How to change your registered agent in Wyoming
Wyoming's entity-filed appointment form replaces the existing agent with a different person or company. Submit the signed appointment with the new agent's written consent on the statement or attached; the official packet includes a consent page.
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Wyoming- Jurisdiction terminology
- registered agent
- Filing office
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Choose the right Wyoming filing
Wyoming's Appointment of New Registered Agent and Office is expressly for changing from one person or company to a different person or company. It is not the same-agent information-update form. The replacement packet has two execution roles: the entity's authorized individual signs the appointment, and the new agent executes written consent that must be filed on or with the statement. It also asks separately whether the company's mailing and principal addresses should change, so the agent switch should not silently rewrite those addresses.
- Procedure scope
- Wyoming domestic LLCs and registered foreign LLCs replacing one registered agent with a different person or company; the form also serves other business entities.
- Form or online transaction
- Appointment of New Registered Agent and Office (RA-RO ChangeByEntity), with Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent
- Where to file
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Which route fits your registered agent change?
- The entity appoints a different agent
Use the Appointment of New Registered Agent and Office packet for an entity-selected replacement. It identifies old and new agents and offices and includes the consent page. Chapter 28's definition of business entity includes domestic and foreign LLCs and other listed forms, so identify the Wyoming registration being changed rather than using a home-state replacement document. Source 1.
- The same agent changes its own information
The appointment form says it is used only for a different person or company. An existing agent changing its name or address uses its information-update procedure. The consent page adds that an existing agent whose recorded address differs from the consent address also needs a Registered Agent Information Update. Source 1.
- The entity currently has no agent
The former-agent block specifically instructs an entity without an agent to list No Agent/No Office. Do not invent an outgoing provider or leave the condition unexplained. Any delinquency, resignation consequences or separate status issue should be checked independently; entering that phrase is not evidence that those other issues are resolved. Source 1.
Prepare for the change in Wyoming
- Retrieve exact old-record information
The form requires the business name, former agent and former physical office to match the Secretary of State's records exactly. Copy those details from the current Wyoming record rather than an old invoice. If the entity has no agent, use the prescribed No Agent/No Office wording. Source 1.
- Reconcile the incoming agent's existing listing
If the new agent already represents another entity, its name and address must match the Secretary's existing version. The office keeps one version of an agent's name and address. Ask the replacement to confirm the exact recorded details before drafting and resolve a real address change through its required update. Source 1.
- Check eligibility and physical presence
Chapter 28 requires a Wyoming physical street location where the agent or an authorized natural person can accept service and be physically present. It lists resident individuals aged at least 18 and eligible domestic or authorized foreign business agents, with additional commercial-agent requirements where applicable. Do not treat a remote mailbox alone as the service office. Source 2.
- Arrange both signatures and required emails
Have the entity's authorized individual ready to sign the appointment, and the incoming agent ready to execute consent and compliance certification. Both packet sections request required email addresses, used for reminders, notices and filing evidence. An agreement that stays solely in a provider account does not replace the filed written consent requirement. Source 1.
- Decide the two company-address questions
Before signature, decide independently whether the company's mailing address and principal address should become the new registered office. They are two separate yes-or-no questions. A provider might accept legal service without being the company's general mailing destination or principal business location. Source 1.
Consent and acceptance
W.S. 17-28-102(a)(v) requires the replacement agent's executed written consent either on the statement or attached to it. The official appointment packet includes the consent page; obtain the agent's signature and submit it, rather than merely retaining an unsigned acceptance checklist.
Entity-type differences
Chapter 28 defines business entity to include domestic and foreign LLCs, corporations and other listed entities. This appointment form is only for replacing an agent with a different person or company. An existing agent changing its own name or address follows its information-update procedure; an existing agent whose recorded address differs from the consent page also needs the Registered Agent Information Update identified on that page.
Complete the Wyoming change filing
Copy the exact entity name and former agent and physical office from the Secretary of State record. If the entity has no agent, use the form's No Agent/No Office instruction.
Enter the new agent's name, Wyoming physical office and mailing address. If the agent already represents another entity, use the name and address exactly as maintained in the Secretary of State's record.
Have the replacement agent execute the Consent to Appointment page, including its required email and compliance certification; include that consent with the appointment statement.
Answer whether the company's mailing and principal addresses should also change. Have an authorized individual sign the appointment, provide name and title, and complete the required entity email and contact fields.
Mail the completed packet to the Secretary of State at the form's address and retain the filing evidence. The form says it cannot be accepted by email.
Open the official filing instructions or transaction. Read the primary sources below alongside these steps.
