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LLC Registered-Agent and Registered-Office Requirements by State
Who may serve as a domestic LLC's registered or statutory agent, what office, address, consent, and availability rules apply, and how are appointment, change, resignation, service, and loss of coverage handled?
51 of 51 jurisdictions verified
every entry statute-checked, oldest 2026-07-27
What this survey covers
Most jurisdictions require a domestic LLC to maintain a private registered agent and a physical in-state delivery location. That common pattern is not universal. New York makes the Secretary of State the mandatory statutory agent and treats a private registered agent as optional. Pennsylvania requires a registered office or commercial registered-office provider rather than a publicly designated agent, while a few states use the agent's address without creating a separate office duty.
This survey follows the role from formation through a lapse. It asks who qualifies, what address and availability the office needs, whether the agent must accept in writing, how a change or resignation becomes effective, what the agent must do with received process, and how service works when the designation fails.
How to read the table
Start with "Continuous designation duty." It answers whether a private agent is mandatory or whether the state itself occupies that role. Then use the individual, entity, office, and consent columns to complete or audit the formation filing.
The last three columns matter after formation. They distinguish an LLC-requested change from an agent resignation, identify receipt and forwarding duties, and explain why losing the agent does not make the LLC unreachable. A fallback route may involve the Secretary of State, another public official, direct service on company personnel, publication, or a court order.
Patterns across the finished table
The usual individual route is a resident person at the in-state office, but age and office rules are not uniform. Many statutes state no minimum age or clock-time window. Wyoming expressly uses age 18 and physical presence, Florida sets two daily office windows, and other states use terms such as normal business hours without prescribing exact times. Entity eligibility also varies: some states accept several domestic and authorized foreign entity types, while California, Massachusetts, and Alaska use narrower corporation-only entity routes.
Consent falls into three recurring groups. Some formation systems require the agent's signed acceptance, some treat the appointment as the LLC's affirmation of consent, and others require no separate filed acceptance for an ordinary individual agent. A filing that merely asks for an agent name therefore cannot be assumed to work in every state.
Resignation timing is equally state-specific. A large group ends the appointment on replacement or day 30 or 31 after filing. California ends it on filing; Maryland can use a 10-day outside period; Wyoming requires advance notice but ends the agency when the resignation is filed. Those rules must be read together with the replacement clock and the date delinquency begins.
Losing the agent almost never makes an LLC unreachable. The fallback may be automatic service on a Secretary of State, tracked mail to the principal office, service on managers or other company personnel, or a court order after reasonable diligence. Entity consequences run on a separate track: some states impose delinquency, penalties, cancellation, forfeiture, or administrative dissolution after a cure period, while others state no separate agent-lapse dissolution ground. The finished table keeps those service and entity-status consequences separate.
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| State | Governing law and terminology | Continuous designation duty | Eligible individual | Eligible entity and self-service | Registered office, address, and hours | Consent and initial filing | Change, resignation, and replacement | Agent duties and service | Lapse consequences and fallback service |
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| Alabama verified 2026-07-27 | Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code plus Alabama Limited Liability Company Law of 2014; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (Ala. Code §§ 10A-1-5.31, 10A-5A-1.01) |
Domestic LLC must designate and continuously maintain both a registered agent and registered office in Alabama (§ 10A-1-5.31(a)) |
Individual must be an Alabama resident; no separate statutory age, citizenship, ownership, or daily-hours qualification is stated (§ 10A-1-5.31(b)) |
Agent may be a domestic entity or foreign entity registered to transact in Alabama; the section states no separate self-service rule for the appointing LLC. A member or manager may serve personally only if the person qualifies as an Alabama-resident individual (§ 10A-1-5.31(b)) |
Agent's business office and registered office use the same Alabama street address where personal service can occur; office need not be the LLC's business site and cannot be solely mailbox/answering service. No daily hours stated; solely virtual/mail-forwarding performance barred Aug. 1, 2026 (§ 10A-1-5.31(b)–(c); 2026 HB 248) |
Organizer-executed certificate states the registered-office Alabama street address and county and names the registered agent; no separate initial agent signature/acceptance is stated. A later new agent must consent in writing on or attached to the change statement (§§ 10A-5A-2.01(a), 10A-1-5.32(b)) |
LLC change is effective when SOS accepts the statement; agent name/address change requires a signed filing and at least 10 days' prior written notice. Resignation is effective at 12:01 a.m. on day 31 after delivery or earlier replacement (§§ 10A-1-5.32 to -5.34) |
Agent is the statutory recipient for process, notices, and demands at the registered office; the cited provisions state no separate forwarding deadline or damages rule (§ 10A-1-5.31(b)) |
No agent-lapse dissolution event is stated for a domestic LLC; if no agent is maintained or reasonable-diligence service fails, serve under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, including an officer, managing/general agent, or authorized agent (§ 10A-1-5.35; Ala. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(6)) |
| Alaska verified 2026-07-27 | Alaska Revised Limited Liability Company Act; uses 'registered agent,' 'registered office,' department, and commissioner (AS 10.50.055–.065) |
LLC must continuously maintain both an Alaska registered agent and registered office; articles state them (§§ 10.50.055, .075) |
Individual must reside in Alaska and have a business office identical to registered office; no separate age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours condition (§ 10.50.055) |
Entity agent must be domestic or authorized foreign corporation; LLC/LP/LLP and represented LLC do not qualify. Resident insider may serve personally (§ 10.50.055; Form 08-0484) |
Agent business office and registered office must be identical; current form requires Alaska physical and mailing addresses, allowing P.O. box only for mailing; no enacted hours (§ 10.50.055; Form 08-0484) |
Articles state registered-office mailing address and agent name; current form also collects physical/mailing addresses and organizer signature, with no separate agent acceptance filing (§ 10.50.075; Form 08-0484) |
Company/agent office changes effective on filing. Agent resignation ends 30 days after filing unless successor appointed sooner; department immediately mails notice (§§ 10.50.060, .063) |
Agent is statutory recipient for process/notices/demands; LLC chapter states no separate forwarding deadline. No/unfindable agent triggers commissioner service (§ 10.50.065) |
30-day agent or unfiled-change lapse is dissolution ground; written notice opens 60-day contest/cure process. Commissioner service requires delivery+fee, 2 certified mail addresses, receipt, and affidavit (§§ 10.50.065, .408) |
| Arizona verified 2026-07-27 | Arizona limited liability company act; 'statutory agent' appointed through the Arizona Corporation Commission (A.R.S. §§ 29-3101, 29-3102(2), (27)) |
Domestic LLC designates and maintains Arizona statutory agent; articles state agent name plus in-state street and mailing addresses (§§ 29-3115(A), 29-3201(B)(3)) |
Individual agent is an Arizona resident with Arizona residence/business place; Act states no separate age, citizenship, or license threshold (§ 29-3115(B)) |
Arizona corporation or LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/LLC, may serve; ACC instructions expressly bar represented LLC from serving itself, though member/manager may serve individually (§ 29-3115(B); ACC M002i/L010i) |
Agent has Arizona residence/business place; articles list Arizona street and mailing addresses; official form rejects P.O. box for street field but permits one for mailing; no exact daily hours (§§ 29-3115(B), 29-3201(B)(3); ACC L010) |
Appointment ineffective until agent-signed acceptance reaches Commission unless agent signed appointing document; paper articles require separate M002 acceptance and organizer signature (§§ 29-3115(A), 29-3201, 29-3203(A)(2); ACC forms) |
Company files change/amendment within 30 days and successor accepts; agent may file own change and notice; resignation ends day 31 or earlier replacement; filings ordinarily relate to delivery time (§§ 29-3116-.3118, 29-3202(C), 29-3207) |
Only duties are forwarding received process/notices/demands, sending resignation notice, and keeping articles current; written-record service on agent serves LLC (§§ 29-3115(C), 29-3119(A), (D)) |
No agent/unservable agent triggers principal-address tracked delivery, then person in charge; no automatic Commission-agent step; no agent for 60 days or 60-day failure to report resignation/change supports notice, 60-day cure, and dissolution (§§ 29-3119(B)-(E), 29-3708) |
| Arkansas verified 2026-07-27 | Uniform Limited Liability Company Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; Arkansas uses 'registered agent' and an Arkansas place of business, not a separate LLC registered-office duty (Ark. Code §§ 4-38-115, 4-20-101-.117) |
Certificate states the Chapter 20 appointment information; LLC must designate and maintain an Arkansas registered agent with an in-state place of business (§§ 4-38-115, 4-38-201(b)(3)) |
Individual may serve as commercial or noncommercial agent and must have an Arkansas place of business; no separate age, residence, citizenship, or office-hour rule is stated (§§ 4-20-102, 4-20-106, 4-38-115(c)) |
Domestic or foreign entity may serve; commercial listing is elective with no stated volume trigger; LLC may self-serve through a named office/position, and a member/manager may serve personally if otherwise qualified (§§ 4-20-102, 4-20-105-.106) |
Actual Arkansas street address or rural-route box plus Arkansas mailing address if different; agent needs an Arkansas business place; no numbered availability window is stated (§§ 4-20-104, 4-38-115(c)) |
Certificate gives commercial-agent name, noncommercial-agent name/address, or office/position and business-office address; designation affirms consent, and only organizer signature is required (§§ 4-20-105, 4-38-201, 4-38-203) |
Entity change and agent name/address changes take effect on filing; new appointment affirms consent; resignation ends on replacement or day 31 with prompt notice (§§ 4-20-108, 4-38-116-.118) |
Agent receives and forwards process/notices/demands to latest supplied address, gives required notices, and keeps appointment information current; agent service is in a written record (§§ 4-20-114, 4-38-119(a), (d)) |
No agent for 60 consecutive days permits dissolution proceeding, then notice plus 60 days to cure; fallback is tracked mail/commercial delivery to principal office, then person in charge of a regular business place (§§ 4-38-119, 4-38-708) |
| California verified 2026-07-27 | California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; 'agent for service of process' and in-state office (Cal. Corp. Code §§ 17701.01, 17701.13) |
Domestic LLC must designate and continuously maintain both an in-state office and an agent for service of process (§ 17701.13(a)) |
Individual must reside in California; no separate age, citizenship, member-status, or statutory office-hour condition is stated (§ 17701.13(c)) |
Entity agent must be a corporation with an effective § 1505 certificate; an LLC cannot be the entity agent, while a member or manager may serve personally only if a California-resident individual (§§ 1505, 17701.13(c)) |
In-state office need not be a company activity site; articles and statements use street addresses, so a P.O. box alone is insufficient; no general daily availability window is stated (§§ 17701.13(a), 17702.01(b), 17702.09(a)) |
