How do I know if my Registered Agent is current?
Each state requires your business to have a current designated Registered Agent on file. The Registered Agent was initially appointed when you filed your Articles/Certificate of Organization with your state in order to form your LLC. If no changes have been made, and that person or commercial entity is still acting as the Registered Agent for your business, you are considered "in good standing" with the state. Alternatively, if your Registered Agent has changed, and you have updated this information with the state, you are also considered "in good standing" with the state. However, sometimes businesses do not keep their Registered Agent current with the state. This can happen if the person who was initially designated as a Registered Agent is no longer affiliated with the business and never formally filed the paperwork with the state to resign as a Registered Agent, and no new Registered Agent was appointed. It can also happen if a commercial Registered Agent was appointed and the business failed to renew that service on an annual basis. In both cases, the business no longer has a current Registered Agent.
What happens if my Registered Agent is not current with my state?
If your Registered Agent is not current with the state, the business runs the risk of losing it's status as "in good standing" with the state. In some states, this means the state can dissolve (or "shut down") your business. In order to return the business to a good standing status, this means filing more paperwork ("reinstating" the business) and paying the associated fees, which can get expensive. Moreover, if the Registered Agent is not current, and is the one listed with the state who correspondence, notices, and service of process is sent to, then your business is no longer receiving important information. In a worst case scenario, if your business does not receive notice of a lawsuit filed against you, the court may file a default judgment against you.
How to change your Registered Agent
| State | Registered Agent Change Information |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Filing Fee: $100.00
Instructions: Mail two copies of the form and the filing fee to the Secretary of State, Business Services Division, PO Box 5616, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5616. You may pay by check, money order, or credit card. Form: Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity |
| Alaska | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the Statement of Change and the non-refundable $25.00 filing fee in U.S. dollars to: State of Alaska, Corporations Section, PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 Form: Statement of Change Registered Agent or Registered Agent Address |
| Arizona | Filing Fee: $5.00
Instructions: Submit a Cover Sheet, Statement of Change, Statutory Agent Acceptance, and the fee to the Arizona Corporation Commission Corporations Division 1300 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Forms: Cover Sheet LLC Statement of Change of Known Place of Business Address or Statutory Agent Statutory Agent Acceptance |
| Arkansas | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Mail the signed form to Arkansas Secretary of State 1401 W. Capitol, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 Form: Notice of Change of Registered Agent |
| California | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Complete the "Statement of Information" form online. Paper forms are no longer available. Form: Under the "Business Entities" Section, click on "File a Statement of Information" and complete the form with the updated Registered Agent information: Statement of Information (and instructions) |
| Colorado | Filing Fee: $10.00
Instructions: Complete the "Statement of Change" form online. Enter the business name and click "search". Confirm the information displayed is correct and click "confirm". Select "Statement of Change" and click "Statement of Change Changing the Registered Agent Information." Enter the updated information and click "Submit". Form: https://www.coloradosos.gov/biz/FileDocSearchCriteria.do Statement of Information (and instructions) |
| Connecticut | Filing Fee: $50.00
Instructions: Mail the completed and signed form, along with the filing fee to the COMMERCIAL RECORDING DIVISION, CONNECTICUT SECRETARY OF THE STATE, P.O. BOX 150470, HARTFORD, CT 06115-0470 Form: Change of Agent |
| DC | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Mail the completed form to: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Corporations Division PO Box 92300 Washington, DC 20090 Form: RA-3. Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent. |
| Delaware | Filing Fee: $50.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form and filing fee to: Delaware Division of Corporations 401 Federal Street Ð Suite 4 Dover, DE 19901 Form: Certificate of Amendment Changing Only the Registered Office or Registered Agent of a Limited Liability Company |
| Florida | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form and cover letter (included) along with the filing fee to: Registration Section Division
of Corporations P.O. Box 6327 Tallahassee, Florida 32314
Form: Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both for Limited Liability Company |
| Georgia | Filing Fee: $50.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must file an "Annual Registration With Changes" online at: sos.ga.gov |
| Hawaii | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Business Registration Division 335 Merchant Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 40, Honolulu, Hawaii 96810 Form: Statement of Change of Registered Agent by Entity |
| Idaho | Filing Fee: $50.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must file to "Update Registered Agent" online at: sosbiz.idaho.gov |
| Illinois | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail two copies of the form along with the filing fee to the Secretary of State, Department of Business Services Limited Liability Division, 501 S. Second St., Rm. 351, Springfield, IL 62756 Form: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office |
| Indiana | Filing Fee: $30
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Secretary of State, Business Services Divsion, 302 West Washington Street, Rm. EO18, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Form: Articles of Amendment 49460 |
| Iowa | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to the Secretary of State, Business Services Division Lucas Building, 1st Floor Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Form: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office |
| Kansas | Filing Fee: $35.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Secretary of State, Memorial Hall, 1st Floor, 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612-1594 Form: Change of Registered Office or Agent by Limited Liability Company |
| Kentucky | Filing Fee: $10.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to the Secretary of State, P. O. Box 718, Frankfort, KY 40602-0718 Form: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office Address |
| Louisiana | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to the Secretary of State, Commerical Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125 Form: Notice of Change of Registered Office and/or Change of Registered Agent |
| Maine | Filing Fee: $35.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions,
101 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0101
Form: Statement of Appointment or Change of Commercial Registered Agent Form: Statement of Appointment or Change of Noncommercial Registered Agent |
