{ "title": "US Agent of Record and Recurring State Filing Requirements (50 states, DC, Puerto Rico)", "version": "2026-09", "publisher": "LLCity", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "documentation": "https://llcity.com/data/", "note": "Sourced from each jurisdiction’s own filing office; last_reviewed is per row. No fees or amounts are included.", "jurisdictions": [ { "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "slug": "alabama", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.31", "address_rule": "The registered office must be a physical street address in Alabama (identical to the agent’s business office); a PO box alone is not sufficient.", "presence_rule": "staffed", "presence_summary": "You must be available at the Alabama address during business hours to receive service", "no_agent_consequence": "Failure to maintain a registered agent is grounds for administrative dissolution by the Secretary of State, plus loss of good standing and exposure to default judgments from missed lawsuits.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation); Business Privilege Tax return — pass-through entities (LLCs, LPs, S corporations); Business Privilege Tax return — C corporations and financial institutions; Secretary of State Annual Report (corporations); Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Alabama Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/alabama/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "slug": "alaska", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "AS 10.50.055 and AS 10.50.060 (limited liability companies); AS 10.06.150 and AS 10.06.165 (corporations)", "address_rule": "The registered office must have an Alaskan physical location and an Alaskan mailing address. The registered agent must be either an individual resident of Alaska whose business office is the registered office, or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Alaska whose business office is the registered office.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If you fail to appoint or maintain a registered agent, the commissioner becomes your agent for service of process, and the Division can involuntarily dissolve a domestic entity or revoke a foreign entity’s authority to transact business in Alaska.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Biennial report; Alaska business license; Change of registered agent (by entity)", "source_office": "Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development)", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/08-492.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/alaska/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "slug": "arizona", "legal_term": "statutory agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "A.R.S. § 29-3115", "address_rule": "The statutory agent must have a physical place of business or residence in Arizona (a street address, not just a PO box), and must sign a Statutory Agent Acceptance (Form M002) to accept the appointment.", "presence_rule": "reachable", "presence_summary": "You must be able to receive and forward service reliably — Arizona sets no business-hours presence test (A.R.S. § 29-3115)", "no_agent_consequence": "The Arizona Corporation Commission may administratively dissolve the entity, and you risk default judgments from lawsuits you never receive.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Statutory Agent Acceptance — LLC; Publication of formation notice (LLCs outside Maricopa and Pima Counties); Annual report (LLCs); Annual report (corporations); Change of statutory agent — LLC", "source_office": "Arizona Corporation Commission", "source_url": "https://azcc.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/arizona/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "slug": "arkansas", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Ark. Code Ann. § 4-20-101 et seq. — the Model Registered Agents Act of 2007, which Arkansas adopted — with commercial agents listed under § 4-20-106; the corporation code is at Ark. Code Ann. § 4-27-101 et seq.", "address_rule": "The registered agent address must be a physical Arkansas street address. The Secretary of State states plainly that a post office box is not an acceptable address for a registered agent, and incomplete documents are returned to the applicant for correction.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "All entities must have a commercial or non-commercial registered agent on file. Lose the agent and you lose your reliable channel for lawsuits; the state can revoke the authority to do business, and franchise taxes keep accruing even for a revoked entity until it is formally dissolved, withdrawn or merged.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization); Annual franchise tax report (corporations and LLCs); Annual report (LP, LLP and LLLP only); Change of registered agent (by entity)", "source_office": "Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/arkansas/" }, { "jurisdiction": "California", "slug": "california", "legal_term": "agent for service of process", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Cal. Corp. Code § 17701.13 (LLC agent), § 1502 (corporate Statement of Information and agent), § 1505 (registered corporate agents), § 17702.09 (LLC Statement of Information)", "address_rule": "The agent must be an individual residing in California — the statement then carries that person’s complete business or residence street address — or a corporation that has complied with section 1505, in which case no address is listed at all. A California LLC or corporation cannot name itself.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If service on your designated agent fails after reasonably diligent attempts, a court can order substituted service through the Secretary of State in Sacramento, which binds you whether or not the papers reach you. Missing the Statement of Information separately triggers Franchise Tax Board penalties and suspension or forfeiture of the entity’s powers.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Statement of Information — corporations; Statement of Information — LLCs; LLC annual tax (Franchise Tax Board); Change of agent for service of process", "source_office": "California Secretary of State, Business Programs Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/california/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "slug": "colorado", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "C.R.S. § 7-90-701", "address_rule": "The registered agent must have a physical Colorado street address (a primary residence or usual place of business) at which the agent can personally accept documents; a PO box alone is not sufficient, and the agent must consent to the appointment under 7-90-701(3).", "presence_rule": "staffed", "presence_summary": "You must be available at the Colorado street address during business hours, with consent on file", "no_agent_consequence": "An entity that fails to maintain a registered agent or file its periodic report becomes Delinquent; if not cured the entity can lose good standing and be subject to dissolution, and reinstatement requires a Statement Curing Delinquency.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Periodic report; Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Colorado Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/colorado/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "slug": "connecticut", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243n (LLC registered agent), § 34-243o (change of agent), § 34-247k (LLC annual report); § 33-660, § 33-661 and § 33-953 for corporations", "address_rule": "The registered agent must have a place of business in Connecticut, and the written appointment must state the street and number. An individual agent must be a Connecticut resident; corporations, LLCs, LLPs and statutory trusts formed or authorized here may also serve. The Secretary of the State’s Change of Agent form takes no PO box.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If the Secretary of the State learns you have no registered agent, or the agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence at the address on file, the office notifies you by email and administratively dissolves the entity unless you file an appointment of registered agent within three months.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization); Annual report — LLC, LP and LLP; Annual report — corporations; Change of registered agent (by entity)", "source_office": "Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division", "source_url": "https://business.ct.gov/business-services/business-forms-and-fees", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/connecticut/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "slug": "delaware", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "6 Del. C. § 18-104 (LLCs); 8 Del. C. § 132 (corporations)", "address_rule": "The agent must maintain a physical business office in Delaware (street, number, city, postal code); a PO box alone is not sufficient.", "presence_rule": "staffed", "presence_summary": "You must keep a Delaware office generally open during business hours, or be generally present there yourself", "no_agent_consequence": "The LLC loses good standing and, if a resigned agent is not replaced within 30 days, its Certificate of Formation can be canceled or voided, exposing it to default judgments.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation); Annual LLC tax (LLCs, LPs and GPs); Annual report and franchise tax (corporations); Change of registered agent (LLC)", "source_office": "Delaware Division of Corporations", "source_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/delaware/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Florida", "slug": "florida", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Fla. Stat. § 605.0113 (appointment/acceptance in §§ 605.0113–605.0117)", "address_rule": "The registered agent must maintain a registered office at a physical Florida street address identical to the agent’s business address; a PO box alone is not sufficient. The agent must sign a written acceptance.", "presence_rule": "staffed", "presence_summary": "You must be available at the Florida address during business hours to accept service in person", "no_agent_consequence": "Failing to maintain a registered agent (and the related failure to file the annual report) exposes the LLC to administrative dissolution and to default judgments from lawsuits it never receives.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization, includes agent designation); Annual report; Change of registered agent — LLC (standalone)", "source_office": "Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)", "source_url": "https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/florida/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "slug": "georgia", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "O.C.G.A. Title 14 — § 14-2-501 for corporations and § 14-11-209 for limited liability companies; the annual registration procedure is set out in Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 590-7-4", "address_rule": "The registered agent must be located in Georgia at a physical street address where an individual can be found in person for the company. A post office box or mail drop may not be used as the registered agent address, and an entity may not be its own registered agent.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "An entity that fails to keep a valid registered agent and annual registration on file can be administratively dissolved, or have its authority revoked, under Title 14 — and service of process then has no reliable place to land, which is how default judgments happen.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Initial annual registration — new domestic corporations; Annual registration; Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division", "source_url": "https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/590-7-4", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/georgia/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "slug": "hawaii", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "HRS ch. 425R, the Registered Agents Act — appointment at § 425R-4 and change of agent at § 425R-7 — read with HRS § 428-107 for LLCs under the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (ch. 428); corporations sit under HRS ch. 414", "address_rule": "The filing must state the complete street address of the registered agent’s place of business in Hawaii, to which service of process and other notices and documents may be delivered. The Business Registration Division states plainly that the limited liability company cannot be its own registered agent.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "You lose the delivery point Hawaii law assumes exists. Every registered entity must keep an agent on file, and letting the registration lapse puts your standing with the Business Registration Division at risk while lawsuits and state notices go undelivered.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual business report; Change of registered agent (by entity); Commercial registered agent listing", "source_office": "Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division", "source_url": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/registration/forms/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/hawaii/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "slug": "idaho", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Idaho Code §§ 30-21-401 et seq. (Idaho Uniform Business Organizations Code, registered agents), with § 30-21-407 (statement of change by the entity), § 30-21-213 (annual report) and §§ 30-21-601 to 30-21-603 (administrative dissolution and reinstatement)", "address_rule": "The registered agent must have a physical street address in Idaho; the Secretary of State does not accept a PO box as the registered office address. The agent may be an individual with a physical Idaho address or a business entity authorized to do business in Idaho, but an assumed business name (ABN) cannot serve as a registered agent.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Under Idaho Code § 30-21-601 the Secretary of State may begin administrative dissolution if an entity has no registered agent in the state for sixty days or misses its annual report; the state serves notice and dissolves the entity if the grounds are not cured within sixty days after that notice.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization); Annual report; Change of registered agent or registered office", "source_office": "Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services", "source_url": "https://sos.idaho.gov/business-services-resources/business-entities-faq/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/idaho/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "slug": "illinois", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "805 ILCS 180/1-35 (registered agent and registered office) and 805 ILCS 180/1-36 (change of agent or office) for LLCs, with the annual report at 805 ILCS 180/50-1; corporations under 805 ILCS 5/5.05 and 805 ILCS 5/14.05", "address_rule": "The registered office must be located in Illinois, have a street or road address or a rural route and box number (a PO box alone will not be accepted), and be identical to the business office address of the registered agent. The agent must be an individual who resides in Illinois or an entity authorized to transact business in Illinois, and may be an organizer, manager, member or employee of the company.