Organizer-signed articles name the initial agent and individual street address; corporate agent is name-only and must have prefiled § 1505 consent and service-office information; no separate individual-agent acceptance filing (§§ 1505, 17702.01) |
LLC changes agent/office by statement of information, effective on filing; agent resigns by signed, acknowledged filing and stops immediately; LLC must promptly file a replacement after disqualification or loss (§§ 17701.14 to 17701.15, 17702.09(d)) |
Process is delivered to the individual agent or a person named in the corporate agent's latest § 1505 certificate at its office; the LLC Act states receipt mechanics but no separate general forwarding duty for the private agent (§§ 1505, 17701.16(b)) |
Unreplaced/unfindable agent permits court-ordered Secretary-of-State service after affidavit and reasonable diligence, complete on day 10; required statement delinquency can cause $250 penalty and eventual suspension after notices (§§ 17701.16(c)–(e), 17713.07, 17713.09 to 17713.10) |
| Colorado verified 2026-07-27 | Colorado Limited Liability Company Act plus Title 7, Article 90, Part 7; 'registered agent,' 'registered agent address,' and 'usual place of business' (C.R.S. §§ 7-80-101, 7-90-102, 7-90-701) |
Every domestic filed entity must continuously maintain one Colorado agent; initial articles state the agent's name and address (§§ 7-80-204(1)(c), 7-90-701(1)) |
Age 18+ with Colorado primary residence or usual place of business, plus Colorado driver license/ID or SOS alternative residency verification; no citizenship/member-status rule (§ 7-90-701(1)(a)) |
Domestic entity in good standing or authorized foreign entity in good standing, each with Colorado usual place; qualifying LLC may self-serve after formation by change filing. Fraudulent-entity use prohibited Aug. 12, 2026 (§ 7-90-701(1)(b)–(2); 2026 ch. 226) |
Colorado physical street address at primary residence/usual place; usual place customarily open normal business hours with authorized individual commonly present; no commercial/P.O. box as street address (§ 7-90-102(56)) |
Articles state agent name/address and filing affirms the agent consented; individual-agent filing also requires ID number or approved passcode verification (§§ 7-80-204(1)(c), 7-90-701(3); SOS filing help) |
Company changes by statement, periodic report, or prescribed form; agent gives entity notice for own change/resignation; resignation ends day 31, stated day 31–90, or earlier successor (§§ 7-90-304, -702) |
Agent is authorized to receive process/notices/demands and Secretary documents; SOS formation help assigns forwarding responsibility; statute states no separate forwarding deadline or liability rule (§ 7-90-704(1)) |
Part-7 noncompliance is a delinquency ground after determination plus 60-day cure; delinquency limits debt-collection suits but entity continues. No/unservable agent: registered/certified mail to principal address (§§ 7-90-701, -704, -901 to -904) |
| Connecticut verified 2026-07-27 | Connecticut Uniform LLC Act, Chapter 613a; 'registered agent' appointed with Secretary of the State (§§ 34-243, 34-243n) |
Domestic LLC must designate and maintain a Connecticut registered agent continuously; formation certificate names agent and CT street/mailing addresses (§§ 34-243n(a), 34-247(b)(3)) |
Natural person must be a Connecticut resident; statute states no minimum age, citizenship, or fixed daily-hours condition. Form requires CT residence, business address or 'none,' and CT mailing address (§ 34-243n(b); form rev. 12/2025) |
Domestic corporation, LLC, registered LLP, or statutory trust, and CT-authorized/registered foreign counterparts may serve. Current form bars the LLC itself; resident member/manager may serve personally (§ 34-243n(b); form) |
No separately named registered-office duty; agent must have a CT place of business, and appointment addresses include street and number. Form bars P.O. box for business/residence but allows it for mailing; statute sets no exact availability hours (§ 34-243n(d)-(e); form) |
Appointment affirms consent and, if agent is not Secretary of the State, written appointment must be signed by agent. Formation certificate lists agent and CT street/mailing addresses; current form contains signed acceptance (§§ 34-243n(a), (d), 34-247(b)(3)) |
LLC changes address/agent by certificate; new agent signs and appointment affirms consent. Agent resignation ends on replacement or day 31 after filing and requires immediate LLC notice. Agent name/address change filed within 30 days, then LLC notified within 30 days (§§ 34-243o-.243q) |
Agent forwards received process, notice, or demand to latest supplied company address and gives resignation/name-address-change notices. Current service also reaches agent/agent's CT abode or member/manager; written record required (§§ 34-243n(f), 34-243r(a), (e)) |
If agent ends or cannot reasonably be served, tracked mail/commercial delivery goes to latest principal or mailing address; manager/person in charge is alternate. SOTS may email lapse notice; no cure within 3 months permits dissolution by forfeiture (§§ 34-243r(c)-(d), 34-267g(c)-(f)) |
| Delaware verified 2026-07-27 | Delaware Limited Liability Company Act; uses 'registered office' and 'registered agent for service of process' (6 Del. C. §§ 18-104 to -105) |
LLC must have and maintain a Delaware registered office and registered agent; formation certificate states both (§§ 18-104(a), 18-201(a)(2)) |
Individual must reside in Delaware and be generally present at a Delaware location often enough to perform agent functions; commercial individual agents have normal-hours requirements (§ 18-104(a), (e)–(f)) |
LLC may serve itself. Listed domestic entities and authorized foreign corporation, LLP, LP/LLLP, LLC, or statutory trust may serve; commercial agents have extra licensing/staffing rules (§ 18-104(a), (e)–(f)) |
Agent's business office must be identical with registered office; filed address includes street, number, city, postal code. Noncommercial agent must be available sufficiently often; commercial office staffed during normal business hours (§ 18-104(a), (e)–(f), (k)) |
Authorized person signs certificate naming office and agent; no separate statutory agent acceptance/signature filing. Division tells filer to contact a non-self agent before formation (§ 18-201; official form/guidance) |
LLC changes agent/office by authorized-person amendment. Agent may file address/name change and notify LLC; successor substitution needs LLC ratification. No-successor resignation: 30-day pre-notice, then effective 30 days after filing (§ 18-104(b)–(d)) |
Agent accepts and forwards process/communications and annual-tax notice, keeps a communications contact, and cannot operate solely through virtual office/mail forwarding; direct service follows § 18-105(a) (§ 18-104(e)–(g)) |
No successor by resignation's effective date cancels certificate; service then goes to SOS. If due diligence cannot complete § 18-105(a) service, SOS service is effective and SOS forwards process with delivery tracking (§§ 18-104(d), 18-105(b)) |
| District of Columbia verified 2026-07-27 | D.C. Business Organizations Act common registered-agent subchapter plus Uniform LLC Act; uses commercial/noncommercial 'registered agent' and Mayor (§§ 29-104.01 to -.13, 29-802.01) |
Domestic LLC must designate and maintain a registered agent in D.C.; certificate states initial agent information (§§ 29-104.02, 29-802.01) |
Noncommercial individual, internal officer/employee position, or D.C. Bar member in good standing with D.C. office; no statutory age/citizenship/exact-hours rule (§§ 29-101.02(28), 29-104.04) |
Domestic/foreign entity may serve; commercial agent files listing. DLCP says an entity with a D.C. office uses an individual within organization for self-service (§§ 29-101.02(28), 29-104.04 to -.05) |
Filing states D.C. street address plus different D.C. mailing address, if any; no P.O. box, private mailbox, or out-of-District RA address; no enacted hours (§ 29-104.03; DLCP FAQ) |
Organizer-signed certificate states principal office and § 29-104.04 agent information; named commercial/noncommercial appointment affirms consent; no separate agent signature (§§ 29-104.04, 29-802.01) |
Entity filing changes on filing; agent promptly notifies. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31; commercial-listing termination fixed at 12:01 a.m. day 31 (§§ 29-102.03, 29-104.06 to -.10) |
Agent forwards served process/notices/demands, gives Title 29 notices, and keeps information current; written service standard, with listed commercial alternatives (§§ 29-104.12 to -.13) |
Possible civil fines; 60 days without agent is dissolution ground, then 60-day notice/cure. Fallback: tracked mail to principal office, officer/agent hand service, or declaration+duplicate-copy Mayor service (§§ 29-101.06, 29-104.12, 29-106.01 to -.02) |
| Florida verified 2026-07-27 | Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act plus Chapter 48 service rules; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (Fla. Stat. §§ 605.0101, 605.0113, 48.091) |
Domestic LLC must designate and continuously maintain a Florida registered office and registered agent (§§ 605.0113(1), 48.091(2)) |
Individual must reside in Florida and have a business address identical to the registered office; no separate statutory age or citizenship rule (§ 605.0113(1)(b)1.) |
Agent may be another domestic authorized entity or authorized foreign entity; authorized types are for-profit corporation, LLC, LLP, or LP/LLLP; member may serve if resident individual, but LLC cannot be its own 'another' entity (§ 605.0113(1)(b), (6)) |
Agent business address equals Florida registered-office street address; office open at least 10-noon and 2-4 on nonholiday weekdays with agent/representative present (§§ 605.0113(1), 605.0201(2)(c), 48.091(3)) |
Articles state initial agent's name, Florida street address, and written acceptance; every initial/successor agent simultaneously files written acceptance acknowledging familiarity with obligations (§§ 605.0201(2)(c), 605.0113(2)) |
Change statement includes successor acceptance and is effective on filing; resignation copy mailed promptly, and agency ends on replacement filing or day 31, whichever is earlier (§§ 605.0114 to 605.0115) |
Agent forwards received process/notices/demands and resignation notice; keeps office and representative available in statutory windows; promptly forwards service papers, and forwarding failure does not invalidate service (§§ 605.0113(3), 48.091(3)–(5)) |
One failed good-faith agent attempt may open service on manager/member/report-listed person, then due-diligence SOS/court route; noncompliance bars maintaining suit and allows $5/day up to $500, plus administrative dissolution after uncured 60-day notice (§§ 48.062, 605.0113(5), 605.0714 to 605.0715) |
| Georgia verified 2026-07-27 | Georgia Limited Liability Company Act; 'registered office' and 'registered agent for service of process' (O.C.G.A. §§ 14-11-100, 14-11-209) |
LLC continuously maintains both Georgia registered office and agent; formation submission supplies office street address/county and initial agent (§§ 14-11-203(a), 14-11-209(a)) |
Individual must reside in Georgia; statute states no minimum age or citizenship condition (§ 14-11-209(b)) |
Domestic corporation, another domestic LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/LLC may serve; entity cannot be its own agent, while an owner may serve if independently qualified (§ 14-11-209(b); SOS FAQ) |
Georgia street address where agent is located; no P.O. box/mail drop; agent business office equals registered office; no fixed statutory daily-hours window (§ 14-11-209(a), (c); SOS FAQ) |
Organizer supplies agent and office information to SOS, but articles themselves state only LLC name; no separate signed acceptance is required by §§ 14-11-203–204 |
LLC changes by amended annual registration; agent may file office change and mail copy; resignation notice delivered/mailed by filing date and ends on replacement filing or day 31 (§ 14-11-209(c)–(e)) |
Agent receives process, notice, demand, documents, and official communications; statute states no private-agent forwarding deadline (§§ 14-11-209(a), 14-11-1108(a); SOS FAQ) |
60 days without agent/office or without reporting change creates dissolution ground; written notice then 60-day cure; SOS service after certified failed-office mailing, or direct principal-office mail, remains available (§§ 14-11-603(b), 14-11-209(f), 14-11-1108(a)) |
| Hawaii verified 2026-07-27 | Hawaii Uniform Limited Liability Company Act plus Uniform Registered Agents Act; uses 'registered agent' and an in-state agent business address, not a separate registered office (HRS chs. 428 and 425R) |
Domestic LLC must continuously maintain a Hawaii registered agent and include the § 425R-4(a) agent information in its articles (HRS §§ 428-107, 428-203(a)(2)) |
Individual agent must reside in Hawaii and have a Hawaii business address; no separate statutory age, citizenship, license, or numbered-hours condition (HRS § 428-107) |
Domestic entity authorized in Hawaii or authorized foreign entity may serve; commercial listing is optional. A compliant internal office/position route is also statutory. DCCA bars the represented LLC itself as entity agent; resident member/manager may serve personally (HRS §§ 428-107, 425R-4 to -5) |
Agent filing uses an actual Hawaii street address or rural-route box; current LLC-1 calls it the agent's business street address. No separate office, P.O.-box-only, matching-address, or daily-hours rule (HRS §§ 425R-3 to -5) |
Organizer-signed articles give § 425R-4(a) information. Naming a commercial/noncommercial agent affirms consent; office/position route has no named-agent affirmation. No separate initial acceptance or agent signature is filed (HRS §§ 425R-4, 428-203; Form LLC-1) |
LLC-filed change and noncommercial-agent name/address change take effect on filing; agent promptly notifies LLC. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31 and requires prompt recorded notice (HRS §§ 425R-7 to -10) |
Agent forwards process/notices/demands to latest company-supplied address, gives required notices, and keeps agent information current. Service may also reach manager/member or person in charge (HRS §§ 425R-11, 428-110(a)) |
No agent or unfindable agent permits registered/certified mail to principal office, effective on receipt, signed return, or day 5. Failure to maintain/update agent is a termination ground; notice gives 60 days to cure (HRS §§ 428-110(b)-(d), 428-809 to -810) |
| Idaho verified 2026-07-27 | Idaho Uniform Business Organizations Code, registered-agent Part 4, plus LLC chapter 25; uses 'registered agent' and agent address, while SOS forms also say 'registered office' (Idaho Code §§ 30-21-102, -401 to -413; 30-25-201) |
Domestic LLC, as a domestic filing entity, must designate and maintain an Idaho registered agent; certificate includes the § 30-21-404 agent information (§§ 30-21-402, 30-25-201(b)(3)) |
Noncommercial agent may be an individual serving in Idaho; filing must give an Idaho street address. Current SOS certificate instructions describe an Idaho-resident individual; no statutory age minimum stated (§§ 30-21-102(29), 30-21-403) |
Noncommercial agent may be a domestic or foreign entity; commercial agent must be listed. An LLC may instead designate an internal office/position, and SOS says an owner may serve with an Idaho address (§§ 30-21-102(29), 30-21-404 to -405) |
Noncommercial-agent filing states an Idaho street address and a different Idaho mailing address, if any; P.O. box cannot replace street. No separate statutory office or numbered-hours window (§ 30-21-403) |
Organizer-signed certificate states the selected commercial-agent name, noncommercial-agent name/address, or internal office/position. Named-agent designation itself affirms consent; current initial form has no separate agent signature (§§ 30-21-404, 30-25-201, -203) |
Entity change may be filed directly or through the annual report; new designation affirms consent. Noncommercial agent files own change and promptly notifies LLC. Resignation ends on replacement or 12:01 a.m. day 31 (§§ 30-21-203, -213(e), -407, -408, -410) |
Agent receives process/notices/demands, forwards them to the latest company-supplied address, provides required notices, and keeps agent information current; no numbered forwarding deadline (§§ 30-21-412(a), -413) |
60 days without an agent, or failure to report a change/resignation within 60 days, is a dissolution ground; notice gives 60 more days to cure. Fallback is mail/commercial delivery to principal office, then person in charge (§§ 30-21-412, -601 to -602) |
| Illinois verified 2026-07-27 | Illinois Limited Liability Company Act; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (805 ILCS 180/1-1, 1-5, 1-35) |
LLC must continuously maintain both an Illinois registered agent and registered office; articles name both (§§ 1-35(a), 5-5(a)(3)) |
Individual must reside in Illinois; Act states no minimum-age or citizenship condition (§ 1-35(a)) |
Other person authorized to transact business in Illinois may serve; LLC itself may not, but an organizer, manager, member, or employee may if independently qualified (§ 1-35(a); SOS guide/change form) |
Illinois street/road address or rural route and box; P.O. box alone barred; must equal agent's business office; no fixed statutory daily-hours window (§§ 1-5, 1-36(b), 1-37; SOS) |
Organizer-signed articles state agent name and office address; no separate agent signature or acceptance filing, but SOS advises obtaining agreement before naming the agent (§§ 5-5(a)(3), 5-45(b); official form/guide) |
Company change or agent address change is effective on filing; resignation copy mailed at least 10 days before filing, resignation effective no sooner than 30 days after filing, replacement recorded within 60 days (§§ 1-35(c)–(d), 1-36, 1-37) |
Agent is appointed to accept process at the registered office and receives SOS correspondence there; process is served on the agent or through statutory SOS fallback (§§ 1-5, 1-50(a); SOS guide) |
Unreplaced agent after 60 days means delinquent/not in good standing, $100 penalty and filing block; after delinquency notice, 60-day cure precedes dissolution; SOS fallback applies for no agent or reasonable-diligence failure (§§ 50-15, 35-25(3), 35-30, 1-50) |
| Indiana verified 2026-07-27 | Indiana Business Flexibility Act plus Uniform Business Organizations Administrative Provisions Act; 'registered agent,' commercial or noncommercial (IC 23-18-1-1; 23-0.5-1-1; 23-0.5-1.5-23, -36) |
Domestic LLC is a domestic filing entity and must designate and maintain Indiana registered agent; articles state registered-office street address and agent name (IC 23-0.5-4-1; 23-18-2-4(b)(2)) |
Any individual may serve with required Indiana street address; no separate Indiana-residency, age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours test (IC 23-0.5-4-2, -3) |
General partnership, domestic filing entity, registered foreign entity, or listed commercial agent may serve; represented LLC is not expressly excluded, so self-service is not expressly barred (IC 23-0.5-4-3; 23-0.5-1.5-11, -40) |
Noncommercial filing gives Indiana street address; P.O. box alone is not accepted unless accompanied by rural-route number; commercial agent uses listed Indiana business address; no exact daily hours (IC 23-0.5-4-2 to -4; SOS forms) |
Registered-agent filing states agent consent or representation of consent; articles/form name commercial or noncommercial agent, give noncommercial street address, and include consent checkbox plus organizer signature (IC 23-0.5-4-3(d); 23-18-2-4; SOS 49459) |
Entity files signed change with successor consent/representation; agent may update and notify entity; resignation ends day 31 or earlier new-agent designation after prompt recorded notice (IC 23-0.5-4-6 to -9) |
Agent forwards process/notices/demands, gives statutory notices, and keeps its filing/listing current; entity supplies and updates communications contact; service on agent serves entity (IC 23-0.5-4-3(e)-(g), -10(a), -11) |
No agent/unservable agent triggers tracked delivery to principal office, then person in charge; no automatic Secretary-agent step; 60-day agent lapse or reporting failure supports notice, 60-day cure, and dissolution (IC 23-0.5-4-10; 23-0.5-6-1 to -2) |
| Iowa verified 2026-07-27 | Iowa Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; statute uses registered agent and place of business, while SOS filing portal also labels the address registered office (Iowa Code §§ 489.102(25), .115, .201) |
Certificate states agent name plus Iowa street/mailing addresses; LLC must designate and maintain agent continuously (Iowa Code §§ 489.115(1), .201(2)(c)) |
Statute requires agent's Iowa place of business. SOS guidance says owner/employee may serve personally if Iowa resident, age 18+, with Iowa office (Iowa Code § 489.115(2); SOS guidance) |
SOS describes agent as individual or entity and expressly allows owner/employee personal service. Current cited sources do not expressly authorize naming the LLC itself as its own agent (Iowa Code §§ 489.102(21), (25), .115; SOS guidance) |
Agent must have Iowa place of business; certificate gives Iowa street and mailing addresses. Portal calls street address registered office. No enacted daily-hours window stated (Iowa Code §§ 489.115(2), .201(2)(c)) |
Designation itself affirms consent; certificate states agent name and Iowa street/mailing addresses. No separate agent signature or acceptance filing stated (Iowa Code §§ 489.115(1), .201(2)(c)) |
LLC change statement is effective on SOS filing and affirms new-agent consent; agent may file own name/address change and promptly notify LLC. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31, with prompt filing-date notice (Iowa Code §§ 489.116 to .118) |
Agent receives process/notices/demands, forwards them to latest supplied company address, gives resignation notice, and keeps certificate information current. No numbered forwarding deadline (Iowa Code §§ 489.102(25), .115(3), .119(1)) |
60 days without agent/Iowa business place or without required change notice is dissolution ground; SOS notice gives another 60 days to cure. Fallback: registered/certified mail or commercial delivery to principal office, then person in charge; receipt/return-receipt/day-5 rule (Iowa Code §§ 489.708 to .709, .119) |
| Kansas verified 2026-07-27 | Kansas Revised Limited Liability Company Act plus the Business Entity Standard Treatment Act; Kansas uses 'resident agent' and 'registered office' (K.S.A. §§ 17-7662, 17-7902, 17-7924 to -7925) |
Articles must state the Kansas registered-office address and resident-agent name; every LLC must maintain both continuously (§§ 17-7673(a)(2), 17-7924(a), 17-7925(a)) |
Individual must reside in Kansas and be generally present at a Kansas location often enough to accept process; no separate age, citizenship, or fixed-hours rule is stated (§ 17-7925(a)-(b)) |
LLC itself, listed domestic entity types, or listed foreign entity types may serve; domestic entity must be in good standing, foreign entity authorized in Kansas; member/manager may serve personally if a Kansas resident (§ 17-7925) |
Kansas address must include building/suite, street or rural route with box, city, state, ZIP; domestic entity agent's identical business office is generally open, while individual is present sufficiently often; no numbered hours (§§ 17-7924(c), 17-7925(b)) |
Authorized person signs articles stating agent name and registered-office address; governing provisions and current Form DL require no separate agent acceptance or signature (§ 17-7673(a); Form DL) |
LLC files a change certificate; death or move triggers 30-day replacement. No-successor resignation needs 30-day advance notice, ends 30 days after filing, and replacement is due before day 60 after filing (§§ 17-7926 to -7929) |
Agent accepts and forwards process and other communications to the LLC and forwards Secretary-of-State documents; direct service may also reach an officer, manager, business-office person in charge, or authorized agent (§§ 17-7925(b), 60-304(e)) |
Uncured death/move lapse may cause forfeiture after 30-day notice; no-successor resignation causes forfeiture after day 60. Secretary-of-State service is available if no agent exists or reasonable diligence cannot find one (§§ 17-7926(b), 17-7929(b)-(c), 60-304(f)) |
| Kentucky verified 2026-07-27 | KRS Chapter 275 plus entity-filing and service rules in KRS Chapter 14A; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (KRS 275.025, 275.115, 14A.4-010) |
Articles identify initial office and agent; domestic LLC must continuously maintain both in Kentucky in compliance with KRS 14A.4-010 (KRS 275.025(1)(b), 275.115) |
Individual must reside in Kentucky and have a business address identical to the registered office; no separate age, citizenship, owner-status, or fixed-hours rule stated (KRS 14A.4-010(1)(b)1.) |
Agent may be a domestic entity or qualified foreign entity with business address identical to office; appointing LLC not expressly excluded. Member/manager may serve personally only if Kentucky-resident individual (KRS 14A.4-010(1)(b)) |
Office is in Kentucky, may share any entity business place, and matches agent business address; change statute and current Form KLC use street address, with form barring P.O. boxes. No enacted daily-hours window (KRS 14A.4-010(1), 14A.4-020; Form KLC) |
Articles state office and initial agent; appointment is ineffective unless agent signs appointment document or delivers written acceptance to SOS. Current Form KLC includes agent consent signature (KRS 275.025(1)(b), 14A.4-010(2)) |
Entity change statement gives street addresses, agents, new-agent consent, and address identity; effective on filing. Agent move requires written entity notice and filing. Resignation ends on successor or day 31; SOS mails copies (KRS 14A.4-020 to -030) |
Agent receives process/notices/demands and retains the LLC's current natural-person communications-contact information; LLC must provide/update contact, and failure permits resignation. No general forwarding deadline stated (KRS 14A.4-010(3), 14A.4-040(1)) |
60 days without agent/office or without change notice is dissolution ground; after SOS notice, another 60 days to cure before dissolution. Fallback is registered/certified mail to principal office, perfected on receipt, signed receipt, or day 5 (KRS 14A.7-010 to -020, 14A.4-040) |
| Louisiana verified 2026-07-27 | Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 12, Chapter 22, supplemented by Code of Civil Procedure arts. 1266–1267; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (La. R.S. 12:1301, 12:1308) |
Domestic LLC forms by filing articles and an initial report and must continuously maintain a Louisiana registered office and at least one registered agent (La. R.S. 12:1304(A), 12:1308(A)) |
Individual agent must be a Louisiana citizen who resides in Louisiana; no separate age, ownership, license, or fixed daily-hours qualification is stated (La. R.S. 12:1308(A)(2)(a)) |
Agent may be a Louisiana-authorized law partnership/professional law corporation, or qualifying domestic/authorized foreign corporation or LLC, with organizational authority and a filed two-recipient certificate; appointing LLC not expressly excluded, and member/manager qualifies personally only as citizen-resident (La. R.S. 12:1308(A)(2)(b)) |
Office is in Louisiana and is the LLC's domicile; initial report gives its location and municipal address, not P.O.-box-only, and separately gives each agent's municipal address. No matching-address or daily-hours rule stated (La. R.S. 12:1305(E), 12:1308(A), (B), (F)) |
Articles and initial report are filed together; report is signed by each articles signer or attached-authority agent, names office and agents, and includes each agent's signed notarized acknowledgment and acceptance (La. R.S. 12:1304(A), 12:1305(E)) |
Manager/member-signed change is effective on SOS acceptance and new agent gives notarized acceptance; agent address change may also change matching office after written notice. Resignation requires written notice to LLC and SOS; successor and address due within 30 days (La. R.S. 12:1308(C)–(E)) |
Process, notices, and demands may be served on the agent, including any partner of a partnership agent; private-agent statute states no general forwarding deadline. Ordinary LLC service is personal service on an agent (La. R.S. 12:1308(A)(2)(b); La. C.C.P. art. 1266(A)) |
No-agent loss triggers 30-day successor duty; vacated office uncorrected for 30 days lets outsiders treat SOS office as registered office. Due-diligence fallback reaches manager/member, suitable employee, or long-arm route, then SOS after diligent failure; SOS forwards citation (La. R.S. 12:1308(E)–(F); C.C.P. arts. 1266–1267) |
| Maine verified 2026-07-27 | Maine Limited Liability Company Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; uses 'registered agent' and agent address, with no separately maintained registered office (31 M.R.S. §§ 1531, 1661; 5 M.R.S. ch. 6-A) |
Domestic LLC must continuously maintain Maine registered agent and certificate includes § 105(1) information (31 M.R.S. §§ 1531(1)(A)(2), 1661) |
Noncommercial individual must serve in Maine and filing uses Maine street/rural-route address; no statutory residency, age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours rule (5 M.R.S. §§ 102(17), 104) |
Noncommercial domestic/foreign entity, listed commercial individual/entity, or internal office/position may serve. Act does not exclude represented LLC; member/manager may serve if independently qualifying (5 M.R.S. §§ 102(5), (17), 105-106) |
No separate office. Noncommercial/position filing states actual Maine street address or rural-route box and different Maine mailing address, if any; P.O. box alone is insufficient. No enacted hours (5 M.R.S. §§ 104-106) |
Authorized-person certificate states commercial agent or noncommercial name/address/position. Appointment affirms named-agent consent; current MLLC-6 recites consent but has no separate agent signature (31 M.R.S. § 1531; 5 M.R.S. § 105) |
Entity and noncommercial-agent changes take effect on filing and agent promptly notifies LLC. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31; commercial-listing termination is fixed day 31 (5 M.R.S. §§ 107-111) |
Agent receives and forwards process/notices/demands, gives required notices, and keeps information current; no numbered forwarding deadline. Commercial agent may list other accepted record forms (5 M.R.S. §§ 113-114) |
No/unservable agent permits registered/certified mail to named governors at principal office, then hand delivery to manager/clerk/person in charge. Agent lapse/change-notice failure triggers notice and 60-day cure before dissolution (5 M.R.S. § 113; 31 M.R.S. §§ 1591-1592) |
| Maryland verified 2026-07-27 | Maryland Corporations and Associations Article, Title 4A plus Title 1 general provisions; 'resident agent' and Maryland principal office (Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns §§ 1-101, 4A-101, 4A-210) |
Each LLC must have a Maryland principal office and resident agent; articles state both addresses and the agent's name (§§ 4A-204, 4A-210(a)) |
Individual must reside in Maryland; current statute states no separate age, citizenship, professional-license, member-status, or exact-hours condition (§ 1-101(x)) |
Maryland corporation, LLC, or limited partnership may serve; represented LLC is not expressly excluded, but the paper form asks for a business agent's exact name on SDAT's file (§ 1-101(x); SDAT form) |
No separate registered office: agent has a physical Maryland address; P.O. box alone is rejected by the current form; no fixed daily availability hours (§§ 1-101(b), 4A-204; SDAT form) |
Articles name agent/address and authorized filer signs; current SDAT form separately requires resident-agent consent signature and business-agent signer's name/title (§§ 4A-204, 4A-206; SDAT form) |
Authorized person files change, effective on SDAT acceptance; agent-address filing states old/new address and effective date; resignation is immediate with successor, otherwise day 10 (§ 4A-210) |
Resident agent receives legal papers and service on agent serves LLC; cited provisions state no separate general forwarding duty (§ 1-401; Md. Rule 2-124(h); SDAT form) |
No active agent is an SDAT not-good-standing reason; no separate LLC-statute lapse clock; serve member/authorized person after failed agent attempt, or SDAT for no/dead/moved agent or two failed attempts (§§ 4A-911 to -912; Md. Rule 2-124(h), (o)) |
| Massachusetts verified 2026-07-27 | Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act, G.L. c. 156C; 'resident agent for service of process' plus separate Commonwealth office (§§ 1, 5) |
Domestic LLC has and maintains Massachusetts records office and resident agent; certificate and annual report repeat office/agent information (§§ 5, 12(a)(2)-(3), (c)) |
Individual agent must be Massachusetts resident; Act states no separate age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours threshold (§ 5(2)) |
Only domestic corporation or authorized foreign corporation qualifies as entity agent; LLCs are not in entity-agent list, so represented LLC/another LLC cannot serve; resident member/manager may serve individually (§ 5(2)) |
Separate records office may but need not be LLC business place; official certificate requires street address for both records office and agent; no P.O.-box-only or exact daily-hours rule (§§ 5, 12; Secretary form) |
Certificate states agent name/address and includes or attaches written consent; formation signer is authorized person, separately from agent consent (§§ 12(a), 15; Secretary form) |
LLC files agent/address change with successor written consent; agent may change address after written LLC notice; resignation copy goes to LLC and appointment ends day 31 (§§ 5A, 13(e)) |
Act designates agent for service but states no separate forwarding duty; Rule 4 also permits officer, managing/general agent, or person in charge at Massachusetts principal business place (G.L. c. 156C, § 5; Mass. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)) |
No automatic Secretary fallback or specific agent-lapse dissolution ground for domestic LLC; after diligent search finds no Rule 4 recipient, court may issue order of notice; materially false certificate must be promptly amended (§§ 13(b), 70; Rule 4(d)(2)) |
| Michigan verified 2026-07-27 | Michigan Limited Liability Company Act; 'resident agent' and 'registered office' (Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 450.4101, 450.4207) |
Domestic LLC must continuously maintain both a Michigan registered office and resident agent; articles state the initial agent and office (§§ 450.4203(c), 450.4207(1)) |
Individual must reside in Michigan and use a business office or residence identical to the registered office; no separate statutory age or citizenship rule (§ 450.4207(1)(b)) |
Domestic corporation or LLC, or authorized foreign corporation or LLC, qualifies with a matching business office; the statute does not exclude the represented LLC, and an owner may serve personally if independently qualified (§ 450.4207(1)(b)) |
Michigan street address; separate mailing address may be a P.O. box; agent's business office or residence must be identical to registered office; no fixed statutory hours (§§ 450.4203(c), 450.4207(1); Form 700) |
Organizer-signed articles name agent and state office street/mailing addresses; current form has no separate agent signature or filed acceptance (§ 450.4203(c); Form 700) |
LLC files agent/office change, ordinarily effective when endorsed; agent may move office by filing and mailing copy; resignation ends on successor appointment or day 30, and LLC must promptly appoint successor (§§ 450.4104(6), 450.4208-.4209) |
Resident agent receives process, notices, and demands; statute states no separate private-agent forwarding deadline (§ 450.4207(2)) |
No agent or unfindable/unservable agent permits registered-mail delivery of summons and complaint to administrator; separate 2-year annual-statement default can end good standing after notice and 60-day cure, but LLC remains in existence (§§ 450.4207(4), 450.4207a(2)-(3)) |
| Minnesota verified 2026-07-27 | Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, ch. 322C, plus general §§ 5.25 and 5.36; 'registered office' and optional 'agent for service of process' (§§ 322C.0101, .0113–.0116) |
Continuous Minnesota registered office is mandatory; private registered agent is optional. Articles state office street address and agent name only if one is appointed (§§ 5.36, subds. 1–2; 322C.0113; 322C.0201, subd. 2) |
Natural person must reside in Minnesota and keep a business office identical to the registered office; no statutory minimum age, citizenship, member, or manager condition (§ 5.36, subd. 2) |
Minnesota corporation or LLC, or authorized foreign corporation or LLC, with matching business office; current SOS change form says represented entity cannot act as its own agent (§ 5.36, subd. 2; SOS form) |
Actual Minnesota office location; may also include mailing address/P.O. box, but not solely a P.O. box; need not be principal place/executive office; no fixed statutory hours (§ 5.36, subd. 1) |
Organizer-signed articles give required office street address and optional agent name; no separate agent acceptance, consent, or signature is filed (§ 322C.0201, subds. 1–2; SOS articles form) |
Company files office/agent statement authorized by governing-body majority; agent files own name/address change after mailing entity copy; signed resignation copy goes to entity and appointment ends 30 days after filing (§ 5.36, subds. 3–5) |
Optional agent is authorized to accept process/notices/demands; no express private-agent forwarding deadline or liability rule. If SOS is served, SOS forwards by certified mail (§§ 322C.0116; 5.25, subd. 6) |
No-agent status is lawful and has no lapse penalty; office remains mandatory. Service sequence: agent, then officer/manager, then SOS if none can be found; no standalone office-lapse termination clock (§§ 5.25; 322C.0116, .0208, .0705) |
| Mississippi verified 2026-07-27 | Revised Mississippi Limited Liability Company Act plus Mississippi Registered Agents Act; the statutes use 'registered agent' and an in-state agent address, not a separate current LLC registered-office duty (Miss. Code §§ 79-29-201, 79-35-1 to -19) |
Certificate must include the § 79-35-5 appointment information; 60 days without an agent, or without notifying the Secretary after change/resignation, is an administrative-dissolution ground (§§ 79-29-201, 79-29-821(c)-(d)) |
Individual may serve as commercial or noncommercial agent with an actual Mississippi street address; no separate age, residence, citizenship, or statutory office-hours rule is stated (§§ 79-35-2, -4, -6) |
Domestic or foreign entity may serve; commercial listing is elective with no stated client threshold; Chapter 35 does not expressly exclude the represented LLC, and a member/manager may serve personally if independently qualified (§§ 79-35-2, -6) |
Actual Mississippi street address plus Mississippi mailing address if different, and agent email; SOS guidance requires a Mississippi physical address; no numbered availability window is stated (§§ 79-35-4 to -6) |
Certificate gives commercial-agent name or noncommercial-agent name/address/email; filing affirms notice, forwarding address, and consent, while naming an agent without written consent is an offense (§§ 79-29-201, 79-35-5, -19) |
Entity change and agent name/address/email changes take effect on filing; resignation needs 30-day advance notice before filing and ends on replacement or day 31 after filing (§§ 79-35-7 to -11) |
Agent receives and forwards process/notices/demands, gives required notices, and keeps filing information current; written-document service is the default (§§ 79-35-13 to -14) |
60-day agent lapse can trigger dissolution notice and a further 60-day cure; absent/unservable agent leads first to service on governors, then Secretary-of-State service after reasonable diligence (§§ 79-29-821, -823; 79-35-13) |
| Missouri verified 2026-07-27 | Missouri Limited Liability Company Act; 'registered agent for service' and 'registered office' (Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 347.010, 347.030) |
LLC continuously maintains Missouri registered office and registered agent; articles state office street address and agent name (§§ 347.030.1, 347.039.1(3)) |
Individual agent must be Missouri resident and have business office identical to registered office; Act states no separate age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours test (§ 347.030.1(2)) |
Only authorized domestic or foreign corporation qualifies as entity agent; LLCs are not listed, so represented LLC/another LLC cannot serve; resident member/manager may serve individually (§ 347.030.1(2)) |
Missouri physical street office may be business place and must match agent's business office; P.O. box only with physical street address; retail mailing-store address barred; no exact daily hours (§ 347.030; SOS form/FAQ) |
Articles name agent and office; organizer signs, with no separate initial agent acceptance in Act/form; successor change requires written consent on or attached to filing (§§ 347.030.2(5), 347.039, 347.047; SOS LLC-1/Corp. 59) |
LLC change effective on filing; moving agent files after written LLC notice; resignation represents written notice plus copy to LLC and ends 30 days after Secretary receipt or earlier replacement (§ 347.030.2-.6) |
Agent receives process/notices/demands and service is personal service on LLC; Act states no separate general forwarding duty or liability rule (§§ 347.030.1(2), 347.033.1) |
No standalone agent-lapse administrative-dissolution ground; service goes to agent, authorized person, organizer after due diligence, then automatic Secretary appointment; Secretary forwards by registered mail to organizer (§§ 347.033, 347.143) |
| Montana verified 2026-07-27 | Montana Limited Liability Company Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; uses 'registered agent' and agent address, not a separately maintained registered office (MCA tit. 35, chs. 7-8) |
Articles must state § 35-7-105(1) agent information and LLC must maintain agent to avoid 60-day dissolution ground (MCA §§ 35-8-202(1)(d), 35-8-209(1)(a)) |
Commercial or noncommercial individual may serve in Montana; noncommercial filing uses Montana street/rural-route address. No statutory residency, age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours rule (MCA §§ 35-7-102, -104 to -106) |
Domestic/foreign entity may be commercial or noncommercial agent; Act has no represented-LLC exclusion. Member/manager may serve if independently qualifying. No office/position route (MCA §§ 35-7-102(2), (13), -105 to -106) |
No separate office. Noncommercial filing states actual Montana street address or rural-route box and different Montana mailing address, if any; P.O. box alone is insufficient. No enacted hours (MCA §§ 35-7-104 to -106) |
Signed articles identify commercial-agent name or noncommercial-agent name/address. Appointment itself affirms consent; statute requires no separate acceptance or agent signature (MCA §§ 35-7-105, 35-8-201 to -202) |
Entity and noncommercial-agent changes take effect on filing and agent promptly notifies LLC. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31; commercial-listing termination is fixed day 31 (MCA §§ 35-7-107 to -111) |
Agent receives/forwards process, notices, and demands, gives required notices, and keeps information current; no numbered forwarding deadline. Ordinary service also reaches Rule 4(i) business recipients (MCA §§ 35-7-113 to -114; M.R.Civ.P. 4(i)) |
60-day no-agent/change lapse triggers proposed-dissolution notice and another 90-day cure. If Rule 4(i) recipients cannot be found after due diligence, court-ordered SOS service and sometimes publication apply (MCA §§ 35-8-209, -914; M.R.Civ.P. 4(j)) |
| Nebraska verified 2026-07-27 | Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; uses 'agent for service of process' and 'designated office' (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 21-101, 21-102(5), 21-113) |
Domestic LLC must designate and continuously maintain a Nebraska office and agent for service; certificate states both sets of initial addresses (§§ 21-113(a), 21-117(b)) |
Individual agent must reside in Nebraska; Act states no separate age, citizenship, business-hours, or professional-license condition (§ 21-113(c)) |
Any other 'person' with authority to transact business in Nebraska may serve; 'person' includes corporations, partnerships, LLCs, trusts, and other entities, with no express represented-LLC exclusion (§§ 21-102(16), 21-113(c)) |
Designated office has Nebraska street and mailing addresses; agent has Nebraska street/mailing addresses plus optional P.O. box. No matching-address or numbered-hours rule stated (§§ 21-113, 21-117(b)(2)) |
Organizer signs certificate stating LLC name, designated-office addresses, and agent name/addresses; Act and current SOS form require no separate agent acceptance or signature (§ 21-117) |
Company change statement is effective on filing; agent may file own address change after written company notice. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31 after filing (§§ 21-114 to 21-115) |
Agent is authorized for any process, notice, or demand; Act states no separate forwarding deadline. Other lawful service methods remain available (§ 21-116(a), (d)) |
No agent or unfindable agent permits registered/certified mail to designated office, effective on receipt, signed-return date, or day 5. Domestic dissolution grounds do not separately include agent lapse (§§ 21-116(b)-(c), 21-151) |
| Nevada verified 2026-07-27 | Nevada LLC Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' at the agent's street address (Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 86.118, 86.121, 86.231; ch. 77) |
Articles must appoint an agent, and the LLC must keep an agent with a Nevada street address continuously (§§ 86.161(1)(b), 86.231; 14.020(1)) |
Nevada-resident individual may serve; no minimum age is stated, but a person accepting service at a staffed office must be of suitable age and discretion (§§ 14.020, 77.140) |
Domestic/foreign entity may serve; 10+ represented entities requires commercial registration; LLC may self-serve through a named office/position at its Nevada physical address (§§ 77.040, 77.140, 77.310-.320) |
Actual Nevada street address or rural-route box, plus different Nevada mailing address if any; nonhome location staffed during normal business hours by agent or authorized suitable person (§§ 14.020(3), (6), 77.300) |
Articles give commercial-agent name, noncommercial-agent name/address, or office/position and business-office address; signed agent acceptance must accompany appointment (§§ 77.310, 86.161) |
Entity change and agent address/name changes take effect on filing; resignation ends on replacement or day 31; LLC must appoint replacement before resignation/termination becomes effective (§§ 77.330-.370, 86.251) |
Agent receives and forwards process/notices/demands to latest supplied address, keeps filings/contact records current, and may be served personally or through an authorized suitable person at the street address (§§ 14.020(2), 77.390-.400) |
Unstaffed nonhome address: $100-$500 daily fine; unreplaced resignation/termination: default, $75 penalty and eventual charter revocation; due-diligence Secretary-of-State service remains available (§§ 14.020(4), 14.030, 86.251, 86.272-.274) |
| New Hampshire verified 2026-07-27 | New Hampshire Revised Limited Liability Company Act; uses 'registered office' and 'registered agent' for service of process (RSA 304-C:1, :36-:37) |
Domestic LLC must have and maintain both in New Hampshire; certificate states office address and agent name/address (RSA 304-C:31(II)(b), :36(I)) |
Individual must reside in New Hampshire and have a residential or business office identical with registered office; no statutory age, citizenship, or license rule (RSA 304-C:36(I)(b)(1)) |
Corporation under RSA 292/293-A/294-A, LLC/PLLC, or LLP under RSA 304-A:44 may serve with identical business office. Act does not expressly exclude represented LLC; SOS confirms owner/manager/employee individual service (RSA 304-C:36) |
Office may be same as a business place but must be agent's identical NH street/physical business address, not P.O. box. SOS says agent generally should be available regular business hours; Act states no exact hours (RSA 304-C:36; LLC-1/SOS guidance) |
Certificate names agent and office and is signed by manager, member, fiduciary, or authorized person as applicable. Act and LLC-1 require no separate agent consent, acceptance, or agent signature (RSA 304-C:28, :31, :36) |
LLC files agent/office change; agent may file own in-state address change after mailing copy. Resignation notice is signed/filed, SOS mails LLC copy, and appointment ends on successor or day 31 (RSA 304-C:29, :36(II)-(V)) |
Agent is authorized for process, notice, or demand. Act states no separate forwarding deadline; current SOS guidance describes receiving legal documents and court notices (RSA 304-C:37(I)) |
No/unservable agent allows registered/certified mail to principal office, effective on receipt, signed return, or day 5. A 60-day agent/office lapse or 60-day non-notification permits immediate mailed administrative-dissolution notice (RSA 304-C:37, :136-:138) |
| New Jersey verified 2026-07-27 | Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; 'office' or 'registered office' and 'agent for service of process' (N.J. Stat. §§ 42:2C-1, -2, -14) |
Domestic LLC must designate and continuously maintain both a New Jersey office and agent; certificate states initial street/mailing office and agent (§§ 42:2C-14(a), 42:2C-18(b)) |
Individual must reside in New Jersey; no separate statutory age, citizenship, or daily-hours qualification (§ 42:2C-14(c)) |
Any other statutory 'person' with authority to transact business in New Jersey may serve; person includes corporations, LLCs, partnerships, trusts, and other entities, with no represented-LLC exclusion (§§ 42:2C-2, 42:2C-14(c)) |
New Jersey office need not be an activity site; formation/change filings state both street and mailing addresses, so a P.O. box alone is insufficient; no fixed statutory hours (§§ 42:2C-14(a), 42:2C-15(a), 42:2C-18(b)) |
Organizer signs certificate naming agent and street/mailing office; Act requires no separate agent signature, consent, acceptance, or acknowledgment filing (§ 42:2C-18(a)-(b)) |
Company files office/agent statement, effective on filing; agent may change office after prior notice; resignation ends on effective replacement or 31st day after filing (§§ 42:2C-15 to -16) |
Agent receives process, notices, and demands; Act states no separate private-agent forwarding deadline, while filing office must forward fallback service (§ 42:2C-17(a), (c)) |
No separate entity-status penalty stated for agent lapse; filing office automatically becomes agent when no agent is maintained or reasonable diligence cannot find agent, with duplicate-copy service and 5-day outside completion rule (§ 42:2C-17(b)-(d)) |
| New Mexico verified 2026-07-27 | New Mexico Limited Liability Company Act plus Rule 1-004 NMRA; statute uses 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (NMSA 1978 §§ 53-19-1, 53-19-5; Rule 1-004(G)) |
LLC must maintain a New Mexico registered office and registered agent; articles state the initial office street address and agent name (§§ 53-19-5(A), 53-19-8(B)) |