| Maryland | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must submit a Resolution to Change Principal Office/Resident Agent Online at: https://egov.maryland.gov/businessexpress |
| Massachusetts | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Secretary of the Commonwealth, One Ashburton Place, Room 1717, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512 Form: Certificate of Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Resident Office |
| Michigan | Filing Fee: $5.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division, P.O. Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909 Form: Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent |
| Minnesota | Filing Fee: $35.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Minnesota Secretary of State - Business Services, Retirement Systems of Minnesota Building, 60 Empire Drive, Suite 100, St Paul, MN 55103 Form: Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent |
| Mississippi | Filing Fee: $50.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must create an account, and "File an Amendment on an Existing Business" online at: https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/portal/c/page/login/portal.aspx |
| Missouri | Fee: $10.00
Instructions: Mail the completed frm along with the filing fee to: Corporations Division, PO Box 778, 600 W. Main St., Rm. 322, Jefferson City, MO 65102 Business Services Division, PO Box 5616, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5616. You may pay by check, money order, or credit card. Form: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered OfficeBy a Foreign or Domestic For Profit or Nonprofit Corporation or a Limited Liability Company |
| Montana | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Create an ePass account and submit the Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office form to the Secretary of State online at: https://biz.sosmt.gov/ |
| Nebraska | Filing Fee: $30.00
Instructions: Mail two copies of the form along with the filing fee to: John A. Gale, Secretary of State, P.O. Box 94608, Lincoln, NE 68509 Form: Statement of Change of Designated Office, Registered Agent and/or Registered Agent's Address |
| Nevada | Filing Fee: $60.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Secretary of State,202 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201
Form: Registered Agent Acceptance/Statement of Change |
| New Hampshire | Filing Fee: $15.00 (waived if submitted on the Annual Report, filing period from January 1st through April 1st)
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Corporation Division, NH Dept. of State, 107 N Main St, Rm 204, Concord, NH 03301-4989 Form: Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both |
| New Jersey | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must select "Change Registered Agent/Office" online at: https://www.njportal.com/dor/annualreports |
| New Mexico | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to the Secretary of State, Business Services Division, 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Form: Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent |
| New York | Filing Fee: $30.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code,
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231
Form: Certificate of Change |
| North Carolina | Filing Fee: $5.00
Instructions: Mail two copies of this filing and the $25.00 fee to: Business Registration Division, P. O. BOX 29622, Raleigh, NC 27626-0622 Form: Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent |
| North Dakota | Filing Fee: $10.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: the Secretary of State, 600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept. 108,
Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
Form: Commercial or Noncommercial Registered Agent Statement of Change (SFN 13019) |
| Ohio | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the Cover Letter, Statutory Agent Update and the filing fee to: Secretary of State, P.O. Box 788, Columbus, OH 43216 Form: Statutory Agent Update |
| Oklahoma | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Secretary of State, 421 N.W. 13th, Suite 210, Oklahoma City, OK 73103 Form: Change or Designation of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office and/or Principal Office |
| Oregon | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Mail the completed form to: Secretary of State - Corporation Division, 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310-1327 Form: Information Change |
| Pennsylvania | Filing Fee: $5.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, P.O. Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722 Form: Change of Registered Office |
| Rhode Island | Filing Fee: $20.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Division of Business Services, 148 W. River Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615 Form: Change of Resident Agent |
| South Carolina | Filing Fee: $10.00
Instructions: Mail two copies of this filing along with the filing fee to: Secretary of State, Business Services Division, 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201 Form: Notice of Change of (1) Designated Office, (2) Agent for Service of Process, or (3) Address of Agent |
| South Dakota | Filing Fee: $10.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must file a "Statement of Change" online at: https://sosenterprise.sd.gov/BusinessServices/Business/SOCID.aspx |
| Tennessee | Filing Fee: $20.00
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Department of State, Corporate Filings, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue,
6th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower, Nashville, TN 37243
Form: Statement of Change of Registered Agent/Office by Entity or Agent |
| Texas | Filing Fee: $15.00
Instructions: Mail two copies of the form along with the filing fee to: the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 13697, Austin, Texas 78711-3697 Form: Change of Registered Agent/Office |
| Utah | Filing Fee: $13.00
Instructions: Mail two copies of the form along with the filing fee to: Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code,
PO Box 146705, Salt Lake City Utah 84114-6705
Form: Registration Information Change |
| Vermont | Filing Fee: $25.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must file a "Change of Registered Agent or Agent Address" form online at: https://sos.vermont.gov/corporations/renewals-updates/update-business-registration/registered-agent-changes-resignations/ |
| Virginia | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must create an account and do so online at: https://cis.scc.virginia.gov/ |
| Washington | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Mail the completed form along with the filing fee to: Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division, PO Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504 - 0234 Form: Statement of Change/Designation of Registered Agent |
| West Virginia | Filing Fee: $15.00 Instructions: File the Agent Address and/or Officer Change online at: https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/AgentAddrOfficerChg.aspx |
| Wisconsin | Filing Fee: $10.00
Instructions: To change the registered agent, you must do so online at: https://www.wdfi.org/apps/corpSearch/Search.aspx?appURL=/apps/productselect/RegAgent/Index/ |
| Wyoming | Filing Fee: None
Instructions: Mail the complted forms to: Wyoming Secretary of State, 2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 700, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Form: Appointment of New Registered Agent and Office Form: Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent |