How to change your registered agent in Arkansas
Arkansas's current notice asks you to identify the entity type and domestic or foreign status, then show the agent name and service address before and after the change. The form also expressly addresses series LLCs and protected series.
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Arkansas- Jurisdiction terminology
- registered agent
- Filing office
- Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
Choose the right Arkansas filing
Arkansas supplies a compact multi-entity Notice of Change of Registered Agent Information rather than an LLC-only replacement certificate. The short length of the form should not obscure its important choices: legal entity type, domestic or foreign status, old and new service locations, and old and new agent names. A series LLC requires particular care because the notice says the change also affects associated protected series. This guide follows the actual published notice and does not assume that a signature from the replacement provider is a separate filing requirement.
- Procedure scope
- Entity-initiated registered agent changes for domestic and foreign Arkansas-registered LLCs using the multi-entity notice form.
- Form or online transaction
- Notice of Change of Registered Agent Information (DO-3/DN-04/FN-06/ALL)
Which route fits your registered agent change?
- A domestic or foreign LLC replaces its agent
Mark Limited Liability Company and select Domestic or Foreign according to where the LLC was formed, then identify the affected entity in item 1. The same notice provides both status choices; an out-of-state LLC should not describe itself as domestic simply because it has an Arkansas registration. Source 1.
- Service address changes while the agent stays
The notice separately records the street address changing from and the street address changing to, plus agent-name changes. Distinguish a move by the same agent from appointing someone different. Prepare the existing and replacement service information so the intended change is explicit in the completed notice. Source 1.
- The represented entity is a series LLC
Use the series/protected-series selection with care. The printed note states that all protected series associated with the series LLC named in item 1 also have their registered-agent information changed. Assess that consequence before using the parent series LLC's name on a notice intended to affect only one operation. Source 1.
Prepare for the change in Arkansas
- Establish the entity and its current service record
Gather the exact entity name, legal entity type, formation status and currently recorded agent information. The form asks for the old street address and old agent name, not only the replacement. Use the existing Arkansas record as the comparison point rather than an invoice or the agent's advertising address. Source 1.
- Get a complete replacement delivery location
The requested address is the street address for service of process. Obtain the number and street, any second address line, city, state and ZIP code for the incoming arrangement. This is not merely the address to which the company would like routine mail forwarded. Source 1.
- Check whether other entities need notice
The introductory text says that if the statement reflects a change in registered agent for entities other than those listed, it must be accompanied by notice of the change to all applicable entities. Identify any wider affected group before filing instead of treating a multi-entity effect as an afterthought. Source 1.
- Identify the authorized officer and title
Arrange the signature of the authorized officer called for by the notice and prepare the signer's title and execution date. The officer certifies a filing with a false-document warning; the replacement agent's commercial onboarding contact is not automatically the company's authorized execution signer. Source 1.
- Confirm the handoff privately
Practical guidance. Before listing an incoming provider, obtain agreement on the exact legal agent name, delivery location, forwarding recipient and start of the arrangement. Keep that approval with the company records. These coordination steps are practical safeguards, not extra attachments claimed to be required by the printed notice.
Consent and acceptance
Confirm the replacement agent's agreement before using its name and service address. The notice's execution block calls for an authorized officer's signature; it does not provide a separate new-agent acceptance signature block.
Entity-type differences
The form includes LLCs, profit and nonprofit corporations, partnerships and series LLCs, and asks whether the entity is domestic or foreign. For a series LLC, its note states that all associated protected series also have their registered agent information changed.
Complete the Arkansas change filing
Download the Notice of Change of Registered Agent Information and select the correct entity type and domestic or foreign status.
Enter the entity's exact name and the registered agent's current street address for service of process.
Enter the replacement service street address and show the registered agent name changing from the old name to the new name.
Have an authorized officer sign and date the notice, including the signer's title.
Submit the completed notice to the Secretary of State at the address printed on the form, and keep the filed acknowledgement with the entity's records.
Open the official filing instructions or transaction. Read the primary sources below alongside these steps.
Form fields and statement requirements
- Entity type and item 1
Mark the correct legal type among the notice's corporation, partnership, LLC and series choices, and enter the represented entity's name. Do not select Corporation-Profit for an LLC merely because the business operates for profit. The categories describe legal forms, not the business's tax treatment or commercial purpose. Source 1.