Individual must be a New Mexico resident; Act states no separate age, citizenship, business-hours, or professional-license condition (§ 53-19-5(A)(2)(a)) |
Domestic corporation, LLC, or partnership with matching New Mexico business place, or authorized foreign counterpart, may serve; Act does not expressly say whether represented LLC itself may serve (§ 53-19-5(A)(2)(b)-(c)) |
Initial and changed office use a New Mexico street address; entity agent's business place must be the same address; no P.O.-box alternative or numbered availability hours stated (§§ 53-19-5, 53-19-8(B)) |
Organizer files signed articles naming the agent and office plus a separate statement by the appointed agent accepting appointment (§§ 53-19-8(B), 53-19-9(A), 53-19-12) |
Company change statement includes current data, successor/place, same-address statement, and successor acceptance; effective on filing. Agent resignation ends on replacement or 30 days after SOS receipt (§ 53-19-5(B)-(E)) |
Agent is designated for process; Act states no separate general forwarding deadline. Rule permits service on officer, managing/general/authorized agent, then person in charge at principal office, plus mail/courier routes (Rule 1-004(G)) |
30 days without an agent, or 30 days without filing an agent/office change, permits administrative revocation; 2-year relation-back reinstatement. Court may order another reasonably calculated service method when rule methods cannot reasonably work (§§ 53-19-66.1 to -66.2; Rule 1-004(J)) |
| New York verified 2026-07-27 | New York Limited Liability Company Law; mandatory Secretary-of-State statutory agent plus optional private 'registered agent' (N.Y. LLC Law §§ 101, 301–302) |
Articles must designate the Secretary of State, who remains the statutory agent; a private registered agent is optional and additional (§§ 203(e)(4)–(5), 301(a)–(b), 302(a)) |
Optional agent may be a natural person who is a New York resident or has a New York business address; no separate age, citizenship, or hours condition is stated (§ 302(b)(1)) |
Optional agent may be a domestic/authorized foreign LLC or domestic/authorized foreign corporation; statute does not expressly resolve the represented LLC naming itself (§ 302(b)(2)–(3)) |
No separate registered-office duty; optional agent's articles address must be in New York, with no stated street-only, P.O.-box, co-location, or daily-hours rule (§§ 203(e)(5), 302(b)) |
Articles designate the Secretary of State and forwarding address; an optional agent entry gives name, New York address, and agency statement; current provisions state no separate private-agent acceptance filing (§§ 203(e)(4)–(5), 301(b), 302) |
Certificate of change may alter forwarding address/email or make, revoke, or change a private-agent designation; private-agent resignation ends on day 30 after filing, while forwarding-address resignation uses 60-day prior notice and is effective on filing (§§ 211–211-A, 301-A, 302(d)–(e)) |
Secretary-of-State service is complete on personal delivery or electronic acceptance and DOS promptly forwards by certified mail or email; optional agent is an additional process recipient, with no separate general forwarding duty stated (§§ 302(a), 303(a)) |
No private-agent lapse removes the mandatory Secretary-of-State route; failure to replace a resigned process-forwarding address suspends authority until a new address is filed, while Secretary-of-State service remains available (§§ 301-A(b)–(e), 302(a), 303) |
| North Carolina verified 2026-07-27 | North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act (Chapter 57D), with registered-agent rules in Chapter 55D, Article 4; statute uses 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (§§ 57D-1-01, 57D-2-40, 55D-30) |
Domestic LLC must continuously maintain a North Carolina registered office and registered agent under Chapter 55D, named in the articles of organization (§§ 57D-2-40, 55D-30(a), 57D-2-21(a)(3)) |
Individual agent must reside in North Carolina and have a business office identical to the registered office; no separate age or citizenship condition is stated (§ 55D-30(a)(2)) |
Entity agent must be a North Carolina corporation, nonprofit, or LLC, or an authorized foreign corporation, nonprofit, or LLC, with a business office identical to the registered office; a member or manager may serve only as a resident individual, and no separate self-service category exists (§ 55D-30(a)(2)) |
Registered office is a North Carolina street address (plus a mailing address if different) with the county, may be any place of business, and must be identical to the agent's business office; the Act states no daily office-hours window (§§ 55D-30(a)(1), 55D-31(a)(2), 57D-2-21(a)(3)) |
Articles of organization, signed by each member or organizer, state the initial registered-office street address, county, and initial agent's name; there is no separate initial agent-acceptance filing, though a change of agent requires the new agent's written consent (§§ 57D-2-21(a)(2)–(3), 55D-31(a)(5)) |
LLC changes agent or office by a statement of change (new agent's written consent required, addresses identical) or through its annual report; an agent may move the registered office it maintains; an agent resigns by a filed statement with a mailing certification, and the appointment ends on the 31st day after filing (§§ 55D-31(a)–(c), 55D-32(a), (c), 57D-2-24) |
The agent's sole statutory duty is to forward any served notice, process, or demand to the LLC at its last known address; process may be served on the registered agent (§§ 55D-30(b), 55D-33(a)) |
If the LLC has no agent or the agent cannot be found with due diligence, the Secretary of State automatically becomes the LLC's process agent — no court order — and mails the papers to the LLC; being without an agent or office for 60 days, or not reporting a change within 60 days, is a ground for administrative dissolution after a 60-day cure, with reinstatement available (§§ 55D-33(b), 57D-6-06(a), (b)–(c)) |
| North Dakota verified 2026-07-27 | North Dakota Uniform LLC Act plus North Dakota Registered Agents Act; uses commercial/noncommercial 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (N.D.C.C. chs. 10-32.1, 10-01.1) |
Every LLC must have a registered office and registered agent; articles make the initial appointment and annual report repeats it (§§ 10-32.1-16, -20, -89) |
Commercial or noncommercial individual must reside in North Dakota; no stated age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours condition for the agent (§ 10-01.1-02(2), (19)) |
Domestic or authorized foreign corporation/LLC may serve another entity; represented LLC cannot be its own agent, but its resident individual may serve personally (§ 10-01.1-02(2), (10), (12), (19)) |
Agent's North Dakota address is the registered office; filing needs actual street or rural-route address plus different in-state mailing address, if any; P.O. box alone insufficient; no enacted hours (§§ 10-01.1-02(32), -04) |
Organizer-signed articles name listed commercial agent or noncommercial agent/address; appointment affirms consent, but no separate approval proof is filed (§§ 10-01.1-05; 10-32.1-20) |
LLC/agent changes take effect on filing; agent promptly notifies LLC. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31; nonconsensual appointment is removed on notice (§§ 10-01.1-07 to -11) |
Agent forwards served process/notices/demands, gives statutory notices, and keeps its information current; process may also reach a governor or responsible person (§§ 10-01.1-13 to -14) |
No/unservable agent makes Secretary of State the service agent; registered-mail/personal-delivery filing needs diligence proof, 3 copies, and fee. Uncured lapse permits termination after at least 60 days' notice (§§ 10-01.1-13; 10-32.1-90) |
| Ohio verified 2026-07-27 | Ohio Revised Limited Liability Company Act; 'agent for service of process' and commonly 'statutory agent' (Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1706.02, 1706.09) |
LLC must continuously maintain an Ohio agent for service of process; original articles include agent name, street address, appointment, and acceptance (§§ 1706.09(A)–(B), 1706.16(A)(2)) |
Natural person must reside in Ohio; appointment gives primary-residence street and number; no minimum-age or citizenship condition stated (§ 1706.09(A)(1), (C)(1)) |
Listed corporations, nonprofits, LLCs, partnerships, LPs, LLPs, LPAs, PAs, business trusts, and unincorporated nonprofits may serve with Ohio business address and required qualification; represented LLC is not expressly excluded (§ 1706.09(A)(2)) |
Natural agent: Ohio primary-residence street address; entity: Ohio usual place customarily open during normal business hours with authorized individual generally present; P.O. box excluded (§ 1706.09(C)) |
Authorized representative signs written appointment and agent signs written acceptance; both must accompany articles or filing is rejected (§§ 1706.09(B), 1706.16(A)(2), 1706.17) |
Death, resignation, or move out of state requires replacement and accepted appointment forthwith; address change filed forthwith; resignation mailed by filing date and ends 30 days after filing (§ 1706.09(D)–(G), (K)) |
Agent accepts process and other notifications; service may be delivered to recorded address or natural agent; statute states no separate forwarding deadline for private agent (§ 1706.09(C)(2), (H)(1)) |
SOS notice gives 30 days or extension to cure before articles cancel; reinstatement available within 2 years; diligent-search affidavit, 4 copies, $5, and SOS certified-mail forwarding supply fallback service (§ 1706.09(H)(2), (L)) |
| Oklahoma verified 2026-07-27 | Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (18 O.S. §§ 2000, 2010) |
Domestic LLC must continuously maintain an Oklahoma registered office and registered agent; articles initially state agent name and street address (18 O.S. §§ 2005(A)(3), 2010(A)) |
Individual agent must be an Oklahoma resident and keep a business office identical to registered office, open regular business hours; no separate age or ownership rule stated (18 O.S. § 2010(A)(2)) |
LLC may serve itself; agent may also be domestic/qualified foreign corporation, LLC, general or limited partnership, LLP, or LLLP. Member/manager may serve personally only if resident individual (18 O.S. § 2010(A)(2)) |
Agent street/business office is identical to Oklahoma registered office; office may differ from principal place and must open during regular business hours to accept process and perform agent functions (18 O.S. §§ 2005(A)(3), 2010(A)) |
Executed articles state principal street address plus agent name and street address; organizer signs, but current cited sections require no separate agent consent or signature. Agent email added Nov. 1, 2026 (18 O.S. §§ 2004–2006; 2026 O.S.L. ch. 277) |
Manager-signed designation/change effective on SOS filing or delayed up to 90 days; agent may file name/address change. Resignation notice precedes filing by 30 days and effect follows filing by 30 days or stated later date up to day 90 (18 O.S. § 2010(B)–(D)) |
Agent keeps matching office open during regular business hours to accept process and otherwise perform agent functions; statute states no separate private-agent forwarding deadline or damages rule (18 O.S. § 2010(A)(2)) |
If no replacement before resignation effect, SOS is deemed agent until replacement; if no agent or agent cannot be found, service may be made on SOS under 12 O.S. § 2004. Section 2010 states no separate dissolution penalty (18 O.S. § 2010(D)(3), (E)) |
| Oregon verified 2026-07-28 | Oregon Limited Liability Company Act; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (ORS 63.111, 63.951) |
Domestic LLC must continuously maintain both an Oregon registered agent and registered office; articles name the initial agent and office (§§ 63.047(b), 63.111(1)) |
Individual must reside in Oregon and have a business office identical to the registered office; no separate statutory age, citizenship, or license requirement (§ 63.111(2)(a)) |
Domestic LLC/corporation/professional corporation/nonprofit, or authorized foreign counterpart, may serve if its business office is the registered office; no separate owner category or express represented-LLC exclusion (§ 63.111(2)(b)-(c)) |
Physical Oregon street address where process may be personally served; may share an LLC business location, but not a commercial mail receiving agency, mail-forwarding business, or virtual office; no exact hours stated (§ 63.111(1)) |
Organizer-signed articles name the initial agent and give the office street and different mailing address; no separate initial agent signature or acceptance filing. A later change states that the new agent consented (§§ 63.047(b), 63.114(1)(c); SOS form) |
LLC files a statement of change; filing ends the old appointment and starts the new one on its effective date. Agent resignation ends on replacement or day 31 after filing and requires a copy to the LLC (§§ 63.114, 63.117) |