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "The Secretary of State’s own guidance is blunt: failure to maintain a registered agent and a registered office will ultimately result in the involuntary dissolution of the company, and in the meantime the annual report notice never reaches you.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); LLC annual report; Change of registered agent or registered office; Corporation annual report and franchise tax", "source_office": "Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services", "source_url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/publications/pdf_publications/c334.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/illinois/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "slug": "indiana", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Ind. Code § 23-0.5-4 (registered agents, Indiana Uniform Business Organizations Code) and Ind. Code § 23-0.5-2-13 (business entity report)", "address_rule": "The registered agent address must be an Indiana address and PO boxes are not acceptable. The agent may be an individual or a business authorized to receive service of process, notice or demand on the entity’s behalf — but a business cannot serve as its own registered agent, so an out-of-state owner without an Indiana contact has to appoint someone else.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "The registered agent and address are part of the business entity report; let the record lapse and the Secretary of State’s reminders, past-due notice and pending-dissolution notice all go to an address you no longer read, ending in administrative dissolution for domestic entities or revocation for foreign ones.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Business Entity Report; Change of registered agent or registered office", "source_office": "Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division (INBiz)", "source_url": "https://inbiz.in.gov/business-filings/business-entityreport", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/indiana/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "slug": "iowa", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Iowa Code § 489.115 (registered agent), § 489.116 (statement of change) and § 489.212 (biennial report) for LLCs; corporations under Iowa Code § 490.501 and § 490.1621", "address_rule": "A registered agent for an LLC must have a place of business in Iowa, and the biennial report has to state the agent’s name and street address. For corporations Iowa Code § 490.501 is stricter still: the agent must be an Iowa resident or an authorized entity whose business office is identical with the registered office.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Iowa Code § 489.708 makes it a ground for administrative dissolution if the company is without a registered agent — or its agent has no place of business in Iowa — for sixty days or more, or if the state is not told within sixty days that the agent changed, resigned or gave up the address. The Secretary of State then serves written notice, and if the ground is not corrected within sixty days it signs a certificate of dissolution and the company exists only to wind up its affairs.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization); Biennial report; Change of registered agent or agent address", "source_office": "Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division", "source_url": "https://sos.iowa.gov/business/formsandfees.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/iowa/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "slug": "kansas", "legal_term": "resident agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "K.S.A. 17-7925 (resident agent required) and K.S.A. 17-7926 (change of registered office or resident agent), part of the Business Entity Standard Treatment Act; information reports at K.S.A. 17-76,139 (LLCs) and K.S.A. 17-7503 (for-profit corporations)", "address_rule": "The registered office is a Kansas address where the resident agent can regularly be found, stated with building number, street, city, state and ZIP. The agent may be the entity itself, a Kansas resident, or a qualifying business entity; a domestic entity serving as resident agent must maintain a business office identical with the registered office that is generally open.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "K.S.A. 17-7926 gives you thirty days to designate a replacement if the resident agent dies or moves away from the registered office. Miss that, and process can be served under K.S.A. 60-304 without reaching you, and the Secretary of State may declare the entity’s formation document forfeited after a thirty-day notice.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Business entity information report; Change of resident agent or registered office", "source_office": "Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/kansas/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "slug": "kentucky", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "KRS 14A.4-010 (registered office and registered agent required) and KRS 14A.6-010 (annual report), applied through KRS 271B for corporations and KRS 275 for LLCs", "address_rule": "The registered office must be in Kentucky and must be a street address or other specific location — a highway, rural route or building — because a post office box is insufficient for the registered office address. The agent must be an individual resident of the Commonwealth or a Kentucky or foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation or LLC authorized to transact business in Kentucky.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "The agent is where the state’s annual report notice goes, and Kentucky is unforgiving about the deadline: domestic entities that fail to file by June 30 are administratively dissolved and stay inactive and in bad standing until reinstated, while foreign entities have their certificate of authority revoked and have to reapply.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report; Change of registered agent or registered office", "source_office": "Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/Annual-Reports.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/kentucky/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "slug": "louisiana", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "La. R.S. 12:1308 (registered office and registered agent), 12:1308.1 (annual report) and 12:1308.2 (revocation for failure to file)", "address_rule": "The company must keep a registered office in Louisiana, and the annual report must state the municipal address of that office and of each registered agent — a post office box alone will not satisfy the statute. An individual agent must be a citizen of the state who resides in this state; alternatively the agent may be a Louisiana law partnership or professional law corporation, or a domestic or authorized foreign corporation or LLC that has filed a certificate naming at least two individuals at its Louisiana address who may accept process.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Notices of intent to revoke go to the last registered agent of record; with no agent to receive them you can miss suits and state notices entirely, and the Secretary of State revokes the articles of a domestic LLC that fails to file an annual report for three consecutive years.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization + Initial Report); Annual report; Change of registered office or agent", "source_office": "Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/business-services/frequently-asked-questions", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/louisiana/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maine", "slug": "maine", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "5 M.R.S. §§ 101–115 (Model Registered Agents Act), with 5 M.R.S. § 105 (appointment) and § 108 (change by entity); LLC formation at 31 M.R.S. § 1531; corporations appoint a clerk under 13-C M.R.S. ch. 5-A", "address_rule": "A noncommercial registered agent is listed by name with a physical Maine location — the Certificate of Formation says physical location, not PO box — plus a mailing address if different. A commercial registered agent is listed separately with the Secretary of State and is identified on filings by its CRA public number instead of an address, and only Maine residents may be listed as a commercial clerk.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Appointing an agent is an affirmation that the agent consented to serve, and the state’s notices go nowhere else: miss the annual report, fail to pay the late filing penalty, and the Secretary of State administratively dissolves or revokes the entity.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation; Annual report; Change of registered agent or clerk", "source_office": "Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/i-need-a-business-form/limited-liability-company-forms", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/maine/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "slug": "maryland", "legal_term": "resident agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Md. Code, Corporations & Associations § 2-108 (corporations) and § 4A-210 (LLCs); \"resident agent\" defined at § 1-101", "address_rule": "A resident agent is an individual residing in Maryland, or a Maryland corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership whose name, address and designation are on file with SDAT. Each Maryland corporation must also have a principal office in the state. A company incorporated outside Maryland cannot act as your resident agent.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "SDAT flags an entity with no active resident agent as not in good standing; left unfixed, the state forfeits the entity’s charter or registration, and a forfeited business cannot legally operate in Maryland.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation; Annual Report (with the Business Personal Property Return where property is owned, leased or used); Change of resident agent or principal office", "source_office": "Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)", "source_url": "https://businessexpress.maryland.gov/manage/maintain-good-standing-status", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/maryland/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "slug": "massachusetts", "legal_term": "resident agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "M.G.L. c. 156C, § 5 (resident agent), § 5A (change of agent) and § 12 (certificate of organization); 950 CMR 112.00; corporations under M.G.L. c. 156D maintain a registered office and registered agent", "address_rule": "The certificate of organization must give the name and street address of the resident agent for service of process in the Commonwealth, and the agent’s written consent to the appointment must be on the certificate or attached to it. The agent must be an individual resident of Massachusetts, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized to do business here — a PO box will not carry service.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Without a working agent you never see the suit or the annual report reminder; an LLC that stops filing annual reports is administratively dissolved by the Division, and reinstatement requires filing every report that was owed.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation; LLC annual report; Corporation annual report; Change of resident agent or resident office", "source_office": "Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division", "source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/filing-by-subject/limited-liability/corporations-limited-liability-company.htm", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/massachusetts/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "slug": "michigan", "legal_term": "resident agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "MCL 450.4207 (limited liability companies) and MCL 450.1241 (business corporations)", "address_rule": "The entity must continuously maintain a registered office in Michigan, which may but need not be its place of business, and the address of the resident agent’s business office or residence must be the same as the address of the registered office. A resident agent may be an individual resident of Michigan, or a domestic or authorized foreign corporation or LLC with a business office at the registered office — but LARA’s guidance states that a business cannot serve as its own resident agent.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If the company fails to appoint or maintain an agent, or the agent cannot be found through reasonable diligence, service of process may be made by delivering or mailing the summons and complaint to the administrator — the suit proceeds whether or not it reaches you. Miss the annual filing and the entity loses good standing; after two years the name becomes available to other filers.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation; LLC / PLLC annual statement; Corporation annual report; Change of registered office and/or resident agent", "source_office": "Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau — Corporations Division", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/corporations/filing/resident-agent-and-registered-office", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/michigan/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "slug": "minnesota", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "optional", "statute": "Minn. Stat. ch. 5 (§ 5.36, registered office and registered agent) and Minn. Stat. ch. 322C (Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act)", "address_rule": "A registered office address in Minnesota is required and must be a complete street address or rural route and box number — a post office box by itself is not acceptable. If you do designate a registered agent, it must be a person residing in Minnesota, a Minnesota entity, or a foreign entity authorized to do business here, and the registered office address and the agent’s business office address are identical. The entity may not name itself as its own agent.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Nothing stops the lawsuit or the deadline: papers go to the registered office whether or not anyone reads them, and if the annual renewal is missed the business is administratively dissolved — no longer active in Minnesota — and must be reinstated before it can operate normally again.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation; Annual renewal; Change of registered office or registered agent", "source_office": "Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mn.gov/business-liens/renewals/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/minnesota/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "slug": "mississippi", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Miss. Code Ann. § 79-35-1 et seq. (The Mississippi Registered Agents Act); LLC annual report at Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-215", "address_rule": "Any individual, corporation or LLC may act as registered agent for a Mississippi company provided the agent has a physical address in Mississippi. Mississippi splits agents in two: commercial registered agents, who file a listing statement and appear on the Secretary of State’s published list, and noncommercial agents, whose permission you must get before naming them.