FAQ says two months. We print those clocks. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. That report is not the registered-agent job. An LLC may be administratively dissolved for an unpaid fee or a late annual report. A missing registered agent is not on that list. A corporation may also be dissolved for sixty days without a registered agent. The FAQ lists a missing agent for a business entity and does not split an LLC from a corporation. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. LLC reinstatement is $150 plus delinquent reports. If no agent is kept, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, § 59-11-16 uses registered or certified mail to the governors at the principal office. It does not name the Secretary of State. § 47-34A-1008 appoints the secretary of state only for a foreign LLC transacting without a certificate of authority, or that canceled it. The statute does not name the Secretary of State as the substitute for a domestic missing agent. Northwest’s product page claims Sioux Falls and prints no street number. Bizee names no South Dakota address. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom’s South Dakota article is a live page, publishes no LegalZoom address, and its comparison table says Vermont. ZenBusiness prints Suite 204. The FAQ prints Suite 112. The forms print no suite. We do not treat any of those lines as a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as § 59-11-5. South Dakota does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial bar here is the $100 listing under § 59-11-7. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Rhode Island sources we use: R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11, § 7-1.2-501, § 7-1.2-502, § 7-16-65, § 7-1.2-1602, § 7-16-66, § 7-1.2-1501, § 7-16-41, § 7-16-42, § 7-16-43, § 7-1.2-1310, § 7-1.2-1311, § 7-1.2-503, § 7-16-49, and § 7-16-6; plus Form 642, Form 642A, Form 640, Form 632, the forms fee schedule, the start-a-business page, the annual-report page, and the corporate database. We ask whether the company is a limited liability company, which keeps a resident agent, or a business corporation, which keeps a registered agent; whether the LLC agent is an individual resident or a domestic or authorized corporation, limited partnership, or LLC; whether a corporation agent’s list also includes a limited liability partnership and a business office that generally is open during normal business hours, with an attorney exception; whether a published address is that company’s address and not 148 W. River Street (Business Services); and whether the annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from Form 642 and § 7-16-65, $20, and from Form 642A, no fee for an address-only change. The fee schedule adds $2 online on the $20 form. Form 642’s instruction says a later date within 90 days. The checkbox says 30 days. § 7-16-11 says the change is effective when the secretary of state accepts it. Form 640 and § 7-1.2-502 both say 30 days for a corporation. We print those clocks. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Northwest says they will pay the change fee and does not print $20. Bizee does not print $20. LegalZoom and ZenBusiness print $20. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that vendor dollar. An LLC resignation is effective 30 days after it is filed, unless the paper names a later time. A corporation resignation ends 30 days after the secretary of state receives the notice. The fee schedule does not title a resignation form. § 7-16-65 prices any other statement at $10. The annual report is $50, between the first day of February and the first day of May, and a mailing deposited prior to May 1 is on time. Form 632 and the annual-report page say February 1 to May 1. The late penalty is $25 within 30 days after the time prescribed, by May 31 on the form, and applied June 1 on the page. Form 632 says the LLC agent change is Form 642. That report is not the registered-agent job. If the company has no agent for 30 days, the secretary of state may revoke the certificate after notice of not less than 60 days. If no agent is kept, or the agent cannot be found or served with reasonable diligence, the secretary of state is an agent for a domestic LLC. Service on the secretary as resident agent is $15, and § 7-16-65 also prices service on the registered agent at $15. We print both. A corporation revocation does not end the registered agent’s authority. § 7-16-42 does not print that sentence. Northwest’s product page claims Pawtucket and prints no address number. Bizee names no Rhode Island address. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom’s Rhode Island article is a live page and publishes no LegalZoom address. 148 W. River Street on a vendor page is a division contact, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as § 7-16-11. Rhode Island does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial path here is an entity on the statute’s list that is domestic or authorized to transact business in Rhode Island. An LLC shall keep a resident agent. A business corporation shall keep a registered agent. Filings go to the Business Services Division in the Department of State.

Alaska sources we use: AS 10.50.055, AS 10.06.150, AS 10.50.060, AS 10.50.063, AS 10.50.065, AS 10.50.408, AS 10.50.750, AS 10.50.755, AS 10.50.760, AS 01.10.055, and 3 AAC 16.065; plus Form 08-492, the Division Registered Agents FAQs, the Biennial Reports FAQs, and the corporations search. We ask whether the agent is an individual Alaska resident or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized here; whether an LLC, an LLP, or an LP was named instead; whether the company named itself; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 333 Willoughby Avenue or 550 W 7th Avenue (the Division); and whether the biennial report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from Form 08-492 and 3 AAC 16.065, $25 nonrefundable for a document under AS 10.50. The form says mail it. The FAQ says fax or U.S. mail when the agent will be absent. ZenBusiness says mail only, and $25 for most business types. Northwest says they will pay the fee and does not print $25. Bizee says a fee applies and does not print $25. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that vendor dollar. The biennial report cannot change the agent. A domestic LLC report is $100. A foreign LLC report is $200. AS 10.50.760 says the report is due before January 2 and is delinquent if not filed before February 1. The FAQ says the due date is January 2 and that a postmark after February 1 is late. We print both clocks. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Articles of organization are $150 in the regulation. Bizee’s Alaska page prints $250. We print both. We do not treat $250 as the regulation. If the company has no agent for 30 days, or waits 30 days after a change to file the statement, the commissioner may start an involuntary dissolution after written notice. The contest window is 60 days. Northwest’s product page claims downtown Anchorage and prints no street. Bizee names no Alaska street. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom’s Alaska article is not a live page. 333 Willoughby Avenue and 550 W 7th Avenue on a vendor page are Division contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as AS 10.50.055. Alaska does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial path here is a corporation authorized to transact business in Alaska. An LLC cannot serve. Filings go to the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Alaska does not keep this list at a Secretary of State.