Agent is authorized to receive process, notices, and demands; Chapter 63 states no separate general forwarding deadline for the private agent (§ 63.121(1)) |
No agent/office or failure to report a change is an administrative-dissolution ground; written notice starts a 45-day cure. If agent is absent/unfindable with reasonable diligence, Secretary-of-State service plus required mailings applies (§§ 63.121(2)-(3), 63.647(4)-(5), 63.651) |
| Pennsylvania verified 2026-07-27 | Pennsylvania Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 2016; mandatory 'registered office,' optional 'commercial registered office provider' (CROP), and no required registered agent (15 Pa.C.S. §§ 8811, 8825; DOS) |
LLC must continuously maintain a Pennsylvania registered office; it may use its own office or substitute a qualifying CROP name/county (§§ 109, 8825(a), (c)) |
No publicly designated individual agent is required; a person may separately be authorized in writing to receive process under Pa.R.C.P. 424, which states no residency, age, or citizenship condition |
LLC may self-provide its Pennsylvania office; CROP must be a domestic or registered foreign association with an effective commercial-office statement; member/manager premises may serve as the office but do not create an agent designation (§§ 109(b), 8825) |
Actual Pennsylvania street address or rural-route box number plus county; P.O. box alone rejected; office may equal place of business; no statutory daily-hours window (§§ 135(c), 8821(b)(2), 8825(a)) |
Organizer-signed certificate states either registered-office address or CROP name and county; no agent acceptance filing, while DOS instructs filers to contract with a CROP before listing it (§§ 109, 8821; official form) |
LLC changes office by certificate amendment, annual report, or change certificate before effectiveness; CROP may file provider changes/termination and must promptly copy the LLC; no replacement grace period is stated (§§ 108–109, 146(e), 8825(b)) |
CROP supplies a delivery location but is not automatically a service agent; Rule 424 permits service on an executive, person in charge of a regular business place, or a written-authorized agent; no general statutory CROP forwarding duty is stated (§§ 108–109; Pa.R.C.P. 424) |
P.O.-box-only formation filing is rejected; no standalone office-lapse dissolution rule is stated, and provider termination leaves the recorded location but ends provider responsibility; if ordinary service fails, court-ordered special service is available and DOS accepts Secretary service only on a judge's order (§§ 108, 135(c); Pa.R.C.P. 430; DOS) |
| Rhode Island verified 2026-07-27 | Rhode Island Limited Liability Company Act; uses 'resident agent' (§§ 7-16-1, -11). Enacted replacement uses 'registered agent' beginning Jan. 1, 2028 (2026 ch. 247) |
Articles name the resident agent/address; each domestic LLC shall have one. A 30-day failure to appoint and maintain is a revocation ground (§§ 7-16-6(a)(2), -11(a), -41(a)(4)) |
Individual must be a Rhode Island resident. No current statutory minimum age, citizenship, professional-license, or exact-hours qualification (§ 7-16-11(a)(1)) |
Domestic or RI-authorized corporation, LP, or LLC may serve; LLP is not listed. The represented LLC is not expressly excluded. Member/manager may serve personally only if a RI-resident individual (§ 7-16-11(a)) |
Statute requires an in-state agent/address; current Form 400 requires a Rhode Island street address, not a P.O. box. SOS guidance expects normal-business-hours availability; no exact enacted window. Principal office is separate (§ 7-16-6; Form 400) |
Authorized person signs articles naming agent/address; current Act and Form 400 require no separate agent consent, acceptance, or signature. Appointment will affirm consent beginning Jan. 1, 2028 (§§ 7-16-6 to -7; 2026 ch. 247) |
LLC or agent address change is effective on SOS acceptance. Resignation states delivery/sending to LLC and is effective day 30 after filing unless it specifies later; replacement does not accelerate current-law resignation (§ 7-16-11(b)–(d)) |
Resident agent receives LLC process; current Act states no separate private-agent forwarding duty or deadline. Form 400 says state correspondence also goes to the agent address (§ 7-16-11(a); Form 400) |
After a 30-day agent lapse, SOS must give at least 60 days' pre-revocation notice and allow cure. SOS is automatically the service agent if none is appointed, authority is revoked, or reasonable diligence cannot find/serve the agent (§§ 7-16-11(e), -41) |
| South Carolina verified 2026-07-27 | South Carolina Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 1996, Title 33, ch. 44; 'designated office' and 'agent for service of process' (S.C. Code §§ 33-44-108 to -111) |
LLC must designate and continuously maintain both South Carolina office and agent; articles state initial office, agent name, and agent street address (§§ 33-44-108(a), -203(a)(2)–(3)) |
Individual must reside in South Carolina; no statutory age, citizenship, member, manager, owner, or employee condition (§ 33-44-108(b)) |
Domestic corporation, another LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/foreign LLC may serve; 'another' LLC excludes represented LLC itself; qualifying resident member/manager may serve personally (§ 33-44-108(b)) |
Designated office in South Carolina need not be a place of business; office and agent filings require street addresses, so P.O.-box-only does not satisfy; no fixed statutory hours (§§ 33-44-108 to -109; SOS forms) |
Articles list office, agent name/street address, and organizer information; current SOS form requires agent signature and each listed organizer's signature (§ 33-44-203; SOS Form F0006) |
Company files statement with current/new office and agent details; new agent signs consent on current form; resignation ends on day 31, after SOS mails copies to office and principal office (§§ 33-44-109 to -110; Form F0080) |
Agent is authorized to receive process/notices/demands; statute states no separate forwarding deadline or private-agent liability rule. SOS keeps a service record and forwards fallback service (§ 33-44-111(a), (c)–(d)) |
Missing required agent/office can cause filing rejection; no standalone agent-lapse dissolution ground in § 33-44-809. No/unfindable agent: duplicate service on SOS, then registered/certified mail to designated office (§§ 33-44-111, -809) |
| South Dakota verified 2026-07-27 | South Dakota LLC Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; uses commercial/noncommercial 'registered agent' and agent address rather than a separately maintained office (SDCL chs. 47-34A, 59-11) |
Articles must state § 59-11-6 agent information. Later no-agent status is expressly handled by mail/business-place service; § 47-34A-809 has no agent-lapse dissolution ground (§§ 47-34A-203, 59-11-16 to -17) |
Individual may be commercial or noncommercial agent and uses an actual South Dakota street/rural-route address. No statutory residency, age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours rule (§§ 59-11-2, -5 to -7) |
Domestic/foreign entity may be commercial or noncommercial agent; no represented-LLC exclusion. LLC may also designate an internal office/position and business-office address (§§ 59-11-2, -6 to -7) |
No separate office duty. Named noncommercial filing states South Dakota street/rural-route address and different in-state mailing address, if any; commercial listing uses a South Dakota business place. No enacted hours (§§ 59-11-5 to -7) |
Organizer-signed articles state commercial-agent name, named noncommercial agent/address, or office/position and business-office address. Named appointment affirms consent; no separate acceptance or agent signature (§§ 47-34A-203, -205; 59-11-6) |
Entity/noncommercial-agent changes take effect on filing and agent promptly notifies LLC. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31; commercial-listing termination is fixed day 31 (§§ 59-11-9, -11 to -15) |
Agent receives and forwards process/notices/demands, gives required notices, and keeps filing/listing current; no numbered forwarding deadline. Written service is standard, with other listed record forms for commercial agents (§§ 59-11-16, -18, -20) |
No standalone agent-lapse dissolution ground. No/unservable agent permits registered/certified mail to named governors at principal office, perfected on receipt/return receipt/day 5; if that fails, serve person in charge at regular business place (§§ 47-34A-809; 59-11-16 to -19) |
| Tennessee verified 2026-07-27 | Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (T.C.A. §§ 48-249-101, -102) |
Domestic LLC continuously maintains Tennessee registered office and registered agent; articles state initial office street address/ZIP/county and agent (§§ 48-249-109(a), -202(a)(2)) |
Individual agent must reside in Tennessee; Act states no separate age, citizenship, license, or exact-hours threshold (§ 48-249-109(a)(2)) |
Domestic corporation, nonprofit corporation, LLC, or registered LLP, or authorized foreign counterpart, may serve; represented LLC is not expressly excluded, so self-service is not expressly barred (§ 48-249-109(a)(2)) |
Registered office is in Tennessee and may be a business place; agent's business office must have identical street address; official form rejects P.O.-box-only address; no exact daily hours (§ 48-249-109(a); SOS SS-4270) |
Articles give agent name and Tennessee street/ZIP/county; current form also requires agent email and organizer signature, but no separate agent acceptance; natural person may challenge name/address filed without consent (§ 48-249-202(a)(2); §§ 48-251-102, -104; SOS SS-4270) |
LLC files agent/office change; moving agent may file after written LLC notice; resignation certifies certified-mail written notice and ends immediately on filing; LLC promptly replaces agent (§§ 48-249-109(b), -110, -111; 2025 Pub. Ch. 97) |
Registered agent is statutory recipient for process, notices, and demands; Act states no separate general forwarding deadline or liability rule (§ 48-249-112(a), (d)) |
Secretary automatically becomes service agent if no agent or agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence; two months without agent/office or without reporting change/resignation is dissolution ground, followed by notice and two-month cure (§§ 48-249-112(b), -113, -604(2), (4), -605) |
| Texas verified 2026-07-27 | Texas Business Organizations Code, especially Chapters 3, 5, and 11; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code §§ 3.005, 5.201, 11.251) |
LLC as a filing entity must designate and continuously maintain both a Texas registered agent and registered office (§ 5.201(a)) |
Individual must reside in Texas and consent in the Secretary-of-State-developed written or electronic form; no separate statutory age or citizenship rule (§ 5.201(b)(2)(A)) |
Agent may be a consenting organization registered or authorized in Texas, but not the represented LLC; a member, manager, owner, or employee may serve personally if a consenting Texas-resident individual (§ 5.201(b)(2)) |
Agent business office and registered office must share a Texas street address where personal service can occur; not solely mailbox/answering service; organization agent keeps an employee available during normal business hours (§ 5.201(b)(3), (c)–(d)) |
Certificate of formation states initial office street address and agent name; agent's written/electronic consent is required, and organizer/official designation affirms consent (§§ 3.005(a)(5), 5.201(b)(2), 5.2011(a)) |
Entity files agent/office change; agent may change name/address after 10-day written notice; resignation terminates on day 31 after Secretary receives notice; nonconsenting appointee may file rejection (§§ 5.202 to 5.205) |
Only statutory duties are receipt/acceptance and forwarding or notice of process, notices, and demands, plus legally required notices to the entity's latest supplied address (§ 5.206) |
Secretary of State automatically becomes service agent if no agent is maintained or agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence; failure to cure agent/office lapse before day 91 after notice permits involuntary termination (§§ 5.251 to 5.252, 11.251 to 11.253) |
| Utah verified 2026-07-27 | Current Utah Revised Uniform LLC Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; both use registered agent, without a separate LLC registered-office duty. New Title 16 ch. 1a takes effect Oct. 1, 2026 (Utah Code §§ 48-3a-111, 16-17-101 to -403; 2026 ch. 93) |
Certificate states agent information and LLC must maintain the agent in Utah; 60 consecutive days without one is an administrative-dissolution ground (Utah Code §§ 48-3a-111, -201, -708) |
Noncommercial individual or listed commercial individual with a Utah filing address; statute states no minimum age or Utah-residency condition. Member/manager may serve personally if the individual satisfies the address and consent rules (Utah Code §§ 16-17-102, -202 to -204) |