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "A person named as registered agent without consenting is not your agent and has no duty to forward service of process, so papers can be served with nobody obliged to pass them on. Separately, failure to file the annual report may result in administrative dissolution of the organization.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation); Annual report (for-profit corporations and LLCs); Annual report (nonprofit corporations); Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/mississippi/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "slug": "missouri", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.030 (LLC registered office and registered agent); § 351.370 (corporations); corporate registration report at § 351.120", "address_rule": "The registered agent must have a Missouri address and the agent’s business office must be identical to the entity’s registered office. The agent is either an individual resident of Missouri or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Missouri. A PO box may be listed as the registered office address only if a physical street address in the same city is listed as well.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If an entity fails to maintain a registered agent the Secretary of State notifies it, and if no agent is registered within the time allowed a domestic corporation is administratively dissolved and a foreign entity’s certificate of authority is revoked. For other entity types the registration can be canceled.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); LLC annual report; Corporation annual registration report; Change of registered agent or registered office", "source_office": "Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/generalinfo", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/missouri/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Montana", "slug": "montana", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Mont. Code Ann. Title 35, ch. 7 (Model Registered Agents Act), appointment under § 35-7-105, with the LLC requirement at § 35-8-105", "address_rule": "The agent must have a business office in Montana with a physical street address. A PO box alone is not sufficient.", "presence_rule": "reachable", "presence_summary": "You must be reachable at the Montana street address during business hours to accept and forward service", "no_agent_consequence": "Without a maintained agent the LLC loses its reliable channel for lawsuits (it can be served through the Secretary of State and risk a default judgment), falls out of good standing, and the state can involuntarily dissolve it.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report; Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Montana Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://sosmt.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/montana/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "slug": "nebraska", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-113 (designated office and agent for service of process) and § 21-114 (statement of change); publication at § 21-193; LLC biennial report at § 21-125", "address_rule": "An LLC must designate and continuously maintain in Nebraska an office, which need not be a place of its activity, and an agent for service of process. The agent is an individual resident of Nebraska or another person with authority to transact business here, and the registered agent’s office must be identical to the registered office.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Failure to maintain a registered agent can result in the administrative dissolution of your business, and missed filing notices sent to an agent who never forwards them take you the same way.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization); Newspaper publication + proof of publication; LLC biennial report; Corporation biennial report and occupation tax; Change of designated office or registered agent", "source_office": "Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services", "source_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/updating-registered-agent-information", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/nebraska/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "slug": "nevada", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "NRS 77.310 (registered agent filing and certificate of acceptance); LLCs governed by NRS Chapter 86", "address_rule": "The agent must maintain a registered office at a physical Nevada street address (no PO boxes or virtual mailboxes). An individual agent must be at least 18 and a Nevada resident.", "presence_rule": "staffed", "presence_summary": "You must be available at the Nevada registered office during business hours to be served", "no_agent_consequence": "Losing or failing to replace an agent puts the entity in default and can lead the Secretary of State to revoke its charter and right to transact business in Nevada; missed lawsuits can also produce default judgments.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization + Initial List + State Business License); Annual List + State Business License renewal; Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Nevada Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://www.nvsos.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/nevada/" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "slug": "new-hampshire", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "N.H. RSA 304-C:36 (LLC registered offices and registered agents); RSA 293-A:5.01 (corporations); LLC annual report at RSA 304-C:194; corporate annual report at RSA 293-A:16.21", "address_rule": "Each LLC must have and maintain a registered office in New Hampshire, which may be one of its places of business, and a registered agent: an individual residing in the state, or a corporation, LLC or LLP organized or authorized in New Hampshire, whose residential or business office is identical to the registered office. The registered office is a physical New Hampshire address, not a post office box.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If an LLC has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the company may be served by registered or certified mail addressed to its principal office — meaning a suit can proceed from a letter you may never open. Missing the April 1 annual report also puts the entity out of good standing.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation); LLC annual report; Corporation annual report; Change of registered office or registered agent", "source_office": "New Hampshire Department of State, Corporation Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations-0/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/new-hampshire/" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "slug": "new-jersey", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14 (office and agent for service of process, Revised Uniform LLC Act); N.J.S.A. 14A:4-1 (corporations)", "address_rule": "An LLC must designate and continuously maintain in New Jersey an office, which need not be a place of its activity, and an agent for service of process. The Division’s own filing instructions require a New Jersey street address for the registered office; a PO box may be used only if the street address is listed as well. For corporations, the registered office address and the registered agent’s address must be identical.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "New Jersey sends the reminder for your annual report to the registered agent sixty days before it is due. Miss two annual reports and you may lose your authority to do business in New Jersey, your Business Registration Certificate may be invalidated, and access to state services, funding and licenses can go with it.", "recurring_filings": "Formation (Public Records Filing for New Business Entity); Tax and employer registration; Annual report; Change of registered agent or registered office (LLC); Change of registered agent or registered office (corporation)", "source_office": "New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Department of the Treasury)", "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/new-jersey/" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "slug": "new-mexico", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "NMSA 1978, § 53-19-5 (New Mexico Limited Liability Company Act, Chapter 53, Article 19)", "address_rule": "The LLC must maintain a registered office at a physical New Mexico street address, and a registered agent whose place of business is that same office. The agent must be a New Mexico resident, or a domestic or foreign entity authorized to do business in New Mexico with a place of business at the registered office. A PO box alone does not satisfy the requirement.", "presence_rule": "staffed", "presence_summary": "You must be physically present at the New Mexico registered office during business hours", "no_agent_consequence": "Without a valid agent the LLC cannot be reliably located for service. Under NMSA 53-19-7 the Secretary of State becomes the default agent for service of process, so suits can proceed and default judgments can be entered without the owner’s knowledge, and the entity risks loss of good standing and administrative revocation.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual or periodic report (LLCs); Corporate report (corporations); Change of registered agent", "source_office": "New Mexico Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/new-mexico/" }, { "jurisdiction": "New York", "slug": "new-york", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "state-is-agent", "statute": "NY LLC Law § 301 (Secretary of State as agent) and § 302 (registered agent)", "address_rule": "The Department of State is the mandatory statutory agent for every NY LLC; you may additionally designate a private registered agent with a physical New York street address, which is optional but advised.", "presence_rule": "optional", "presence_summary": "Not required — the Secretary of State is already your agent for service of process (NY LLC Law § 301). A private agent is optional (§ 302) and means same-day scanning instead of mail forwarded from Albany", "no_agent_consequence": "You cannot opt out of the Secretary of State, so service on the state binds you whether or not you see it; with no private agent, forwarded legal mail sits in Albany until it reaches you, risking missed deadlines and default judgments.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Newspaper publication + Certificate of Publication; Biennial Statement", "source_office": "New York Department of State", "source_url": "https://dos.ny.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/new-york/" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "slug": "north-carolina", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-30 (registered office and registered agent required) and § 55D-31 (change of registered office or registered agent); applied to LLCs by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-2-40", "address_rule": "Each registered agent must continuously maintain a physical registered office in North Carolina where the agent can receive notices, demands and service of process for the entity, and the address of the registered office and the address of the agent’s business office must be identical. The agent either resides in North Carolina — you may be your own agent if you live here — or is a domestic or foreign corporation, nonprofit or LLC.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Where an entity fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent, or the agent cannot with due diligence be found at the registered office, the Secretary of State becomes the entity’s agent and process may be served on the state — a suit can proceed without the papers ever reaching you. Entities that stop filing annual reports face a Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution or Revocation.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); LLC annual report; Business corporation annual report; Change of registered office or registered agent", "source_office": "North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division", "source_url": "https://sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration/registered_agent_links", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/north-carolina/" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "slug": "north-dakota", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1 (North Dakota Registered Agents Act); LLCs are governed by N.D.C.C. ch. 10-32.1", "address_rule": "Corporations, LLCs and partnerships other than general partnerships must maintain a North Dakota registered agent with a physical North Dakota address. If you name a noncommercial registered agent, your filing must include that agent’s complete physical North Dakota address; if you name a commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, you do not restate the address.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Naming an agent who never approved the appointment can lead to involuntary dissolution. If your agent resigns and you do not appoint a replacement, the Secretary of State places the business in Not Good Standing and can involuntarily dissolve or terminate it, or revoke a foreign entity’s authority, and service of process can then be made on the Secretary of State under N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-13.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report — LLC and PLLC; Annual report — domestic business or professional corporation; Change of registered agent or registered agent office", "source_office": "North Dakota Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/north-dakota/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "slug": "ohio", "legal_term": "statutory agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.09 (limited liability companies) and § 1701.07 (corporations)", "address_rule": "The statutory agent must be a natural person resident in Ohio, or an entity with a business address in Ohio, and the written appointment must set out the agent’s Ohio street address — the agent’s primary residence in Ohio, or its usual place of business in Ohio. A post office box is not a usual place of business, and commercial mail receiving agency addresses are not accepted.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If the company stops maintaining a statutory agent or fails to file a change of the agent’s name or address, the Secretary of State sends notice, and the business can be canceled. Losing the agent means lawsuits and official notices go to an address nobody reads, which is how default judgments happen.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report — LLCs and corporations; Statutory agent update; Biennial filings — professional associations and limited liability partnerships", "source_office": "Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division", "source_url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/business/forms/521_instructions.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/ohio/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "slug": "oklahoma", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "18 O.S. § 2010 (LLC registered office and agent), § 2055.2 (annual certificate) and § 1022 (corporations)", "address_rule": "The registered office must be a physical street address in Oklahoma, and each registered agent must maintain a business office identical with the registered office. A PO box does not satisfy the rule because process has to be served in person.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Without a working registered office, service of process cannot reach you and default judgments follow. Separately, an LLC that misses its Annual Certificate by more than sixty days after the due date ceases to be in good standing, and Oklahoma sends the annual certificate notice only to the last known email address of record.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual Certificate — LLC and LP; Annual filing — corporations; Change of registered agent and/or registered office", "source_office": "Oklahoma Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/faq.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/oklahoma/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "slug": "oregon", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "ORS 63.111 (LLC registered office and agent), ORS 60.111 (corporations) and ORS 63.787 (annual report)", "address_rule": "The registered office address must be a physical street address located in Oregon where the registered agent maintains a business office and can accept or sign for legal service. A post office box or a mail forwarding business does not qualify, because process has to be physically served on a person.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If your agent resigns or is removed, the business must designate a new one; failure to designate a new registered agent results in administrative dissolution. A registered agent who resigns must remain available to accept service for thirty days after the Corporation Division is notified, and if nobody can be served, the Secretary of State can accept service as agent for the business.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report / renewal; Change of registered agent or registered office; Assumed business name (only if you trade under another name)", "source_office": "Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division", "source_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/registered-agents-service-of-process.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/oregon/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "slug": "pennsylvania", "legal_term": "registered office", "agent_requirement": "office", "statute": "15 Pa.C.S. §§ 1507, 5507, 8625 and 8825 (registered office), § 109 (commercial registered office provider in lieu of a registered address), § 135(c) (addresses) and § 146 (annual report)", "address_rule": "Every domestic corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership and limited liability limited partnership must have and continuously maintain a registered office in the Commonwealth, which may but need not be its place of business. Post office boxes are not acceptable for any address: under 15 Pa.C.S. § 135(c) an actual street or rural route box number must be used, and the Department of State is required to refuse any document that sets forth only a PO box.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Listing a Commercial Registered Office Provider’s address without having entered into a contract with that provider can subject the filer to civil and criminal penalties. Separately, failing to file the annual report subjects the association to administrative dissolution, termination or cancellation and loss of the protection of its name, beginning with annual reports not filed in 2027.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization); Annual report — business and nonprofit corporations; Annual report — limited liability companies; Annual report — LPs, LLPs, business trusts, professional associations and registered foreign associations; Change of registered office", "source_office": "Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/information-services/commercial-registered-office-providers", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/pennsylvania/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "slug": "puerto-rico", "legal_term": "resident agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Ley Núm. 164-2009, \"Ley General de Corporaciones\" — Capítulo 15 (informe anual for corporations) and Art. 21.03(c) (derecho anual for limited liability companies); filings are governed by Reglamento Núm. 8688, the Reglamento Electrónico de Corporaciones y Entidades", "address_rule": "The certificate of incorporation must state the corporation’s designated office in Puerto Rico by physical and mailing address, including street, number and municipality, and name the resident agent in charge of that office. After a change of resident agent, the designated office address and the resident agent’s business address must be identical.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "A resident agent may resign with or without designating a successor. Resigning without a successor leaves the entity with nobody on the island to receive service until a replacement is filed. Separately, missing the April 15 annual report or annual fee draws a penalty plus interest that accrues monthly, and continued default can lead to cancellation of the corporation or LLC.", "recurring_filings": "Corporation formation; LLC formation; Annual report (corporations); Annual fee (limited liability companies); Change of resident agent; Registration of a limited liability partnership (sociedad de responsabilidad limitada)", "source_office": "Departamento de Estado de Puerto Rico, Registro de Corporaciones y Entidades", "source_url": "https://www.estado.pr.gov/corporaciones", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/puerto-rico/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "slug": "rhode-island", "legal_term": "resident agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11 (limited liability companies — resident agent) and §§ 7-1.2-502 and 7-1.2-1409 (corporations — registered agent)", "address_rule": "The agent must be a Rhode Island resident or an entity qualified to do business in the state, and the resident or registered office must be a Rhode Island street address, not a PO box. Shipping and postal company addresses do not meet the standard either.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Failure to file an annual report or to maintain a registered agent and office results in revocation proceedings. The courtesy reminder mailed each January goes to the agent — and if that letter comes back undeliverable, revocation proceedings begin for failure to maintain a registered office.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report — limited liability company; Annual report — business corporation and LP/LLP; Change of resident agent or registered agent; Change of resident office or registered office address only", "source_office": "Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-business/maintain-a-registered-agent", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/rhode-island/" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "slug": "south-carolina", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "S.C. Code Ann. § 33-44-108 and § 33-44-109 (LLC Act: designated office and agent for service of process); § 33-5-101 and § 33-5-102 (Business Corporation Act: registered office and registered agent)", "address_rule": "An LLC must continuously maintain a designated office in South Carolina (which need not be a place of business) plus an agent and the street address of that agent. A corporation must maintain a registered office and a registered agent whose business office is identical with the registered office.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If an LLC fails to appoint or maintain an agent for service of process, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the agent’s address, the Secretary of State becomes the company’s agent for service under § 33-44-111(b). Papers are then mailed to your designated office and service takes effect five days after mailing whether or not you ever see them.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Corporate formation + initial annual report; LLC annual report; Corporate annual report; Change of agent (LLC); Change of registered agent (corporation)", "source_office": "South Carolina Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings", "source_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/south-carolina/" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "slug": "south-dakota", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "SDCL ch. 59-11 (South Dakota’s Model Registered Agents Act) — appointment at SDCL 59-11-6, statement of change at SDCL 59-11-11, annual-report listing at SDCL 59-11-24 and 59-11-24.1; LLC annual report at SDCL 47-34A-211", "address_rule": "The registered agent must have both a physical (actual street address or rural route box number) and a mailing address in South Dakota. The LLC’s own designated office may sit in or out of the state, but the agent’s address cannot — the Secretary of State’s office states plainly that a South Dakota registered agent must be a resident of South Dakota with both a physical and a mailing address in South Dakota.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "The Secretary of State lists 'failure to keep a valid South Dakota Registered Agent on file' as a standing ground for administrative dissolution or revocation — alongside a missed annual report. Reinstating afterwards means late reports plus a tax clearance certificate from the South Dakota Department of Revenue.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report; Change of registered office or registered agent; Resignation of registered agent", "source_office": "South Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services", "source_url": "https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/default.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/south-dakota/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "slug": "tennessee", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "T.C.A. § 48-249-110 (Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act — change of registered agent) and § 48-15-102 (Tennessee Business Corporation Act); annual report at T.C.A. § 48-249-1017 for LLCs and § 48-26-203 for corporations", "address_rule": "The registered agent and registered office must be located in Tennessee, and the Secretary of State rejects a post office box for the registered agent or registered office address — the address is verified and the filing is refused if it cannot be recognized as valid. After a change, the registered office address and the agent’s business office address must be identical.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Being without a registered agent is one of the Secretary of State’s named grounds for administrative dissolution or revocation, right beside failing to file the annual report. Reinstating means an Application for Reinstatement (SS-9410) plus every late annual report.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report; Change of registered agent (by entity); Change of registered office (by the agent); Resignation of registered agent", "source_office": "Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations", "source_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/tennessee/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Texas", "slug": "texas", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Texas Business Organizations Code § 5.201(b), read with 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 79.29", "address_rule": "The registered office must be a physical address in Texas where the registered agent can be served with process during business hours, and it is also where the Secretary of State mails correspondence. It cannot be a post office box that is part of a commercial mail or message service unless that commercial enterprise is itself the registered agent.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Failure to appoint or maintain a registered agent and registered office may result in the involuntary termination of a domestic filing entity or the revocation of a foreign filing entity’s registration to transact business in Texas. Designating someone who never consented also exposes you to the false-statement liabilities and penalties in BOC §§ 4.007 and 4.008.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation); Registered agent consent; Annual report to the Secretary of State; Annual franchise tax report + Public Information Report; Change of registered agent or registered office", "source_office": "Texas Secretary of State, Business & Public Filings Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/registeredagents.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/texas/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Utah", "slug": "utah", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "From 1 October 2026: Utah Code § 16-1a-402 (entities required to designate and maintain a registered agent), § 16-1a-403 (address in filing), § 16-1a-404 (designation), § 16-1a-407 (change), § 16-1a-413 (duties). Until that date the same ground is covered by Title 16, Chapter 17, the Model Registered Agents Act, which Chapter 93 of the 2026 General Session repeals effective 1 October 2026.", "address_rule": "Where the chapter requires a record to state an address, it must state a street address in Utah and a Utah mailing address if that is different (§ 16-1a-403). Utah keeps the commercial / noncommercial split: you either name a commercial registered agent listed with the Division, or a noncommercial agent with a Utah address, or the title of an office or position within your own entity plus its mailing address.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Designating a registered agent is a standing condition of remaining a domestic filing entity or a registered foreign entity — Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 6 is Administrative Dissolution. Practically, once the Division’s address is stale, service of process and the annual report notice both go to the wrong place, and the entity slides out of good standing.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization); Annual report / renewal; Change of registered agent by the entity; Change of name or address by the agent", "source_office": "Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (Utah Department of Commerce) (statutes verified in the Utah Code)", "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/16-1a-P4.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/utah/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "slug": "vermont", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "11 V.S.A. chapter 25 (Vermont Limited Liability Company Act) — statement of change at § 4008, statement of resignation at § 4009, service of process at § 4010, annual report at § 4033; partnership-side filings run through the Statement of Change of Agent for Service of Process at 11 V.S.A. § 1630", "address_rule": "The Secretary of State puts the bar plainly: the only qualification to be a registered agent is that the agent has a street address and a mailing address located in Vermont. The agent’s physical address is what Vermont calls your Registered Office.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "An agent’s resignation takes effect by statute on the 31st day after the Secretary of State receives it. If no new agent is appointed within that window, the business loses its good standing and moves to Terminated status until a new agent is appointed.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report (LLC / PLC / L3C); Annual report (profit corporation); Biennial report (nonprofit corporation); Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Vermont Secretary of State, Corporations Division (Business Services)", "source_url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/registered-office-agent-filings/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/vermont/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "slug": "virginia", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Va. Code § 13.1-1015 (LLC registered office and agent), § 13.1-1016 (statement of change), § 13.1-1018 (service when there is no agent), § 13.1-1050.2 (automatic cancellation), § 13.1-1062 (annual registration fee); stock corporations file under §§ 13.1-775 and 13.1-775.1", "address_rule": "The registered office must be a Virginia address — stated by street and number and by city or county — that is identical to the registered agent’s business office. A separate mail drop that is not the agent’s own office does not satisfy § 13.1-1015.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "If your agent resigns and no statement of change is filed, the Commission mails an impending-cancellation notice, and the entity’s existence is automatically canceled on the last day of the second month after that notice (§ 13.1-1050.2). In the meantime the clerk of the Commission becomes your agent for service under § 13.1-1018, so a suit can proceed without ever reaching you.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual registration fee (LLC — there is no LLC annual report); Annual report and annual registration fee (stock corporations); Change of registered office or registered agent", "source_office": "Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk’s Office (statutes verified in the Code of Virginia)", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1015/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/virginia/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington", "slug": "washington", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "RCW 23.95.405 (entities required to designate and maintain a registered agent), RCW 23.95.410 (Washington street address), RCW 23.95.415 (designation and written consent), RCW 23.95.430 (statement of change), RCW 23.95.255 (initial and annual reports)", "address_rule": "The registered office must be a physical street address in Washington — the Secretary of State states plainly that PO boxes and PMBs are prohibited. A Washington mailing address may be added alongside it but never replaces the street address. No Washington address of your own means hiring a commercial registered agent from the public CCFS list.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Losing your agent, or missing the annual report tied to it, drops the entity into delinquent status and can lead to administrative dissolution — which ends your active status and the good standing of your UBI.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation); Initial Report; Annual Report; Change of registered agent", "source_office": "Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division", "source_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/washington/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington DC", "slug": "washington-dc", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "D.C. Code § 29-104.02 (entities required to designate and maintain a registered agent), § 29-104.03 (District street address), § 29-104.05 (commercial registered agent listing), § 29-104.07 (statement of change), § 29-102.11 (biennial report)", "address_rule": "The registered agent’s address must be a physical street address in the District of Columbia. DLCP states plainly that it may not be a PO box, a third-party mailbox such as a FedEx or UPS box, or an address outside the District; a DC mailing address is added only where it differs from the street address.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "An entity’s status may be revoked if it fails to maintain a registered agent for more than 60 days. Revocation costs you the good standing that DC licenses, banks, landlords and District contracts all check, and it has to be cured before you can dissolve or withdraw cleanly.", "recurring_filings": "Domestic formation (Articles of Organization or Incorporation); Foreign registration; Biennial (two-year) report; Change of registered agent; Trade name renewal (only if you trade under another name)", "source_office": "District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), Corporations Division", "source_url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/corporations-division-business-registration-faqs", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/washington-dc/" }, { "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "slug": "west-virginia", "legal_term": "agent of process", "agent_requirement": "state-is-agent", "statute": "W. Va. Code § 31B (Uniform Limited Liability Company Act) and § 31D (Business Corporation Act) for the designated office and agent of process; W. Va. Code § 59-1-2a for the annual report", "address_rule": "A West Virginia LLC must give the address of an initial designated (physical) office, including the county, and it may be different from the principal place of business. If you do name an agent of process, the Secretary of State’s form asks for that agent’s street address; the agent may be an individual resident of West Virginia, a corporation, or another limited liability company.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Naming no agent is legal, but it carries real exposure: the Secretary of State says that without an agent of process, legal process goes to the principal office address on file. A stale address, or certified mail nobody signs for, means a default judgment in a case you never saw. Missing the annual report brings a late fee and then administrative dissolution or revocation.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Corporation formation (Articles of Incorporation); Annual report; Change of agent of process, address, officers or members", "source_office": "West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division", "source_url": "https://sos.wv.gov/business/updates-and-changes/annual-reports", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/west-virginia/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "slug": "wisconsin", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Wis. Stat. § 183.0201 (Articles of Organization), §§ 183.0116 and 183.0118 (statement of change), § 180.0502 (corporations), § 183.0212 (LLC annual report), § 183.0708 (administrative dissolution)", "address_rule": "The registered office address must be identical to the registered agent’s business office and must be an actual physical location with a street address in Wisconsin — not solely a PO box, mailbox service or telephone answering service. The principal executive office may sit outside Wisconsin, but the registered office may not.", "presence_rule": "", "presence_summary": "", "no_agent_consequence": "Everything the state sends you travels through the registered agent, so a stale agent means missed annual reports. Failure to file leads to delinquent status and then administrative dissolution under Wis. Stat. § 183.0708 for domestic entities, or revocation of authority for foreign ones.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report; Change of registered agent or registered office; Paper filing surcharge", "source_office": "Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate & Consumer Services", "source_url": "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/FAQ.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/wisconsin/" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "slug": "wyoming", "legal_term": "registered agent", "agent_requirement": "always", "statute": "Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 17-28-101 et seq. (Title 17, ch. 28)", "address_rule": "The registered office must be a physical street address in Wyoming (no PO box or mail-forwarding address) where the agent can accept service of process and is physically present.", "presence_rule": "staffed", "presence_summary": "You must be there during business hours — Wyoming requires the agent physically present at the registered office", "no_agent_consequence": "If the entity fails to maintain a registered agent, service may be made on the Secretary of State and the state may administratively dissolve a domestic entity or revoke a foreign entity’s authority, exposing you to default judgments.", "recurring_filings": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization); Annual report / license tax; Change of registered agent (by entity)", "source_office": "Wyoming Secretary of State", "source_url": "https://sos.wyo.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026", "status": "verified", "page_url": "https://llcity.com/registered-agent/wyoming/" } ], "filings": [ { "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "slug": "alabama", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation)", "form": "Domestic LLC Certificate of Formation", "due": "At formation, filed directly with the Secretary of State", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "slug": "alabama", "obligation": "Business Privilege Tax return — pass-through entities (LLCs, LPs, S corporations)", "form": "Form PPT", "due": "Same date as the entity’s federal income tax return — but for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023 Alabama fully exempts taxpayers at or below the statutory de minimis threshold, and the Department of Revenue states they need not file a BPT return at all", "penalty": "Interest and failure-to-file/pay penalties on any tax actually owed", "source_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "slug": "alabama", "obligation": "Business Privilege Tax return — C corporations and financial institutions", "form": "Form CPT", "due": "Same date as the entity’s federal income tax return, with the same de minimis exemption for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023", "penalty": "Interest and failure-to-file/pay penalties on any tax actually owed", "source_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "slug": "alabama", "obligation": "Secretary of State Annual Report (corporations)", "form": "Annual Report filed with the Secretary of State’s Business Services Division", "due": "Filed separately with the Secretary of State since January 1, 2024 — it no longer rides along with the Business Privilege Tax return. Domestic and foreign for-profit and professional corporations file it; LLCs do not", "penalty": "Loss of good standing", "source_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "slug": "alabama", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "slug": "alaska", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization — Domestic Limited Liability Company", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/08-492.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "slug": "alaska", "obligation": "Biennial report", "form": "Biennial Report", "due": "Before January 2 of your filing year — even-numbered years if you organized in an even-numbered year, odd-numbered years if you organized in an odd-numbered year; the first report is due within six months after organization", "penalty": "Delinquent if not filed before February 1; corporations are assessed a statutory penalty calculated on their corporation tax, and continued failure leads to involuntary dissolution or revocation", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/08-492.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "slug": "alaska", "obligation": "Alaska business license", "form": "Alaska Business License (new or renewal application)", "due": "Licenses are issued for a one-year or two-year period and expire December 31; the renewal period opens October 1 of the expiring year", "penalty": "Knowingly doing business without a current license can draw a civil fine imposed by the department", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/08-492.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "slug": "alaska", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (by entity)", "form": "Statement of Change — Registered Agent or Registered Agent Address (Form 08-492 for a domestic LLC)", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/08-492.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "slug": "arizona", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization — LLC (form L010)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://azcc.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "slug": "arizona", "obligation": "Statutory Agent Acceptance — LLC", "form": "Statutory Agent Acceptance (form M002)", "due": "With Articles or shortly after", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://azcc.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "slug": "arizona", "obligation": "Publication of formation notice (LLCs outside Maricopa and Pima Counties)", "form": "Notice of Publication in an approved newspaper", "due": "3 consecutive publications within 60 days of approval — not required when the known place of business is in Maricopa or Pima County, where the Commission posts the notice itself", "penalty": "Administrative dissolution risk", "source_url": "https://azcc.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "slug": "arizona", "obligation": "Annual report (LLCs)", "form": "-", "due": "Not required — Arizona LLCs file no annual report", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://azcc.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "slug": "arizona", "obligation": "Annual report (corporations)", "form": "Corporation Annual Report", "due": "In the anniversary month, on the date the Corporation Commission assigns — A.R.S. § 10-1622", "penalty": "Administrative dissolution if not cured", "source_url": "https://azcc.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "slug": "arizona", "obligation": "Change of statutory agent — LLC", "form": "Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent (form L020, filed with Statutory Agent Acceptance M002)", "due": "When it changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://azcc.