Vermont sources we use: 11 V.S.A. § 1655, § 1656, § 1625, § 4007, § 4008, § 4012, § 4023, § 4033, § 4034, 11A V.S.A. § 5.01, § 1.22, § 16.22, and § 14.20; plus the Secretary of State fee table, the registered-office page, the annual-report page, and the business search. We ask whether the company is a limited liability company, which keeps an agent and a designated office that may sit outside Vermont, or a business corporation, which uses the same agent statute and must keep a registered office in this State that matches the agent’s business office; whether the agent is an individual resident or an authorized organization with a Vermont place of business; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 128 State Street (the Secretary of State); and whether the fiscal-year annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from § 4012, $35 for an LLC, not to exceed $1,000 per filer per calendar year. The fee table prints $35 and does not print the cap. § 1.22 prices the corporation change at $50. The fee table prices that corporation change at $25. § 1625 prices a chapter 15 change at $25, also capped at $1,000. A bulk change by the agent uses that chapter 15 fee for each business. ZenBusiness prints $35. LegalZoom prints $25. Northwest says they will pay and file the change and does not print a dollar. Bizee says the fee varies and does not print a dollar. We print those sentences. The company page does not publish that vendor dollar. Resignation ends 30 days after the Secretary files it, or sooner if a new agent is named. The office page says the 31st day after receipt. The fee tables price resignation at no fee. The statute says the Secretary waives the resignation fee if the agent attests it did not consent. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. The domestic LLC annual report is $45, due within three months after the fiscal year. The domestic corporation annual report is $60, due within two and one-half months. LegalZoom prints $35 for the report. The statute does not print March 31. Bizee prints articles at $125 online. The fee table and LegalZoom print $155. If no agent is maintained, or the agent cannot be found, § 1656 makes the Secretary of State an agent. Service on the Secretary is $35 for an LLC and $25 for a corporation. A missed annual report terminates the LLC articles. That section does not print a 60-day cure, and it does not name a missing agent. LLC reinstatement is $35. Corporation reinstatement is $50. The office page says a resignation with no replacement produces Terminated status. We print both. Northwest’s product page claims Shelburne, VT, and prints no street. Bizee names no Vermont street. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom’s Vermont article publishes no LegalZoom street. ZenBusiness’s Vermont page says the registered office needs to be a physical address in Pennsylvania. 128 State Street on a vendor page is a Secretary of State contact, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company hours line as § 1655. Vermont does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial path here is an authorized organization with a Vermont place of business. A limited liability company shall keep an agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Maine sources we use: 31 M.R.S. §1661, 5 M.R.S. §102, §103, §104, §105, §106, §108, §111, §113, §114, 13-C M.R.S. §511, 31 M.R.S. §1665, and §1680; plus the Secretary of State Form CLKRA-3, the LLC forms table, the annual-report page, the CRA listing, and the corporate search. We ask whether the company is a limited liability company, which must keep a registered agent, or a business corporation, which must keep a clerk; whether the filing names a commercial clerk or registered agent by CRA public number, or a noncommercial person, or an office title so service goes to whoever holds that job; whether a required address is an actual street or a rural route box in this State; whether a published street is that company’s street and not 101 State House Station, 6 E. Chestnut Street, or 111 Sewall Street (the Secretary of State); and whether the annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from Form CLKRA-3 and §103, $35 for a for-profit and $15 for a Title 13-B nonprofit. The LLC forms table prices CLKRA-3 at $35. A commercial listing is $150. A commercial resignation has no fee. A noncommercial resignation is $35 and ends on the 31st day, or sooner if a new clerk or agent is named. The statute and the forms table price a domestic LLC annual report at $85 and a foreign LLC report at $150. The first report is January 1 to June 1 of the year after formation, then that window every year. The reminders page prices a nonprofit report at $35. That $35 is not the LLC report and it is not the change form. A certificate of formation is $175 on the statute and the forms table. Bizee’s Maine page prints $175 online and $250 on paper. The cover letter on Form CLKRA-3 prints expedited fees of $50 and $100. §118 says the Secretary of State sets the expedited fee by rule and does not print those dollars. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. If no clerk or agent can be served, §113 uses registered or certified mail to the governors at the principal office. It does not name the Secretary of State. §1680 still prices one service path on the Secretary of State at $20 under the foreign-qualification section. Miss the agent, or miss the report, and the Secretary of State may dissolve the company after notice and 60 days. Reinstatement is within 6 years. Northwest’s product page claims York, ME, and prints no street. Bizee names no Maine street. Houston headquarters is not that office. LegalZoom’s Maine article publishes no LegalZoom street. 101 State House Station, 6 E. Chestnut Street, and 111 Sewall Street on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as §114. Maine does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial bar here is the listing. A limited liability company must maintain a registered agent. A business corporation must maintain a clerk. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Nebraska sources we use: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-113, § 21-114, § 21-115, § 21-116, § 21-117, § 21-125, § 21-151, § 21-192, and § 21-193; plus the Secretary of State New Business Information page, the Updating Registered Agent Information page, the fee table, the Annual/Biennial Reporting page, the select LLC statutes list, eDelivery, and the Corporation and Business Search. We ask whether the filing lists a Nebraska street for the designated office and the agent for service of process, and not a P.O. Box used as the only street; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 1445 K Street or 1201 N Street (the Secretary of State); and whether the $30 odd-year biennial report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table and § 21-192, $25 online and $30 on paper. LegalZoom’s Nebraska article prints $10 plus $5 a page. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Resignation on the LLC table is $30 and ends on the thirty-first day, or sooner if a successor is named. Corporation resignation on the live table is no fee. Certificate of Organization is $100 online and $110 on paper. The LLC biennial report is due between January 1 and April 1 of each odd-numbered year. The live Annual/Biennial Reporting page says due April 1, delinquent June 16. Bizee’s Nebraska page says biennial report due April 1 of odd-numbered years. We print those sentences. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Notice of organization must be published three successive weeks near the designated office. That paper is not the registered-agent job. Stay without a report past June 16, or miss a fee by 60 days, and the Secretary of State may start an administrative dissolution after notice, then 60 days to cure. The live table prices reinstatement at $30 and late reinstatement at $500. The office pages also say failure to maintain a registered agent can result in administrative dissolution. We print only a company-published Nebraska registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 1445 K Street and 1201 N Street on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-113. Nebraska does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A Nebraska LLC shall designate and continuously maintain an office and an agent for service of process. The live Secretary of State pages still say registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Iowa sources we use: Iowa Code § 489.115, § 489.116, § 489.117, § 489.119, § 489.122, § 489.201, § 489.212, § 489.708, and § 489.709; plus the older § 489.113 (2023); the Secretary of State Business Services page, the fee table, the Business FAQ, How do I change my registered agent?, How do I file a Biennial Report?, Fast Track Filing, and the Business Entities Search. We ask whether the filing lists a street in this state of the registered agent, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether the agent has a place of business in this state; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 321 E. 12th Street or the Lucas Building (the Secretary of State); and whether the $30 odd-year biennial report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table and § 489.122, no fee for Chapter 489. The live limited-partnership change row is $20 under Iowa Code 488.115. That $20 row is not the LLC row. Bizee’s Iowa page says the state charges a fee. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Resignation on the live table is no fee and ends on the thirty-first day, or sooner if a successor is named. Certificate of Organization is $50. The LLC biennial report is $30 online or $45 paper, due between January 1 and April 1 of each odd-numbered year. The live FAQ says March 31. Bizee’s Iowa page says “Annual report due: April 1 (biennial).” We print those sentences. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Stay without an agent for 60 days, or miss the report by 60 days, and the Secretary of State may start an administrative dissolution after notice, then 60 days to cure. Reinstatement on the live table is $5. We print only a company-published Iowa registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 321 E. 12th Street and the Lucas Building on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Iowa Code § 489.115. Iowa does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. An Iowa LLC shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state. The older § 489.113 is 2023 Code. The live 2026 section is § 489.115. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Louisiana sources we use: La. R.S. 12:1308, § 12:1305, § 12:1308.1, § 12:1-501, § 12:1-202, and § 12:1-503; plus the Secretary of State File Business Documents page, the fee table, the Fee Schedule Effective 10/1/26, the Business Filings FAQ, geauxBIZ, and the Commercial Search. We ask whether the filing lists a municipal address, and not a post office box only, for the registered office and each registered agent; whether the Initial Report attached a notarized affidavit of acknowledgment and acceptance; whether an entity agent filed a certificate naming at least two individuals at its Louisiana address; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 8585 Archives Ave. or P.O. Box 94125 (the Secretary of State); and whether the $30 anniversary annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table, $25 for form #983. La. R.S. 12:1308(C)(1) still requires a notarized affidavit for a change after organization. The live FAQ and ZenBusiness also describe an annual-report change path. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. A successor shall be named within thirty days after resignation or a missing agent. If the registered office is vacated and no change is filed in thirty days, the office of the Secretary of State may be treated as the registered office by persons other than the LLC. Articles of Organization are $100. The annual report is $30, due on or before the anniversary. The live table will move on October 1, 2026, to $125 / $30 / $35. An older HTML LLC-instructions URL we opened returned 404. A missing page does not supply a seven-day online clock. We print only a company-published Louisiana registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 8585 Archives Ave. on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as La. R.S. 12:1308. Louisiana does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A Louisiana LLC shall continuously maintain a registered office and at least one registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Oklahoma sources we use: 18 O.S. § 2010, § 2004, § 2005, § 2055, § 2055.1, § 2055.2, and § 1022; plus the Secretary of State Business Services page, the fee table, the Business Entity FAQ, SOS FORM 0074, and the Business Entity Search. We ask whether the filing lists a physical Oklahoma street that is identical with the agent’s business office, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether the office is open during regular business hours; whether the company named itself as the agent; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 421 N.W. 13th, Suite 210/220 (the Secretary of State); and whether the $25 anniversary annual certificate is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table and § 2055, $25. Resignation is $25, needs 30 days’ notice, and ends 30 days after filing unless a later day, not past the ninetieth, is written on the paper. If no successor is named, the Secretary of State is deemed the agent. LegalZoom’s Oklahoma article prints $25 by mail and $35 online. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Articles of Organization are $100. The annual certificate is $25, due on the anniversary. The live FAQ gives a 60-day grace, then the company is not in good standing. Bizee’s Oklahoma page says no annual report is required. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. The Secretary of State may act as the agent for $40 each July 1. We print only a company-published Oklahoma registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 421 N.W. 13th, Suite 210/220 on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as 18 O.S. § 2010. Oklahoma does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. An Oklahoma LLC may name itself as the agent. The corporation statute also says resident agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Mississippi sources we use: Miss. Code § 79-29-201, § 79-35-4, § 79-35-5, § 79-35-6, § 79-35-8, § 79-35-11, § 79-35-13, § 79-35-14, § 79-29-215, § 79-29-1203, § 79-29-821, and § 79-29-823; plus the repealed § 79-29-113; the Secretary of State Business Services page, the registered-agent page, the Business FAQs, the fee schedule, the Services & Fees table, the Commercial Registered Agent Listing Statement, and the Business Search. We ask whether the filing lists an actual Mississippi street, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether a commercial registered agent listed under § 79-35-6; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 660 North Street, 401 Mississippi Street, 125 S. Congress Street, or P.O. Box 136 (the Secretary of State); and whether the $0 April 15 domestic LLC annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table, $10 for a registered-agent or office change. The Certificate of Amendment row is $50. LegalZoom’s Mississippi article prints $10 or $50. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Commercial listing is $100. Commercial termination is $50 and takes effect on the 31st day. A listed commercial agent who does not want a company that selected it files a Statement of Non-acceptance within 14 days. Resignation on the live table is no fee. Certificate of Formation is $50. The domestic LLC annual report is $0 / no fee, due April 15 on the live FAQ. The foreign LLC annual report is $250. Bizee’s Mississippi page says no annual report is required. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Stay without an agent for 60 days, or miss the report by 60 days, and the Secretary of State may start an administrative dissolution after notice, then 60 days to cure. We print only a company-published Mississippi registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 660 North Street, 401 Mississippi Street, 125 S. Congress Street, 1141 Bayview Avenue, and P.O. Box 136 on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Miss. Code § 79-35-5. Mississippi does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial listing is the Mississippi bar. A Mississippi LLC shall designate a registered agent in accordance with the Mississippi Registered Agents Act. The older § 79-29-113 is marked repealed effective January 1, 2013. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Utah sources we use: Utah Code § 48-3a-111, § 16-17-202, § 16-17-203, § 16-17-204, § 16-17-206, § 16-17-209, § 16-17-301, § 16-17-302, § 48-3a-201, § 48-3a-212, and § 48-3a-708; plus the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code home, the fee schedule, the Commercial Registered Agent Application, the Annual Report/Renewal Guide, the Renewal with Changes guide, the older Annual Report / Renewal Form, the searches landing page, and the Business Registration search. We ask whether the filing lists an actual Utah street or a rural-route box, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether a commercial registered agent listed under § 16-17-204; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 160 East 300 South or P.O. Box 146705 (the Division); and whether the $18 anniversary-month annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live fee table, $17 for a change form and for online changes. LegalZoom’s Utah article and ZenBusiness’s Utah page print $13. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Resignation takes effect on the earlier of the 31st day or a successor. Commercial listing is $52. Certificate of Organization is $59 on the live table. Bizee’s Utah page names $54 online / $59 paper. We print both. The LLC annual report is $18, including a $5 portal surcharge, and is due in the anniversary month. The live table prices a late renewal at $10. The older form prints an $18 late fee. Northwest’s Utah page says renewals cost $20. LegalZoom’s Utah article prints a $50 late fee. We print those numbers. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. If that report’s agent name or address differs from the Division record, § 48-3a-212 treats the difference as a statement of change under § 16-17-206. It is still not the registered-agent job. Stay without an agent for 60 consecutive days, or miss the report by 60 days, and the Division may start an administrative dissolution after notice. The live code we opened on September 17, 2026 marks § 48-3a-111 and several Title 16 Chapter 17 sections Repealed 10/1/2026 by Chapter 93, 2026 General Session. We print the live text. The page does not publish the post-October cites. We print only a company-published Utah registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 160 East 300 South, P.O. Box 146705, and ZenBusiness’s SM Box 146701 on a vendor page are Division contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Utah Code § 48-3a-111. Utah does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial listing is the Utah bar. A Utah LLC shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state in accordance with the Model Registered Agents Act. Filings go to the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code at the Department of Commerce. Utah does not keep this list at a Secretary of State.

Arkansas sources we use: Ark. Code § 4-38-115, Title 4, Chapter 20, § 4-20-104, § 4-20-105, § 4-20-106, § 4-20-108, § 4-20-111, § 4-20-114, § 4-38-201, § 4-38-116, and § 4-38-212; plus the Arkansas Secretary of State Business and Commercial Services page, the LLC forms table, the Commercial Registered Agents page, the franchise-tax forms page, the 2026 Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, the Business Services FAQ, and the Business Entity Search. We ask whether the filing lists an actual Arkansas street or a rural-route box, and not a P.O. Box or a mail drop used as that street; whether a commercial registered agent listed on form CRA-R; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, or State Capitol, Suite 256 (the Secretary of State); and whether the $150 May 1 franchise-tax paper is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live LLC table, $0 for Notice of Change of Registered Agent, form DO-03. Resignation takes effect on the earlier of the 31st day or a successor. Commercial listing is $50.00. Commercial termination is $50.00. Certificate of Organization, form LL-01, is $45.00 online and $50.00 paper. The LLC annual-report statute says after January 1 and before April 1, then says the franchise-tax filing satisfies that report. The live 2026 LLC form says all reports are due on or before May 1. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. A differing agent name or address on that paper is a statement of change. It is still not the registered-agent job. Unpaid franchise tax can revoke or block later BCS filings. We print only a company-published Arkansas registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 1401 W. Capitol Avenue and State Capitol, Suite 256 on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Ark. Code § 4-38-115. Arkansas does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The commercial listing is the Arkansas bar. An Arkansas LLC shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state in compliance with the Model Registered Agents Act. Filings go to Business and Commercial Services at the Secretary of State.