Form fields and statement requirements
- Items 1 and 2: entity and outgoing appointment
Use the exact entity name and former agent and physical-office information from the state record. The statement changes that entity's appointment; it is not a place to explain contract disputes or rename the LLC. Apply the No Agent/No Office instruction only when it describes the actual existing condition. Source 1.
- Item 3: incoming agent, physical and mailing addresses
Give the new agent name, physical Wyoming registered office and agent mailing address. Match the incoming agent's already recorded version where it represents another business. Keep the physical address distinct from mailing information rather than substituting an out-of-state administrative office. Source 1.
- Items 4–7: certifications and address choices
Review the Chapter 28 compliance certification, answer separately whether company mailing and principal addresses should change, and confirm that the resulting registered office and agent's business office are identical. Do not answer yes to both company-address questions as an automatic side effect of switching service providers. Source 1.
- Entity execution and contact information
An authorized individual signs and dates, prints their name and title, and completes the required entity email and contact details. The form says the email receives filing evidence and important notices. Use a monitored business contact rather than an account that will become inaccessible after the transition. Source 1.
- Executed agent consent
The consent identifies the agent, physical office and represented business; the agent signs and dates, prints name and title and provides the required email and other requested contact information. W.S. 17-28-102(a)(v) requires executed written consent on the statement or attached, so include the completed consent page rather than retaining it only internally. Source 2.
Submit the change to Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
- Mail the completed appointment and consent
The packet directs mailing with required payment to Wyoming Secretary of State, Herschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020. Include the entity-signed appointment and executed incoming-agent consent. The form expressly says it cannot be accepted by email; the office's contact email is not an alternate filing channel. Source 1.
- Resolve listing discrepancies before sending
If the replacement already serves another Wyoming entity and its office differs from the consent page, arrange the Registered Agent Information Update described on that page. Do not expect a new entity appointment to create a second version of the same agent's address. No authenticated online replacement process was inspected or promised here. Source 1.
Before you submit
The company mailing and principal addresses are separate choices on the form; changing agent does not mean both should automatically become the agent's office. Check the new agent's existing state-record spelling and address before signing.
Verify the change and finish the transition
- Retain actual filing evidence
Save the signed appointment, executed consent, delivery record and returned filing evidence together. Monitor the required email addresses identified in the packet. A consent signature alone does not demonstrate that the Secretary of State received and filed the entity's appointment. Source 1.
- Check the agent and the two company addresses
Practical guidance. Review the resulting Wyoming record for the exact replacement and physical office, then compare company mailing and principal addresses against the two answers in the signed form. This catches an unintended company-address move that a name-only review would miss.
- Provide a reliable communications contact
Chapter 28 requires the entity to keep current with the agent the designated natural-person communications contact's name, mailing and different physical address and business phone, subject to the statute's role requirements. Make that operational handoff part of the transition rather than assuming the state appointment tells the agent where every legal document should go. Source 2.
Avoid these Wyoming filing mistakes
- Keeping the executed consent out of the filing
Wyoming requires the new agent's executed written consent on the statement or attached. Use the packet's signed consent page. This is not a Texas-style retained-only consent workflow, and the entity's signature alone is not the complete replacement packet. Source 2.
- Creating a second spelling or address for an existing agent
The packet requires exact matching when the replacement already serves another business and says only one version is maintained. Reconcile the provider's recorded details and use its update form for a genuine address change rather than improvising a new version on this appointment. Source 1.
- Emailing the form or changing both company addresses automatically
The form cannot be accepted via email. Mail the packet and separately answer the mailing- and principal-address questions according to the company's intent. Neither an office email address nor a new agent office removes those explicit instructions. Source 1.
Questions about changing your registered agent in Wyoming
Must the replacement agent's consent be attached?
Executed written consent must be on the statement or attached under W.S. 17-28-102(a)(v). The official packet includes a consent page for the agent to execute and file with the appointment; merely retaining consent internally is not this procedure. Source 2.
Can I email Wyoming's appointment form?
No. The packet expressly says this form cannot be accepted by email and directs mailing to the Secretary of State. Do not treat a published contact email as permission to submit it electronically. Source 1.
Will my principal and mailing addresses automatically change?
The appointment asks separately whether each company address should become the new registered office. Answer both questions intentionally and check the resulting record. The new agent's own mailing address is a different field. Source 1.
What if my replacement already serves another Wyoming entity?
Use its name and address exactly as maintained by the Secretary of State. If its existing recorded address differs from the consent page, the packet says a Registered Agent Information Update is also required. Source 1.
Which primary sources support this procedure?
Checked . The filing office’s current instructions govern the submission.
- Secretary of State — Appointment of New Registered Agent and Office, including consent page
- Secretary of State — Registered Offices and Agents Act, W.S. 17-28-101 and 17-28-102
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