- Item 2: domestic or foreign
Choose the applicable status for the entity being changed. Keep this selection consistent with the named Arkansas record. The form supplies both options and therefore should not be completed as though it were only for Arkansas-formed entities. Source 1.
- Items 3 and 4: before and after service addresses
Item 3 identifies the registered agent's street address for service changing from; item 4 gives the street address for service changing to. Complete the structured address components. Do not place the new address in both boxes, which would erase the form's before-and-after comparison. Source 1.
- Items 5 and 6: names, filing date and execution
Item 5 identifies the agent name changing from and the name changing to. Item 6 asks for the filing date of the notice, followed by the execution date and authorized-officer signature and title. Read the series-LLC note below the signature before signing a parent series LLC's notice. Source 1.
Submit the change to Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services
- Use the published notice and office address
Type or print clearly in ink, as the notice directs, and complete the officer execution. The published form identifies the Secretary of State at 500 Woodlane Avenue, Suite 256, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Confirm current delivery and payment arrangements with the filing office before sending the completed notice; the one-page form does not describe an authenticated online workflow. Source 1.
- Include notices required for additional affected entities
Where the statement reflects a change for entities other than those listed, include the accompanying notice required in the introductory instruction. Do not assume that listing one company's name necessarily gives adequate notice to every other affected company. Source 1.
Before you submit
Identify the affected entity carefully. The notice requires accompanying notice when a change reflects entities other than those listed, and its series-LLC instruction can affect associated protected series.
Verify the change and finish the transition
- Obtain a filing result
Practical guidance. Retain the submitted notice and the Secretary of State's returned acknowledgement or other filing evidence. The published notice does not promise a processing interval or explain a particular confirmation interface. Do not turn a delivery receipt into an unsupported claim that the agent change has already been recorded.
- Check every affected service record
Compare the resulting entity record with the new agent name and service street address. For a series arrangement, reconcile the affected protected-series records as well, rather than checking only the parent and overlooking the form's stated wider effect. Source 1.
- Retain operational evidence separately
Practical guidance. Save the incoming agent's agreement and forwarding instructions with the state result, ask the former agent about pending deliveries, and review other correspondence addresses independently. A registered-agent notice should not be assumed to update tax accounts, banking instructions or registrations outside Arkansas.
Avoid these Arkansas filing mistakes
- Ignoring the parent series LLC effect
The form expressly says associated protected series also have their agent information changed when the series LLC named in item 1 changes it. Identify the represented entity and intended scope before signing; a parent filing is not a neutral way to update a single unrelated record. Source 1.
- Replacing the current information with the new information everywhere
Keep the old service address in item 3 and the new one in item 4; use the from/to name fields in item 5. Those are separate requests. Copying the replacement into all fields makes the intended before-and-after change unclear. Source 1.
- Inventing a separate agent acceptance block
The inspected notice calls for an authorized officer's signature and title; it does not contain a separate incoming-agent acceptance signature. Arrange the agent's agreement, but execute the actual published company notice instead of substituting a provider's private appointment form. Source 1.
Questions about changing your registered agent in Arkansas
Does Arkansas use different LLC notices for domestic and foreign status?
The inspected notice provides both Domestic and Foreign selections on the same multi-entity form. Select the correct status and Limited Liability Company category for the entity whose Arkansas record is changing. Source 1.
Does the new agent sign this notice?
The published notice's execution block is for an authorized officer, with title and date. It does not provide a separate new-agent acceptance block. Obtain agreement before filing, but do not mistake a private agreement for company execution of the notice. Source 1.
Why does a series LLC need additional review?
The form states that all protected series associated with the series LLC named in item 1 also have their registered-agent information changed. Confirm that this is the intended scope before using the series LLC's name. Source 1.
Does this guide confirm an Arkansas online button sequence?
No. The inspected primary evidence is the published notice, which supplies the fields, execution and office address but does not document a live authenticated portal flow or processing promise. Confirm current delivery arrangements through the Secretary of State. Source 1.
Which primary sources support this procedure?
Checked . The filing office’s current instructions govern the submission.
Procedural guidance, not legal advice. Confirm the correct filing for your entity and its current record.
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