South Carolina sources we use: S.C. Code Title 33, Chapter 44, S.C. Code § 33-44-108, § 33-44-109, § 33-44-110, § 33-44-111, § 33-44-203, § 33-44-809, and § 33-44-1204; plus the 2004 archive marking § 33-44-211 repealed, the Secretary of State Business Entities page, the File and Search Online page, the business-entities FAQ, the service-of-process page, Form F0080, Form F0065, the Business Entities Online search, and the Department of Revenue corporate FAQ. We ask whether the filing lists a designated office in this state and an agent with a street, and not a P.O. Box used as that agent street; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 1205 Pendleton Street (the Secretary of State); whether the live change form’s consent box is treated as form language rather than a sentence in § 33-44-109; and whether Form CL-1 is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from § 33-44-1204 and the live form, $10.00. Resignation ends on the 31st day. The live resignation form prints $10.00. The fee statute’s other-document row is $2. We print both. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Typical pass-through limited liability companies do not file an annual report with the Secretary of State. § 33-44-211 was repealed April 29, 2004. Form CL-1 is a Department of Revenue paper for an LLC taxed as a corporation. Stay without an agent and the Secretary of State is the company’s agent. Administrative dissolution is for an unpaid fee, tax, or penalty after sixty days. We print only a company-published South Carolina agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 1205 Pendleton Street on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as S.C. Code § 33-44-108. South Carolina does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The statute names a designated office and an agent for service of process. The Secretary of State’s search still says registered agent. Filings go to the Secretary of State.

Alabama sources we use: Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.31, § 10A-1-5.32, § 10A-1-5.33, § 10A-1-5.34, § 10A-1-5.35, § 10A-5A-2.01, and § 10A-5A-7.01; plus the Alabama Secretary of State LLC page, the Business Downloads page, the Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity form, the Registered Agent Resignation Notice, the Business Entity Records page, the Business Entity Search, and the Department of Revenue Business Privilege Tax page. We ask whether the filing lists an Alabama street where process may be personally served, and not a mailbox service or a telephone answering service used as that office; whether a P.O. Box was offered as that street on the change form; whether a new agent’s written consent sits on the change statement or is attached to it; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not P.O. Box 5616 or 770 Washington Ave., Suite 580 (the Secretary of State); and whether the Business Privilege Tax return is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live form, $100.00. Resignation is filed before the 11th day after notice to the company and ends on the 31st day after the Secretary of State receives it. There is no resignation fee. Limited liability companies do not file an annual report with the Secretary of State. Form PPT is a Department of Revenue paper whose title also says annual report. It cannot change the agent. Stay without an agent and service follows the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. The LLC dissolution list does not name a missing agent. We print only a company-published Alabama registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. P.O. Box 5616 on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.31. Alabama does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. An Alabama LLC shall designate and continuously maintain a registered agent and a registered office. Filings go to the Business Entities Division at the Secretary of State.

Missouri sources we use: RSMo § 347.030, § 347.039, § 347.179, § 347.153, § 351.120, and the corporation pair in § 351.370; plus the Missouri Secretary of State Business FAQ, the Schedule of Fees and Charges, Form Corp. 59, the General Services & Filings page, the forms list, and the Business Filings search. We ask whether the filing lists a physical Missouri street that is identical with the agent’s business office, and not a P.O. Box used alone or a retail mailing store such as Mailboxes Etc or the UPS Store; whether a new agent’s written consent sits on the change statement or is attached to it; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 600 West Main Street (the Secretary of State); and whether the missing LLC annual report is treated as a separate fact from the continuous agent job. Change-of-agent dollars come from § 347.179, $5, and from the live table and Form Corp. 59, $10.00. The FAQ says a $5 technology fee is added to the regular filing fee. We print the statute and the table. The sources disagree. This page does not pick one. Resignation takes effect 30 days after the secretary receives the statement, or sooner if a successor is filed. Limited liability companies do not file an annual report. Corporations file a registration report that can list a new agent if the new agent consents. Stay without an agent and the Secretary of State will notify the entity. A domestic corporation can be administratively dissolved. A foreign certificate can be revoked. Other registrations can be cancelled. Service on the secretary as resident agent is $20. We print only a company-published Missouri registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 600 West Main Street on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as RSMo § 347.030. Missouri does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A Missouri LLC shall continuously maintain a registered office and a registered agent. The secretary shall not be appointed as the resident agent except as § 347.153 later allows for a foreign company. Filings go to the Corporations Division at the Secretary of State.

Minnesota sources we use: Minn. Stat. § 5.36, § 322C.0113, § 322C.0201, § 322C.0116, § 322C.0208, § 5.34, § 322C.0705, § 322C.0706, § 5.25, § 5.26, and the corporation pair in § 302A.121; plus the Minnesota Secretary of State renewals page, the business corporation forms page, the foreign LLC forms page, the service-of-process page, and the Business Filings search. We ask whether the filing lists an actual Minnesota office location, and not a P.O. Box used as that office; whether a Minnesota-formed company treated the agent line as optional; whether a foreign company named an agent; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 332 Minnesota Street (the Secretary of State); and whether the free December 31 annual renewal is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the live portal row we retrieved, $55 for a domestic-corporation Registered Office and/or Agent filing, and from the free compliance-only address change in § 5.36. Resignation takes effect on the 30th day. The LLC annual renewal is free and due by December 31, beginning the year after the articles are filed. Miss it and a domestic LLC is administratively terminated. The statute prices reinstatement at $25. The live portal row we retrieved is $85. Formation is $135 in § 322C.0201 and $155 on the portal’s new-business table. We print only a company-published Minnesota registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 332 Minnesota Street on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite. Chapter 5A is international student exchange visitor placement. It is not the registered-agent statute. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Minn. Stat. § 5.36. Minnesota does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A Minnesota-formed company shall have a registered office and may have a registered agent. A foreign company must name one.

Tennessee sources we use: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109, § 48-249-110, § 48-249-111, § 48-249-1017, and § 48-249-1007; the corporation pair in § 48-15-101 and § 48-15-103; the older LLC line in § 48-208-101; plus the Secretary of State business FAQ, the forms and fees table, the Articles of Organization form, the LLC resignation form, the annual-report instructions, the Business Entity Search, and the Department of Revenue franchise and excise tax and due-dates pages. We ask whether the filing lists a Tennessee street that is identical with the agent’s business office, and not a P.O. Box, a route number, or a box number alone; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue (the Division of Business Services); whether resignation is treated as ending on the filing date; and whether the $300 April 1 annual report and the April 15 franchise and excise tax are treated as separate jobs from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the official table, $20 for SS-4534, plus an extra $20 if the annual report changes the agent. Resignation takes effect on the day the statement is filed. The LLC annual report starts at $300 and is capped at $3,000. For a calendar-year LLC it is due April 1. An annual report that changes the agent is a statement of change. The franchise and excise tax is due April 15 for a calendar year and goes to the Department of Revenue. Those two filings are not the registered-agent job. We print only a company-published Tennessee registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue on a vendor page is the Division of Business Services, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109. Tennessee does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. LegalZoom and Northwest still cite § 48-208-101. Current formation uses § 48-249-109.

Maryland sources we use: Md. Code, Corps. & Ass’ns § 4A-210, § 1-101, § 1-208, § 1-203, and the corporation pair in § 2-108; plus the SDAT Charter Filing FAQ, the business page, the Articles of Organization form, the Resolution to Change Principal Office or Resident Agent, the official charter fee table, 2026 Form 1, the Secretary of State charity page, and the Business Express entity search. We ask whether the filing lists a Maryland resident or a Maryland company, and not a P.O. Box used as the street on the Articles form; whether the agent’s written consent is on file or certified after a Department waiver; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 16 Francis Street (the Secretary of State) or 123 Market Place / 700 East Pratt Street (SDAT); and whether the $300 Form 1 is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from § 1-203 and the official table, $25, with a $50 expedited column. Resignation takes effect on filing if a successor is named, or on the 10th day if not. The LLC Form 1 is $300, due April 15, with a 60-day online extension to June 15. That report is not the resident-agent job. We print only a company-published Maryland resident-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 16 Francis Street on a vendor page is the Secretary of State, not a vendor suite and not SDAT. The Secretary of State charity page says SDAT is not part of that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Md. Code, Corps. & Ass’ns § 4A-210. Maryland does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The statute names a resident agent for both an LLC and a corporation. Filings go to SDAT, not the Secretary of State.

Massachusetts sources we use: G.L. c. 156C § 5, § 5A, and § 12; the corporation pair in G.L. c. 156D § 5.01 and § 5.02; plus 950 CMR 112.13, 112.14, 112.20, and 112.29, the Limited Liability Company Information page, the Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Resident Office, and the Corporations Division search. We ask whether the filing lists a Massachusetts street, and not a post office address used as that street; whether the agent’s written consent is on the certificate or the change statement, or attached to it; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not One Ashburton Place, Room 1717 (the Secretary of the Commonwealth); and whether the $500 annual report is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the office’s LLC information page, $25 paper or fax and no fee electronic. 950 CMR 112.29 lists the $500 certificate and the $500 annual report and does not list that change fee. Resignation takes effect on the 31st day. The LLC annual report is $500, due on or before the anniversary of the original certificate of organization. That report may amend certificate information except the registered/resident agent or office. Fail to appoint a resident agent within 60 days after notice, and the office may start a dissolution. We print only a company-published Massachusetts resident-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. One Ashburton Place on a vendor page is the Secretary of the Commonwealth, not a vendor suite. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as G.L. c. 156C § 5. Massachusetts does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. The LLC statute names a resident agent. The corporation statute names a registered agent. Filings go to the Corporations Division at the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Indiana sources we use: IC 23-0.5-4-1, § 23-0.5-4-2, § 23-0.5-4-3, § 23-0.5-4-4, § 23-0.5-4-5, § 23-0.5-4-6, § 23-0.5-4-9, § 23-0.5-4-10, and § 23-0.5-4-11; the definitions in IC 23-0.5-1.5-36 and § 23-0.5-1.5-4; the 1987 conversion in IC 23-1-17.3-4; the biennial report in IC 23-0.5-2-13; the fee lines in IC 23-0.5-9-30, § 23-0.5-9-32, § 23-0.5-9-33, § 23-0.5-9-34, and § 23-0.5-9-56; plus 75 IAC 8 (filed May 19, 2025), the IN.gov registered-agent FAQ, the INBiz registration page, the Business Entity Report page, State Form 56371, and the INBiz business search. We ask whether the Chapter 4 filing lists a street address in this state, and not a P.O. Box used as that street unless a rural route number sits with it; whether a commercial registered agent filed the listing under IC 23-0.5-4-4; whether an entity tried to serve as its own registered agent or named two agents at once (75 IAC 8-2-4); and whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 302 West Washington Street, Room E018, or 200 W. Washington Street, Room 201 (the Secretary of State). Change-of-agent dollars come from IC 23-0.5-9-32, no statute fee. Form 56367’s face says the same. 75 IAC 8-3-8 then collects $1 for the enhanced-access fund on an electronic change. Resignation takes effect on the 31st day, or sooner if a new agent is filed. The Business Entity Report is biennial. The first report is due two years after formation. IC 23-0.5-9-34 prices an electronic for-profit report at $20 and paper at $50. INBiz prints $32 on INBiz and $50 by paper. 75 IAC 8-3-10 collects $11 enhanced-access on an electronic report. Twenty plus eleven is thirty-one. We print the statute, the rule, and the INBiz card. The sources do not agree. This page does not add a fourth number. IC 23-1-17.3-4 turned each then-existing resident agent into a registered agent on August 1, 1987. The live Chapter 4 filing uses registered agent. We print only a company-published Indiana registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. Indianapolis Secretary of State contacts on a vendor page are not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as IC 23-0.5-4-3. Indiana does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A commercial registered agent here is a person listed under IC 23-0.5-4-4.

Michigan sources we use: MCL 450.4207, § 450.4209, § 450.4208, and § 450.4207a; the corporation pair in MCL 450.1241, § 450.1242, § 450.1243, and § 450.1246; plus the LARA Corporations Division FAQ, the annual-statement page, the LLC changes page, Form CSCL/CD-520, and the Business Entity Search. We ask whether the filing lists a Michigan street that is identical with the resident agent’s office or residence, and not a P.O. Box used as that street; whether a business tried to serve as its own resident agent; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 2407 N Grand River Avenue (LARA); and whether the $25 LLC annual statement is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from Form CSCL/CD-520, $5. Resignation takes effect on the 30th day, or sooner if a new agent is filed. The LLC annual statement is $25, due February 15; a company formed after September 30 skips the next February 15. The late penalty is $50. Miss statements for two consecutive years, then miss the 60-day notice, and the company is not in good standing. We print only a company-published Michigan resident-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. P.O. Box 30054 and 2407 N Grand River Avenue on a form are LARA contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. The page does not publish a dollar for service on the administrator; MCL 450.4207(4) does not print one. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as MCL 450.4207. Michigan does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. Filings go to the Corporations Division at LARA, not the Secretary of State.

