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Your business must appoint a
registered agent to receive documents in legal matters, including notice of
lawsuit. Our reliable registered agent service fulfills this requirement. You get:
Same-day documents from our local offices in all 50 states.
Immediate online access to state forms with our address
and, where required, our signature
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per state with no additional charges
A registered agent is a business's legal appointee to receive notice of
lawsuit and other legal or government notices. State law requires every LLC, corporation, and other
business entity to have a registered agent.
The business lists its registered agent with the Secretary of State either when the business is formed or
when the business expands to that state. Some states call the registered agent a
resident agent, statutory agent, commercial registered agent,
or registered office. The appointee may be a person or a business.
Every business has a registered agent that receives its legal documents. Documents are typically
hand-delivered at the registered agent's physical office. This means the agent must be available
during normal business hours to receive documents.You must have an agent in the state where you are incorporated. When you expand to other states, you
must also have an agent in those states.So, who is the registered agent? The agent is either a person or a company; however, your company
cannot act as its own agent.The role of the registered agent is not overly complex, but it does come with a lot of
responsibility, so make sure you choose a reliable agent.
What a registered agent does not do
A registered agent is not a virtual office for receiving all
regular postal mail and packages for your business.
A registered agent is not a tax address for your business. Some
businesses have their tax documents sent directly to their CPA.
A registered agent is not an address to be used at will for anonymity.
What is a registered office?
The registered office is the address where your registered
agent accepts notice of lawsuit and other official or government notices on behalf of your business.
The registered office is a physical address for your company. If your
business is ever sued, a sheriff or government official will hand deliver legal documents to the registered office
anticipating your registered agent is on duty to sign for
them.
State law requires the registered agent to maintain a registered office. The registered office must be located in the
state where you are registering your business with the Secretary of State and must be a physical address (post
office boxes are rarely allowed).
How do you appoint a registered agent?
Most likely you were filling out a form to register your business with the department of state when you
encountered the terms “registered agent”, ”resident agent”, ”statutory
agent”, or “commercial registered office provider”. As an example, the Delaware form
is pictured below:
A registered agent provides a physical address for your company and receives
service of process
and important government notices for your business. If your business is ever sued, a sheriff or
government official will hand deliver legal documents to the registered agent.
As you can see on the Delaware form above, you have to list a registered agent and the address. You can
either provide a person's name as a registered agent and their address, or we can provide both for
you.
Filing fees depend on your individual situation. We do our best to calculate your filing fees
upfront and collect those fees today so we can get started. Your specialist will determine your
exact filing fees and invoice additional fees if required.