Domestic or foreign entity may be noncommercial or listed commercial agent; Division instructions require an entity agent to be registered and in good standing and say the LLC cannot serve as its own agent (Utah Code §§ 16-17-102, -204; Division instructions) |
No separate LLC registered office. Noncommercial-agent filing gives an actual Utah street address or rural-route box plus different Utah mailing address; commercial agent lists a Utah business delivery address. No enacted daily-hours window (Utah Code §§ 16-17-202 to -204) |
Certificate includes commercial-agent name, noncommercial-agent name/address, or office/position and business-office address. Appointment affirms consent; no separate agent signature or acceptance filing stated (Utah Code §§ 48-3a-201, 16-17-203) |
LLC change and agent name/address changes take effect on filing, with prompt entity notice from agent. Resignation ends on replacement or day 31; commercial-listing termination ends day 31 (Utah Code §§ 16-17-205 to -209) |
Agent receives process/notices/demands, forwards them to the latest supplied entity address, gives chapter-required notices, and keeps filed agent information current. No general forwarding deadline beyond the stated duties (Utah Code §§ 16-17-301 to -302) |
After 60 consecutive days without agent, Division notice starts a 60-day cure period before dissolution. Fallback is registered/certified mail to named governors at principal office, then person in charge at a regular business place; receipt/return-receipt/day-5 rule applies (Utah Code §§ 48-3a-708, 16-17-301) |
| Vermont verified 2026-07-27 | Vermont LLC Act plus 2025 common business-registration provisions; uses 'designated office' and 'agent for service of process' (11 V.S.A. §§ 4007, 1655-1656) |
LLC must designate and continuously maintain a notification office and § 1655 agent; articles supply both initially (§§ 4007, 4023) |
Individual must reside in Vermont; no stated minimum age, citizenship, professional license, or numbered availability hours (§ 1655(a)) |
Business organization needs a Vermont place of business and authority to conduct business; SOS excludes the represented business itself and requires an active entity (§ 1655(a)) |
Designated office may be outside Vermont; agent needs Vermont street and mailing addresses. The statutes set no exact daily hours (§ 4007; SOS guidance) |
Articles state initial designated-office address and agent name/street address; organizer signs, and designation attests agent consent (§§ 1655(b), 4023, 4025) |
Company files statement of change; agent may bulk-update and notify clients. Resignation copy goes to LLC and ends on replacement or 30 days after filing (§§ 1655(c)-(e), 4008-4009) |
Agent receives process, notice, and demand; statute states no separate private-agent forwarding deadline. Secretary fallback forwards one copy by tracked mail (§ 1656) |
No/unfindable agent makes SOS the service agent. SOS says unreplaced resignation causes lost good standing/Terminated status; § 4034 expressly bases LLC involuntary termination on annual-report failure (§§ 1656, 4034) |
| Virginia verified 2026-07-27 | Virginia Limited Liability Company Act; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (Va. Code §§ 13.1-1000, 13.1-1015) |
Domestic LLC continuously maintains both Virginia office and agent; articles identify initial office, locality, agent, and qualification (§§ 13.1-1011(A)(2), 13.1-1015(A)) |
Virginia resident must be listed member/manager or qualifying upstream manager/owner representative, Virginia-Bar member, or designated LLC officer; officer route excludes members/managers (§§ 13.1-1011(A)(2), 13.1-1015(A)(2)(a), (c)) |
Authorized stock/nonstock corporation, LLC, or registered LLP may serve; represented LLC cannot be its own entity agent; entity agent keeps notarized written natural-person designations and at least one person at office (§ 13.1-1015(A)(2)(b)) |
Agent's Virginia business office equals registered office; complete physical address/locality, generally no P.O. box; agent or designated person available regular business hours (§§ 13.1-1011(A)(2), 13.1-1015(A)(2); SCC guidance) |
Organizer-signed articles state agent name, office, locality, and qualification; no separate filed agent acceptance, but entity and officer agents need notarized/otherwise written natural-person designation (§§ 13.1-1011, 13.1-1015(A)(2)(b)-(c)) |
LLC files change forthwith after death, resignation, or disqualification; agent address/name filing mails copy next business day; resignation copy by certified mail and ends 12:01 a.m. day 31 or earlier replacement (§§ 13.1-1016 to -1017) |
Sole statutory duty is forwarding served process, notice, or demand to LLC's last known address; agent or notarized designee may accept (§§ 13.1-1015(B), 13.1-1018(A)) |
Clerk becomes fallback agent if no agent or reasonable diligence cannot find one; no replacement 31 days after resignation starts notice-to-cancel track, and general office/agent failure permits Commission-ordered cancellation after hearing (§§ 13.1-1018(B), 13.1-1050.2(B), 13.1-1050.3(A)-(B)) |
| Washington verified 2026-07-27 | Washington limited liability company act plus Article 4 of chapter 23.95 RCW; 'registered agent,' either commercial or noncommercial (§§ 25.15.904, 23.95.105(3), (22), (35)) |
Domestic LLC continuously maintains an in-state registered agent; certificate states agent name/address as Article 4 requires (§§ 25.15.021(1), 25.15.071(1)(b), 23.95.405) |
Individual may serve as noncommercial or listed commercial agent; cited provisions state no separate age, residency, citizenship, or license test, but filed noncommercial address is a Washington street address (§§ 23.95.105(3), (22), (27), 23.95.410) |
Domestic or foreign entity, government body, or listed commercial-agent person may serve; office/position route also allowed; represented LLC is not excluded and may serve if it supplies the required address and consent (§§ 23.95.105(3), (22), (27), 23.95.415) |
Noncommercial filing states Washington street address and different in-state mailing address; current paper form rejects P.O. boxes/PMBs for street field; no exact daily-hours interval appears in Article 4 (§§ 23.95.410, 23.95.415; SOS form) |
Certificate names commercial agent or gives noncommercial name/address or office/position and delivery address; prior consent in a record is filed with first appointment, and official form requires agent signature (§§ 25.15.071(1)(b), 23.95.415) |
Entity files statement of change plus new consent; initial/annual report can operate as change; agents file own change/notice; commercial termination and entity-specific resignation generally end on day 31 (§§ 23.95.210, .255(6), .425, .430-.445) |
Agent forwards received process/notices/demands and statutory notices and keeps filed information current; service on agent serves LLC, with tangible-medium rule except accepted commercial-agent alternatives (§§ 23.95.450(1), (5), 23.95.455) |
After agent failure, service steps through principal-office tracked delivery, person in charge at regular business place, then Secretary of State; no agent for 30 consecutive days permits dissolution proceeding, followed by notice and 60-day cure (§§ 23.95.450(2)-(4), .605(3), .610) |
| West Virginia verified 2026-07-27 | West Virginia Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; uses 'agent for service of process' and 'designated office' (W. Va. Code §§ 31B-1-101, 31B-1-108 to -111) |
No mandatory private designation: LLC may continuously maintain a West Virginia office and agent, and articles state each only 'if any' (§§ 31B-1-108(a), 31B-2-203(a)(2)-(3)) |
Individual agent must be a West Virginia resident; Act states no separate age, citizenship, professional-license, or business-hours condition (§ 31B-1-108(b)) |
Eligible entity is a domestic corporation, another LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/LLC. 'Another' excludes the represented LLC itself; member/manager may serve personally only if a WV-resident individual (§ 31B-1-108(b)) |
Optional office must be in West Virginia but need not be a business location; agent and address are in-state. Statute has no P.O.-box, matching-address, or numbered-hours rule; current form asks a physical office and agent street address (§§ 31B-1-108, 31B-2-203) |
Organizer-signed articles list office and agent only if any. Act and current LLD-1 form require no separate agent acceptance, consent statement, or agent signature (§§ 31B-2-203, 31B-2-205) |
LLC changes office/agent by filed statement, ordinarily effective on filing. Agent resigns by filing; SOS mails copies to designated and principal offices, and agency terminates on day 31 (§§ 31B-1-109 to -110, 31B-2-206) |
Appointed agent is authorized for process/notices/demands; Act states no separate private-agent forwarding deadline. SOS records and forwards fallback service by registered/certified mail (§§ 31B-1-108(d), 31B-1-111) |
No agent or unfindable agent makes SOS the automatic service agent; signed receipt or refused registered/certified mail can complete service. Agent lapse is not a listed dissolution ground (§§ 31B-1-111, 31B-8-809 to -810) |
| Wisconsin verified 2026-07-27 | Wisconsin Uniform Limited Liability Company Law; 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (Wis. Stat. §§ 183.0101, 183.0102(19), 183.0115) |
Each LLC must designate and maintain both Wisconsin registered agent and office; articles identify initial agent and street, mailing, and email addresses (§§ 183.0115(1), 183.0201(2)(d)) |
Natural person must reside in Wisconsin, have business office identical to registered office, plus Wisconsin business/activity place and email; no separate age/citizenship rule (§ 183.0115(1m)(a), (2)) |
Qualifying domestic or authorized foreign corporation, nonstock corporation, LLC, LP, or LLP may serve; DFI form bars the represented LLC itself; resident member/manager may serve personally (§ 183.0115(1m); DFI Form 502) |
Actual Wisconsin physical street location, identical to agent's business office; not solely P.O. box, mailbox, or answering service; may be business site; no fixed hours (§ 183.0115(1m)–(2)) |
Organizer-signed articles state agent name plus street, mailing, and email addresses; designation itself affirms agent consent, so no separate agent-signature filing (§§ 183.0115(1), 183.0201) |
Company uses statement, articles amendment, or annual report; new designation affirms consent; agent change requires notices; resignation ends day 60 or earlier successor (§§ 183.0116 to 183.0118; DFI forms/FAQ) |
Agent forwards received process/notices/demands, gives resignation notice, and keeps filed information current; service must be written, and DFI may email statutory notices (§§ 183.0115(3), 183.0119(1), (4)) |
No/unservable agent: tracked delivery to principal office, then person in charge or publication; no Secretary fallback; one-year agent lapse/change-notice failure plus notice and 60-day cure permits dissolution (§§ 183.0119(2)–(3), 183.0708) |
| Wyoming verified 2026-07-27 | Wyoming LLC Act incorporates the Registered Offices and Agents Act; uses 'registered agent' and 'registered office' (W.S. §§ 17-29-113, 17-28-101 to -111) |
LLC must continuously maintain both in Wyoming; articles state initial office street address and agent name (§§ 17-29-113, 17-29-201) |
At least 18, Wyoming resident, with business office identical to registered office; no citizenship or professional-license condition (§ 17-28-101(a)(ii)(A)) |
Domestic or authorized foreign entity may serve with identical office and written natural-person agency agreement; >10 entities triggers commercial registration. No express self-entity exclusion (§§ 17-28-101, -105) |
Wyoming physical street location where agent/authorized natural person is present; SOS bars P.O.-box-only, drop-box, forwarding, or UPS-store addresses and says normal business hours; no exact clock window (§ 17-28-101) |
Articles name office/agent and include agent-signed written consent; agent certifies chapter compliance, and LLC consents to limited electronic service (§§ 17-29-201, 17-28-101(c), -104(e)) |
Change statement includes successor's written consent. Agent gives ≥30 days' prior notice, then filing ends appointment immediately; LLC has 30 days after receipt to file successor (§§ 17-28-102 to -103) |
Maintain physical/email and entity/contact records, accept process, and register commercially if applicable. No-agent fallback is tracked mail to principal office or consented SOS electronic service (§§ 17-28-104, -107) |
No successor triggers SOS service and delinquent classification; after SOS notice, 60-day noncure makes LLC defunct and forfeits articles. Two-year reinstatement with $250 penalty plus fee (§§ 17-28-103, 17-29-705) |
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