Washington sources we use: RCW 23.95.405, § 23.95.410, § 23.95.415, § 23.95.420, § 23.95.425, § 23.95.430, § 23.95.445, § 23.95.450, § 23.95.455, § 23.95.105, and § 23.95.255; plus the Washington Secretary of State registered-agent page, the annual-report page, the online annual-report instructions, the official fee table, the Corporations and Charities Filing System tools page, the service-of-process page, and the Corporations and Charities Filing System. We ask whether the filing lists a physical Washington street, and not a P.O. Box or a PMB used as that street; whether the agent’s prior consent was delivered to the Secretary of State; whether a commercial registered agent filed the listing under RCW 23.95.420; and whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not P.O. Box 40234 in Olympia (the Secretary of State). Change-of-agent dollars come from the official fee table, no fee for a change of registered agent or office. Resignation is no fee. The commercial-registered-agent listing is $30. Resignation takes effect on the 31st day, or sooner if a new agent is filed. The profit annual report, including an LLC, is $70, due the last day of the month of formation. The delinquent annual-report price is $95. An initial or amended annual report is $10. A different agent name or address on the annual report is a statement of change. Service on the Secretary of State after the statutory paths is $50. We print only a company-published Washington registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. Olympia Secretary of State contacts on a vendor page are not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as RCW 23.95.415. Washington does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. A commercial registered agent here is a person listed under RCW 23.95.420.

Virginia sources we use: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1015, § 13.1-1016, § 13.1-1017, § 13.1-1018, and § 12.1-19.1; plus the State Corporation Commission registered-agent FAQ, the Maintaining Your Business page, the LLC forms table, the Business Home page, the contact page, the general business FAQ, and the Clerk’s Information System. We ask whether the filing lists a physical Virginia street that is identical with the agent’s business office, and not a P.O. Box used as that street except in a town under 2,000 with no street on a paper filing; whether an entity tried to serve as its own registered agent; whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 1300 E. Main Street (the Commission); and whether the $50 annual registration fee is treated as a separate job from the agent line. Change-of-agent dollars come from the official LLC forms table, no fee for LLC1016. LLC1017 is no fee. Resignation takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the 31st day, or sooner if a new agent is filed. The LLC annual registration fee is $50, due the last day of the month of formation each year after the year of formation. The late penalty is $25. Unpaid by the last day of the third month after the due date, the LLC is automatically canceled. Corporations file annual reports. LLCs do not. Annual notices are mailed to the registered office. We print only a company-published Virginia registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 1300 E. Main Street and P.O. Box 1197 on a vendor page are Commission contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. The page does not publish a dollar figure for service on the clerk; § 12.1-19.1 says the fee or fees specified in subsection G. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Code of Virginia § 13.1-1015. Virginia does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. Filings go to the State Corporation Commission, not a Secretary of State.

Colorado sources we use: C.R.S. § 7-90-701, § 7-90-702, § 7-90-704, § 7-90-501, § 7-90-901, and § 7-90-707; plus the Colorado Secretary of State registered-agent FAQ, the July 1, 2025 registered-agent requirements, the periodic-report FAQ, the noncompliance FAQ, the official fee table, and the Business Database Search. We ask whether the filing lists a Colorado street that is a primary residence or a usual place of business, and not a commercial mailbox or a P.O. Box; whether an individual agent showed a current Colorado driver’s license or identification card, or used the office’s alternative passcode; whether a company agent is in good standing and keeps a usual place of business here; and whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 1700 Broadway, Suite 550 (the Secretary of State). The registered-agent FAQ says a usual place of business is customarily open during normal business hours and is a place where the agent can accept documents in person. Change-of-agent dollars come from the official fee table, $10 for a statement of change. The periodic report is $25, with a $50 late-filing penalty. The office gives a five-month window around the periodic-report month. Miss the report, or go thirty days after a resignation without a new agent, and the record becomes Noncompliant. Stay Noncompliant for sixty days and it becomes Delinquent. A statement curing delinquency is $100. We print only a company-published Colorado registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as C.R.S. § 7-90-701. The public-law text of § 7-90-707 still carries an editor’s note that the commercial-registered-agent listing is effective ninety days following certification by the secretary of state; we did not retrieve that certification and do not treat a live register as open. Colorado does not post Florida-style clock windows.

New Jersey sources we use: N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14, § 42:2C-18, § 42:2C-15, § 42:2C-17, and § 42:2C-26, and the corporation pair in N.J.S.A. 14A:4-1; plus the Division of Revenue Public Records Filing instructions, Form L-122, Form L-121, Form L-123, the fee table, the reinstatement table, Business.NJ.gov, the annual-report portal, and the Business Records Service. We ask whether the filing lists a New Jersey street, and not a P.O. Box alone; whether street and mailing addresses both appear on the certificate of formation; whether a corporation’s agent keeps a business office identical with the registered office; and whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 125 West State Street (the Department of State) or 33 West State Street (the Division of Revenue). The Public Records Filing instructions say: provide a New Jersey street address; a P.O. Box may be used only if the street address is listed as well. Change-of-agent dollars come from the official L-122 PDF, $25. L-121 is $25 plus $10 for each LLC listed. L-123 is $25. The for-profit annual report is $75, due the last day of the anniversary month of formation. LLC reinstatement is $75 plus the current $75 annual report and delinquent reports. A September 8, 2026 fetch of N.J.S.A. 42:2C-16 was Cloudflare-blocked; That blocked page does not supply a 30-day LLC resignation clock. Form L-123’s face prints 30 days; its instructions do not copy that sentence. We print only a company-published New Jersey registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14. New Jersey does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register. Filings go to the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, not a classic Secretary of State Corporations counter.

Pennsylvania sources we use: 15 Pa.C.S. § 109, § 135, § 146, § 108, § 8825, and the corporation pair in § 1507; plus the Department of State commercial registered office provider page, annual-report page, fee table, and business search. We ask whether the filing lists an actual Pennsylvania street or rural route box, and not a P.O. Box alone; whether the filer used the “c/o” commercial-provider form plus a county; whether that provider appears on the official list; and whether a published commercial-office street is that company’s street and not a Houston headquarters. Change-of-office dollars come from the official fee table, $5 for a change of registered office and $5 for a change of registered office by agent. The for-profit annual report is $7. A corporation’s report is due before July 1. A limited liability company’s report is due before October 1. Administrative dissolution for a missed report begins with reports due in 2027, six months after the due date. We print only a company-published Pennsylvania registered-office street or a street the Department of State prints on the official provider list. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 8-to-5 claim as 15 Pa.C.S. § 109. Pennsylvania does not file a registered-agent designation and does not post Florida-style clock windows.