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "slug": "arkansas", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization)", "form": "Certificate of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "slug": "arkansas", "obligation": "Annual franchise tax report (corporations and LLCs)", "form": "Annual Franchise Tax Report", "due": "On or before May 1 every year", "penalty": "Additional fees, penalties and interest accrue, and the state can revoke the authority to do business; the tax keeps accruing until the entity is dissolved, withdrawn or merged", "source_url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "slug": "arkansas", "obligation": "Annual report (LP, LLP and LLLP only)", "form": "Annual Report for the relevant partnership type", "due": "Annually, filed with the Secretary of State", "penalty": "Loss of good standing", "source_url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "slug": "arkansas", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (by entity)", "form": "Notice of Change of Registered Agent for LLC (Form DO-03); equivalent forms exist for corporations and series LLCs", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "California", "slug": "california", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "California", "slug": "california", "obligation": "Statement of Information — corporations", "form": "Statement of Information (filed in bizfile Online)", "due": "Within 90 days of registering, then every year during the filing window: your registration-anniversary month and the five calendar months before it", "penalty": "Franchise Tax Board penalty, plus suspension or forfeiture of the entity’s powers", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "California", "slug": "california", "obligation": "Statement of Information — LLCs", "form": "Statement of Information (filed in bizfile Online)", "due": "Within 90 days of registering, then every two years during the same six-month filing window", "penalty": "Franchise Tax Board penalty, plus suspension or forfeiture of the entity’s powers", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "California", "slug": "california", "obligation": "LLC annual tax (Franchise Tax Board)", "form": "LLC Tax Voucher (FTB 3522)", "due": "By the 15th day of the 4th month of your taxable year — April 15 for a calendar-year LLC; the first year’s payment is due by the 15th day of the 4th month after you register", "penalty": "Penalties and interest accrue until it is paid", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "California", "slug": "california", "obligation": "Change of agent for service of process", "form": "Statement of Information (there is no standalone change-of-agent form)", "due": "Whenever the agent or the agent’s address changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "slug": "colorado", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization for a Limited Liability Company", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "slug": "colorado", "obligation": "Periodic report", "form": "Periodic Report", "due": "In the formation-anniversary month; filable from two months before through two months after without penalty", "penalty": "a late fee once Delinquent; reinstatement via Statement Curing Delinquency has a state filing fee", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "slug": "colorado", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change Changing the Registered Agent Information", "due": "When the agent or address changes", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "slug": "connecticut", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization)", "form": "Certificate of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://business.ct.gov/business-services/business-forms-and-fees", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "slug": "connecticut", "obligation": "Annual report — LLC, LP and LLP", "form": "Annual Report (filed electronically at Business.CT.gov)", "due": "After January 1 and before April 1 every year — in practice, by March 31", "penalty": "Loss of good standing, and eventual administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://business.ct.gov/business-services/business-forms-and-fees", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "slug": "connecticut", "obligation": "Annual report — corporations", "form": "Annual Report (filed electronically at Business.CT.gov)", "due": "First report within 90 days of incorporation for corporations formed on or after January 1, 2020; afterwards on the anniversary date of that first annual report", "penalty": "More than one year in default lets the Secretary of the State administratively dissolve the corporation after notice", "source_url": "https://business.ct.gov/business-services/business-forms-and-fees", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "slug": "connecticut", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (by entity)", "form": "Change of Agent — Form BUS-009 for domestic entities, Form BUS-010 for foreign entities, or the online filing at Business.CT.gov", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://business.ct.gov/business-services/business-forms-and-fees", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "slug": "delaware", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation)", "form": "Certificate of Formation", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "slug": "delaware", "obligation": "Annual LLC tax (LLCs, LPs and GPs)", "form": "No annual report; flat tax", "due": "June 1 each year", "penalty": "a late penalty plus monthly interest", "source_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "slug": "delaware", "obligation": "Annual report and franchise tax (corporations)", "form": "Annual Report (filed online by domestic corporations)", "due": "March 1 each year (June 30 for foreign corporations)", "penalty": "A late penalty plus monthly interest, and loss of good standing", "source_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "slug": "delaware", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (LLC)", "form": "Certificate of Amendment changing only the registered office/agent", "due": "When it changes", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Florida", "slug": "florida", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization, includes agent designation)", "form": "Articles of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Florida", "slug": "florida", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (Sunbiz online only)", "due": "May 1 (11:59 p.m. EST)", "penalty": "a late fee; not filed by the 3rd Friday of September leads to administrative dissolution on the 4th Friday of September", "source_url": "https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Florida", "slug": "florida", "obligation": "Change of registered agent — LLC (standalone)", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both for Limited Liability Company (INHS18)", "due": "When it changes", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "slug": "georgia", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization, filed through eCorp", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/590-7-4", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "slug": "georgia", "obligation": "Initial annual registration — new domestic corporations", "form": "Annual Registration", "due": "Within 90 days after the articles of incorporation are filed; if the articles are filed after October 1, the initial registration is due between January 1 and April 1 of the following year", "penalty": "Late penalties set by the Code, and eventual administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/590-7-4", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "slug": "georgia", "obligation": "Annual registration", "form": "Annual Registration, filed through eCorp or by mail", "due": "Between January 1 and April 1 every year; you may register for one, two or three calendar years at once", "penalty": "A late fee applies, and an entity that does not register is administratively dissolved or revoked", "source_url": "https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/590-7-4", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "slug": "georgia", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Annual Registration with Changes, or an Amended Annual Registration (Form CD 920 for an LLC)", "due": "When the agent changes, if the next annual registration is not imminent", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/590-7-4", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "slug": "hawaii", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/registration/forms/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "slug": "hawaii", "obligation": "Annual business report", "form": "Annual Report, filed online through the Hawaii Business Express annuals service", "due": "By the last day of the calendar quarter in which your entity was registered — March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 — and it can be filed any time during that quarter", "penalty": "A late filing penalty applies, and continued failure puts your registration at risk", "source_url": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/registration/forms/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "slug": "hawaii", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (by entity)", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent by Entity (Form X-7)", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/registration/forms/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "slug": "hawaii", "obligation": "Commercial registered agent listing", "form": "Commercial Registered Agent Listing Statement (Form X-11)", "due": "Before an agent can be named as a commercial registered agent in Hawaii", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/registration/forms/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "slug": "idaho", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization)", "form": "Certificate of Organization — Limited Liability Company (filed on SOSBiz)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.idaho.gov/business-services-resources/business-entities-faq/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "slug": "idaho", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (filed through SOSBiz)", "due": "Before the end of the month in which your entity’s formation or registration became effective, every year", "penalty": "Missing the report is a ground for administrative dissolution: the Secretary of State serves notice and dissolves the entity if it is not cured within sixty days", "source_url": "https://sos.idaho.gov/business-services-resources/business-entities-faq/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "slug": "idaho", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent, or Both", "due": "When the agent or the registered office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.idaho.gov/business-services-resources/business-entities-faq/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "slug": "illinois", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Form LLC-5.5)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/publications/pdf_publications/c334.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "slug": "illinois", "obligation": "LLC annual report", "form": "Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1, or filed online)", "due": "Before the first day of your anniversary month — the month your Articles of Organization became effective — every year", "penalty": "A late filing penalty applies if the report is not filed within sixty days after the due date, and continued delinquency leads to administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/publications/pdf_publications/c334.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "slug": "illinois", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office (Form LLC-1.36/1.37), or the Secretary of State’s online change application", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/publications/pdf_publications/c334.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "slug": "illinois", "obligation": "Corporation annual report and franchise tax", "form": "Domestic Corporation Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05)", "due": "Before the first day of the corporation’s anniversary month, with paid-in capital reported as of the last day of the third month preceding that month", "penalty": "Penalties and interest are added when the report or the franchise tax is late", "source_url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/publications/pdf_publications/c334.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "slug": "indiana", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (filed on INBiz)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://inbiz.in.gov/business-filings/business-entityreport", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "slug": "indiana", "obligation": "Business Entity Report", "form": "Indiana Business Entity Report (State Form 48725; filed on INBiz or by paper)", "due": "Every other year, by the end of the month the business was formed or registered; the first report is due two years after registering", "penalty": "Failing to file results in administrative dissolution for Indiana businesses or revocation for foreign businesses, and reinstatement first requires a tax clearance from the Department of Revenue that takes weeks", "source_url": "https://inbiz.in.gov/business-filings/business-entityreport", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "slug": "indiana", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Change of Registered Agent/Office (filed through INBiz)", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://inbiz.in.gov/business-filings/business-entityreport", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "slug": "iowa", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization)", "form": "Certificate of Organization (Iowa Code § 489.201; filed through Fast Track Filing)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.iowa.gov/business/formsandfees.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "slug": "iowa", "obligation": "Biennial report", "form": "Biennial Report (filed through Fast Track Filing or printed and mailed)", "due": "Between January 1 and April 1. LLCs, LLPs and nonprofit corporations file in every odd-numbered year; for-profit corporations file in every even-numbered year. The first LLC report is due in the first odd-numbered year after the year you formed", "penalty": "Not delivering the report within sixty days after it is due is a ground for administrative dissolution under Iowa Code § 489.708; the Secretary of State serves notice and dissolves the entity if it is not corrected within sixty days of that notice", "source_url": "https://sos.iowa.gov/business/formsandfees.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "slug": "iowa", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or agent address", "form": "Statement of Change (applies to Iowa Code chapters 489, 490, 499, 501A and 504)", "due": "When the agent or the agent’s address changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.iowa.gov/business/formsandfees.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "slug": "kansas", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization — Limited Liability Company (Form LAO)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "slug": "kansas", "obligation": "Business entity information report", "form": "Business Entity Information Report (filed online through the Secretary of State’s portal)", "due": "Every other year, matching the year you filed formation documents: even-year entities file in even years, odd-year entities in odd years. For-profit entities file by April 15; not-for-profit entities file by June 15", "penalty": "After a three-month delinquency period the business forfeits, and it cannot file anything else with the Secretary of State until the past due reports are filed and the entity is reinstated", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "slug": "kansas", "obligation": "Change of resident agent or registered office", "form": "Certificate of Amendment to the Resident Agent (Form ROA), filed by the business — an agent changing its own record files Form RGO instead", "due": "When the agent or registered office changes, and within thirty days if the agent dies or moves from the registered office", "penalty": "Failure to designate a replacement within thirty days can lead to forfeiture after notice under K.S.A. 17-7926", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "slug": "kentucky", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (KRS 275)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/Annual-Reports.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "slug": "kentucky", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (filed online with the Secretary of State or printed and returned by mail or in person)", "due": "Any time between January 1 and June 30 each year, for every entity doing business in Kentucky", "penalty": "Domestic entities that do not file by June 30 are administratively dissolved and are inactive and in bad standing until reinstated; foreign entities have their certificate of authority revoked", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/Annual-Reports.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "slug": "kentucky", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office Address (Form RAC)", "due": "Any time the entity changes its principal office, registered agent or registered office", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/Annual-Reports.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "slug": "louisiana", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization + Initial Report)", "form": "Articles of Organization with the Initial Report naming the registered office and agent", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/business-services/frequently-asked-questions", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "slug": "louisiana", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (filed through geauxBIZ or on the preprinted form)", "due": "On or before the anniversary date of organization, every year", "penalty": "A Notice of Intent to Revoke is mailed to the registered agent; articles are revoked after three consecutive years without a report, and reinstatement costs more than the report would have", "source_url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/business-services/frequently-asked-questions", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "slug": "louisiana", "obligation": "Change of registered office or agent", "form": "Change of Registered Office or Agent — Louisiana Limited Liability Company (Form 983); corporations use Form 354", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/business-services/frequently-asked-questions", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maine", "slug": "maine", "obligation": "LLC formation", "form": "Certificate of Formation (Form MLLC-6)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/i-need-a-business-form/limited-liability-company-forms", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maine", "slug": "maine", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (Form MLLC-13; filed online through Annual Reports Online)", "due": "Between January 1 and June 1 each year; the first report is due by June 1 of the year following the year the entity was formed or qualified", "penalty": "A late filing penalty is assessed, and failure to pay it results in administrative dissolution or revocation of the entity", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/i-need-a-business-form/limited-liability-company-forms", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maine", "slug": "maine", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or clerk", "form": "Statement of Appointment or Change of Commercial or Noncommercial Registered Agent (Form CLKRA-3)", "due": "When the agent or clerk changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/i-need-a-business-form/limited-liability-company-forms", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "slug": "maryland", "obligation": "LLC formation", "form": "Articles of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://businessexpress.maryland.gov/manage/maintain-good-standing-status", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "slug": "maryland", "obligation": "Annual Report (with the Business Personal Property Return where property is owned, leased or used)", "form": "Annual Report / Form 1", "due": "April 15 each year; a two-month extension to June 15 is available if requested through SDAT’s online extension system by April 15", "penalty": "A late filing penalty applies, the entity falls out of good standing, and continued failure leads to forfeiture of the right to do business in Maryland", "source_url": "https://businessexpress.maryland.gov/manage/maintain-good-standing-status", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "slug": "maryland", "obligation": "Change of resident agent or principal office", "form": "Resolution to Change Principal Office or Resident Agent", "due": "When the agent or principal office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://businessexpress.maryland.gov/manage/maintain-good-standing-status", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "slug": "massachusetts", "obligation": "LLC formation", "form": "Certificate of Organization (with the resident agent’s written consent)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/filing-by-subject/limited-liability/corporations-limited-liability-company.htm", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "slug": "massachusetts", "obligation": "LLC annual report", "form": "Limited Liability Company Annual Report", "due": "On or before the anniversary date of the filing of the original certificate of organization (foreign LLCs: the anniversary of registration)", "penalty": "Loss of good standing and, after continued non-filing, administrative dissolution — reinstatement requires filing all annual reports owed", "source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/filing-by-subject/limited-liability/corporations-limited-liability-company.htm", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "slug": "massachusetts", "obligation": "Corporation annual report", "form": "Annual Report (M.G.L. c. 156D)", "due": "Within two and one-half months after the close of the corporation’s fiscal year", "penalty": "A late filing penalty applies and the corporation falls out of good standing", "source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/filing-by-subject/limited-liability/corporations-limited-liability-company.htm", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "slug": "massachusetts", "obligation": "Change of resident agent or resident office", "form": "Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Resident Office", "due": "When the agent or its street address changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/filing-by-subject/limited-liability/corporations-limited-liability-company.htm", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "slug": "michigan", "obligation": "LLC formation", "form": "Articles of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/corporations/filing/resident-agent-and-registered-office", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "slug": "michigan", "obligation": "LLC / PLLC annual statement", "form": "Annual Statement (filed through the MiBusiness Registry portal or on the pre-printed form LARA mails to your resident agent)", "due": "February 15 each year after organization or qualification — an LLC formed or qualified after September 30 skips the February 15 immediately following", "penalty": "A penalty fee applies after the February 15 due date; the company is no longer in good standing after two years, and the name then becomes available to other filers", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/corporations/filing/resident-agent-and-registered-office", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "slug": "michigan", "obligation": "Corporation annual report", "form": "Annual Report (profit corporations)", "due": "May 15 each year after incorporation or qualification (nonprofit corporations file by October 1)", "penalty": "Penalties are imposed if the report is not received by the due date, and continued non-filing costs good standing", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/corporations/filing/resident-agent-and-registered-office", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "slug": "michigan", "obligation": "Change of registered office and/or resident agent", "form": "Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Change of Resident Agent (Form CSCL/CD-520)", "due": "When the agent or registered office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/corporations/filing/resident-agent-and-registered-office", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "slug": "minnesota", "obligation": "LLC formation", "form": "Articles of Organization (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 322C)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mn.gov/business-liens/renewals/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "slug": "minnesota", "obligation": "Annual renewal", "form": "Annual Renewal (filed online, by mail or in person with the Secretary of State)", "due": "December 31 each year — you can renew at any time during the calendar year", "penalty": "Miss it and the business is administratively dissolved and no longer considered active in Minnesota; reinstatement is required to bring it back", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mn.gov/business-liens/renewals/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "slug": "minnesota", "obligation": "Change of registered office or registered agent", "form": "Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 5.36)", "due": "When the office address or agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mn.gov/business-liens/renewals/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "slug": "mississippi", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation)", "form": "Certificate of Formation", "due": "At formation, filed online", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "slug": "mississippi", "obligation": "Annual report (for-profit corporations and LLCs)", "form": "Annual Report (online only)", "due": "Filable any time on or after January 1; due by April 15 each year", "penalty": "Failure to file may result in administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "slug": "mississippi", "obligation": "Annual report (nonprofit corporations)", "form": "Annual Report (online only)", "due": "Filable any time on or after January 1; due by May 15 each year", "penalty": "Failure to file may result in administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "slug": "mississippi", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Amendment filed in the Secretary of State’s online business filing system", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "slug": "missouri", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Form LLC 1)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/generalinfo", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "slug": "missouri", "obligation": "LLC annual report", "form": "None — Missouri LLCs are not required to file an annual report", "due": "Not applicable", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/generalinfo", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "slug": "missouri", "obligation": "Corporation annual registration report", "form": "Annual Registration Report (Biennial Registration Report where the entity is eligible)", "due": "At the end of the month the corporation incorporated or qualified, every year", "penalty": "A late fee accrues for each 30-day period, and failure to file results in administrative dissolution or revocation of the certificate of authority", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/generalinfo", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "slug": "missouri", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office (Corp. 59)", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/generalinfo", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Montana", "slug": "montana", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (online via SOS Enterprise/ePass)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://sosmt.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Montana", "slug": "montana", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Montana Annual Report (online only)", "due": "April 15 each year", "penalty": "Filing after April 15 incurs a late fee; if still unfiled about 140 days after the deadline the Secretary of State lists the entity in default (around September 1) and involuntarily dissolves it if not cured by December 1", "source_url": "https://sosmt.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Montana", "slug": "montana", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://sosmt.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "slug": "nebraska", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization)", "form": "Certificate of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/updating-registered-agent-information", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "slug": "nebraska", "obligation": "Newspaper publication + proof of publication", "form": "Notice of Organization, then Proof of Publication filed with the Secretary of State", "due": "Published three successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation near the designated office; proof of publication then filed with the Secretary of State", "penalty": "The notice must be given; if it was not, later publication plus filing the proof validates the LLC’s acts before and after publication", "source_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/updating-registered-agent-information", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "slug": "nebraska", "obligation": "LLC biennial report", "form": "Biennial Report (LLC)", "due": "Odd-numbered years, delivered between January 1 and April 1", "penalty": "Delinquent after June 16 of the report year", "source_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/updating-registered-agent-information", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "slug": "nebraska", "obligation": "Corporation biennial report and occupation tax", "form": "Biennial Report (Corporation)", "due": "Even-numbered years, by March 1", "penalty": "Delinquent after April 15 of the report year", "source_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/updating-registered-agent-information", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "slug": "nebraska", "obligation": "Change of designated office or registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Designated Office, Registered Agent and/or Registered Agent’s Address", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/updating-registered-agent-information", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "slug": "nevada", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization + Initial List + State Business License)", "form": "Articles of Organization", "due": "At formation (filed together via SilverFlume)", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.nvsos.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "slug": "nevada", "obligation": "Annual List + State Business License renewal", "form": "Annual List of Managers/Members", "due": "Last day of the anniversary month", "penalty": "A late penalty applies; continued default leads to charter revocation", "source_url": "https://www.nvsos.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "slug": "nevada", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent by Represented Entity", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.nvsos.