Georgia sources we use: O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209, § 14-11-203, § 14-11-1103, § 14-11-603, and the corporation pair in § 14-2-501; plus the Secretary of State Business Division FAQ, the annual-registration how-to, georgia.gov/renew-llc, and eCorp Business Search. We ask whether the registered office is a Georgia street where the agent is located, and not a P.O. Box or mail drop; whether that street is identical with the agent’s business office; whether the company tried to serve as its own registered agent; and whether a new agent was placed on file after a resignation (the job ends on the earlier of a new agent or the 31st day). Change-of-agent dollars come from the official how-to table, $30 for an amended annual registration. The annual registration is $60, due January 1 through April 1. The late penalty is $25. After the 60-day administrative-dissolution clocks in § 14-11-603, written notice, and another 60 days to cure, the office can dissolve the company. We print only a company-published Georgia registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 214 State Capitol and 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 313 on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209. Georgia does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register.

Ohio sources we use: Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.09, § 1706.16, and the corporation pair in § 1701.07; plus § 111.16, the Ohio Secretary of State fee schedule, business FAQ, Business Search, and Ohio Business Central. We ask whether the agent’s signed written acceptance is on the Secretary of State record (original articles are refused without it), whether the street is a residence street and number or a usual place of business that is customarily open during normal business hours with an individual generally present, and whether a P.O. Box was offered as that street, even with an associated street address. Resignation authority ends 30 days after the notice is filed. Miss the later 30-day Secretary of State notice after a failure to keep an agent, and the articles are canceled. Change-of-agent dollars come from § 111.16(R) and the official fee schedule, $25 for Form 521. Reinstatement is $25 on Form 525A, inside a two-year window. A standard LLC and a for-profit corporation do not file a Secretary of State annual report. The biennial report on that table is $25 for a professional association or a limited liability partnership. We print only a company-published Ohio statutory-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.09. Ohio does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register.

Illinois sources we use: 805 ILCS 180/1-35, 180/1-36, 180/1-50, 180/50-1, 180/50-10, and 180/50-15; the corporation pair in 805 ILCS 5/5.05 and 5/5.10; plus the Illinois Secretary of State LLC formation instructions, LLC publications and forms, Form LLC-1.36/1.37, the online agent-change page, and the Business Entity Search. We ask whether the registered office is an Illinois street or road, or a rural route and box, and not a P.O. Box alone; whether that street is identical to the agent’s business office; whether Secretary of State correspondence is treated as mail to the registered agent at that street; and whether a new agent was placed on record within 60 days after a resignation. After that clock, 180/50-15 marks the company delinquent and not in good standing. Change-of-agent dollars come from 180/50-10 and the official forms table, $25, plus $50 to expedite. The online agent-change page prices that expedited path at $75. Resignation is $5 on the forms table. The LLC annual report is $75, filed within the 60 days immediately preceding the first day of the anniversary month. We print only a company-published Illinois registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. 213 State Capitol, 115 S. LaSalle St., and 501 S. Second St on a vendor page are Secretary of State contacts, not vendor suites. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as 805 ILCS 180/1-35. Illinois does not post Florida-style clock windows and does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register.

Arizona sources we use: A.R.S. § 29-3115, § 29-3116, § 29-3117, and § 29-3119; the corporation parallel in A.R.S. § 10-501, § 10-502, § 10-503, and § 10-504; plus the Arizona Corporation Commission Business Services FAQs, L010i Articles of Organization instructions, Form M002, the official LLC and corporation fee schedules, and the Arizona Business Center business search. We ask whether the agent’s signed acceptance is on the Commission record (the appointment is not effective until that writing arrives, unless the agent signed the appointing document), whether the street is a physical Arizona street and not a P.O. Box used as the street, whether a corporation’s known place of business is a physical Arizona street, and whether a published commercial-agent street is that company’s street and not 1300 W. Washington St (the Commission) or 1700 W Washington St (the Secretary of State). Change-of-agent dollars come from the official schedules, $5 for an LLC statement of change and no regular fee for a corporation statement of change. LLC Articles of Organization are $50 regular and $85 expedited. LLCs do not file annual reports. Corporation annual reports are $45 for-profit and $10 nonprofit. We print only a company-published Arizona statutory-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as A.R.S. § 29-3115. Arizona does not run a ten-company commercial-agent register.

Delaware sources we use: 8 Del. C. § 131 and § 132, the LLC parallel in 6 Del. C. § 18-104 (including the § 18-104(e)(1)d duty to forward the § 18-1107 annual tax statement), the Division of Corporations FAQ, the corporate tax-payment page, the LLC/LP/GP tax instructions, the entity search, the list of registered agents, and the official change-of-agent forms. We ask whether the registered office is a Delaware street (corporation filings must include street, number, city, county, and postal code; LLC filings omit “county”), whether the agent is doing the job solely through a virtual office or a mail-forwarding service, whether a commercial agent, one that serves more than 50 entities, publishes an in-state office generally open during normal business hours, and whether the company gave the agent a natural-person communications contact. Change-of-agent dollars come from 8 Del. C. § 391 and 6 Del. C. § 18-1105, $50 for the usual change certificate, not from company blogs. We print only a company-published Delaware registered-agent street. A Houston headquarters is not that office. The page does not publish a suite. We do not treat a company 9-to-5 claim as § 132. Corporation annual reports and franchise tax are due on or before March 1. The LLC annual tax is $400 a year, due on or before June 1, on the tax-instructions page. The FAQ still quotes both $300.00 and $400.00; we note that conflict and cite the instructions.

Process and privacy

Service of process and official notices only. Scan, email, FedEx, overnight, if the company publishes it, we cite it. Marketing mail, catalogs, and “free business address” add-ons are not graded. Home-address privacy means the owner’s residence is not the agent street. It does not mean the rest of the Secretary of State filing is secret.

What we refuse to publish

• Partner codes or prices a company has not published.
• Mailbox, virtual-office, or Google Business Profile scores.
• A single blended score that hides a year-2 first-year deal behind a pretty process grade.
• Unsourced location counts presented as our audit.