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "slug": "new-hampshire", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation)", "form": "Certificate of Formation (Form LLC-1)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations-0/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "slug": "new-hampshire", "obligation": "LLC annual report", "form": "Annual Report (filed with the Secretary of State, online through NH QuickStart)", "due": "Delivered between January 1 and April 1 each year; information current as of January 1", "penalty": "Loss of good standing; foreign registrations are flagged 'Not in Good Standing' when the report is not filed by April 1", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations-0/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "slug": "new-hampshire", "obligation": "Corporation annual report", "form": "Annual Report (Secretary of State)", "due": "Delivered between January 1 and April 1 each year", "penalty": "Loss of good standing", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations-0/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "slug": "new-hampshire", "obligation": "Change of registered office or registered agent", "form": "Form 10, Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both", "due": "When the agent or the registered office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations-0/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "slug": "new-jersey", "obligation": "Formation (Public Records Filing for New Business Entity)", "form": "Public Records Filing for New Business Entity / Certificate of Formation", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "slug": "new-jersey", "obligation": "Tax and employer registration", "form": "Form NJ-REG (Business Registration Application)", "due": "Within sixty days of filing the business entity, and at least fifteen business days before commencing business or opening an additional place of business", "penalty": "You cannot legally operate, bid for public work or obtain a Business Registration Certificate without it", "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "slug": "new-jersey", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (filed online with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services)", "due": "Every year in the anniversary month of formation or authorization, by the last day of that month", "penalty": "After two missed annual reports you may lose the authority to do business in New Jersey and your Business Registration Certificate may be invalidated; reinstatement requires the past reports plus a reinstatement fee", "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "slug": "new-jersey", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office (LLC)", "form": "L-122, Certificate of Change - Registered Name or Address, or Both", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "slug": "new-jersey", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office (corporation)", "form": "C-104G, Certificate of Change of Registered Office &/or Registered Agent", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "slug": "new-mexico", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "slug": "new-mexico", "obligation": "Annual or periodic report (LLCs)", "form": "None", "due": "Not required — New Mexico LLCs file no annual or periodic report", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "slug": "new-mexico", "obligation": "Corporate report (corporations)", "form": "Biennial Corporate Report", "due": "Biennially, on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month after the end of the taxable year — NMSA 1978 § 53-5-2", "penalty": "A civil penalty applies, and the certificate of incorporation can be canceled 60 days after notice (§ 53-5-7)", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "slug": "new-mexico", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New York", "slug": "new-york", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (DOS-1336)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "None", "source_url": "https://dos.ny.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New York", "slug": "new-york", "obligation": "Newspaper publication + Certificate of Publication", "form": "Certificate of Publication", "due": "Publish weekly for six weeks in two county-designated newspapers and file within 120 days of formation", "penalty": "Authority to transact business is suspended until publication is completed and the certificate filed", "source_url": "https://dos.ny.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "New York", "slug": "new-york", "obligation": "Biennial Statement", "form": "Biennial Statement (e-Statement)", "due": "Every two years, by the last day of the anniversary month", "penalty": "Status shown as past due; loss of good standing", "source_url": "https://dos.ny.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "slug": "north-carolina", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration/registered_agent_links", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "slug": "north-carolina", "obligation": "LLC annual report", "form": "Annual Report (Secretary of State)", "due": "April 15 of each year after the year of creation", "penalty": "Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution or Revocation, then administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration/registered_agent_links", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "slug": "north-carolina", "obligation": "Business corporation annual report", "form": "Annual Report (Secretary of State)", "due": "The fifteenth day of the fourth month following the end of the corporation’s fiscal year", "penalty": "Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution or Revocation, then administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration/registered_agent_links", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "slug": "north-carolina", "obligation": "Change of registered office or registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent (Form BE-06)", "due": "Within sixty days of any change in the registered agent name or office", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration/registered_agent_links", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "slug": "north-dakota", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (LLC)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "slug": "north-dakota", "obligation": "Annual report — LLC and PLLC", "form": "Annual Report (FirstStop Portal)", "due": "November 15 each year; the first report is due the year after the year you registered", "penalty": "Late filing fee applies; Not Good Standing status, then involuntary dissolution if the past-due report is not filed within a year", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "slug": "north-dakota", "obligation": "Annual report — domestic business or professional corporation", "form": "Annual Report (FirstStop Portal)", "due": "August 1 each year (foreign corporations file by May 15; LPs, LLPs, LLLPs and cooperatives by March 31)", "penalty": "Late filing fee applies; Not Good Standing, then involuntary termination or revoked authority", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "slug": "north-dakota", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered agent office", "form": "Statement of change of registered agent (filed in the FirstStop Portal)", "due": "When the agent or its address changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "slug": "ohio", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company (Form 610)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/business/forms/521_instructions.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "slug": "ohio", "obligation": "Annual report — LLCs and corporations", "form": "None — Ohio has no annual report for LLCs or corporations", "due": "No recurring Secretary of State filing", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/business/forms/521_instructions.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "slug": "ohio", "obligation": "Statutory agent update", "form": "Statutory Agent Update (Form 521)", "due": "When the agent, or the agent’s Ohio address, changes", "penalty": "If the entity stops maintaining a statutory agent, the Secretary of State mails a notice; failing to cure within 30 days of that notice cancels the articles or the foreign registration", "source_url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/business/forms/521_instructions.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "slug": "ohio", "obligation": "Biennial filings — professional associations and limited liability partnerships", "form": "Biennial Report (Form 520)", "due": "Professional associations by July 30 of even-numbered years; LLPs between April 1 and July 1 of odd-numbered years", "penalty": "Loss of good standing", "source_url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/business/forms/521_instructions.pdf", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "slug": "oklahoma", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Oklahoma LLC)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/faq.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "slug": "oklahoma", "obligation": "Annual Certificate — LLC and LP", "form": "Limited Liability Company Annual Certificate", "due": "On the anniversary date of filing your Articles of Organization or registration, every year", "penalty": "A sixty-day grace period applies; after that the entity ceases to be in good standing and shows as inactive", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/faq.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "slug": "oklahoma", "obligation": "Annual filing — corporations", "form": "None with the Secretary of State", "due": "Oklahoma corporations file no annual certificate, and the state’s franchise tax ended with tax year 2024", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/faq.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "slug": "oklahoma", "obligation": "Change of registered agent and/or registered office", "form": "Change or Designation of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office and/or Principal Office (SOS Form 0075 for LLCs; Form 0056 for domestic corporations)", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/faq.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "slug": "oregon", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization — Limited Liability Company", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/registered-agents-service-of-process.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "slug": "oregon", "obligation": "Annual report / renewal", "form": "Annual Report (Oregon Business Registry)", "due": "On the anniversary date of the original filing, every year; the Corporation Division mails the notice about 45 days ahead", "penalty": "Inactivation and administrative dissolution if the renewal is not filed", "source_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/registered-agents-service-of-process.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "slug": "oregon", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Corporation/Limited Liability Company — Information Change", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/registered-agents-service-of-process.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "slug": "oregon", "obligation": "Assumed business name (only if you trade under another name)", "form": "Assumed Business Name — New Registration", "due": "Before trading under a name other than your registered name; renewed every two years, not annually", "penalty": "Expiry of the name registration", "source_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/registered-agents-service-of-process.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "slug": "pennsylvania", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization)", "form": "Certificate of Organization — Domestic Limited Liability Company (DSCB:15-8821)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/information-services/commercial-registered-office-providers", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "slug": "pennsylvania", "obligation": "Annual report — business and nonprofit corporations", "form": "Annual Report (15 Pa.C.S. § 146)", "due": "January 1 through June 30 each year", "penalty": "Administrative dissolution and loss of name protection, beginning with annual reports not filed in 2027", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/information-services/commercial-registered-office-providers", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "slug": "pennsylvania", "obligation": "Annual report — limited liability companies", "form": "Annual Report (15 Pa.C.S. § 146)", "due": "January 1 through September 30 each year", "penalty": "Administrative dissolution and loss of name protection, beginning with annual reports not filed in 2027", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/information-services/commercial-registered-office-providers", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "slug": "pennsylvania", "obligation": "Annual report — LPs, LLPs, business trusts, professional associations and registered foreign associations", "form": "Annual Report (15 Pa.C.S. § 146)", "due": "January 1 through December 31 each year", "penalty": "Administrative dissolution, termination or cancellation, and loss of name protection, beginning with 2027", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/information-services/commercial-registered-office-providers", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "slug": "pennsylvania", "obligation": "Change of registered office", "form": "Statement/Certificate of Change of Registered Office (DSCB:15-1507/5507/8625/8825)", "due": "Before the change of location becomes effective", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/information-services/commercial-registered-office-providers", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "slug": "puerto-rico", "obligation": "Corporation formation", "form": "Certificado de Incorporación (Certificate of Incorporation)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.estado.pr.gov/corporaciones", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "slug": "puerto-rico", "obligation": "LLC formation", "form": "Certificado de Organización (Certificate of Formation of a Limited Liability Company)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.estado.pr.gov/corporaciones", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "slug": "puerto-rico", "obligation": "Annual report (corporations)", "form": "Informe Anual, filed electronically in the Registro de Corporaciones y Entidades", "due": "On or before April 15 each year; an extension can be requested through the Registro. Religious nonprofit corporations are excepted", "penalty": "A penalty applies plus interest accruing monthly, and continued default can lead to cancellation of the corporation", "source_url": "https://www.estado.pr.gov/corporaciones", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "slug": "puerto-rico", "obligation": "Annual fee (limited liability companies)", "form": "Derecho Anual (Annual Fee) for a Compañía de Responsabilidad Limitada", "due": "On or before April 15 of each calendar year (Art. 21.03(c) of Ley 164-2009)", "penalty": "A penalty applies on top of the overdue fee, and both accrue monthly interest until paid in full", "source_url": "https://www.estado.pr.gov/corporaciones", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "slug": "puerto-rico", "obligation": "Change of resident agent", "form": "Certificado de Cambio del Agente Residente de una Corporación", "due": "When the resident agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.estado.pr.gov/corporaciones", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "slug": "puerto-rico", "obligation": "Registration of a limited liability partnership (sociedad de responsabilidad limitada)", "form": "Solicitud de renovación de una sociedad de responsabilidad limitada", "due": "Registration lasts one year and must be renewed before that term expires", "penalty": "Failure to renew on time causes the partnership registration to lapse", "source_url": "https://www.estado.pr.gov/corporaciones", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "slug": "rhode-island", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Form 400)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-business/maintain-a-registered-agent", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "slug": "rhode-island", "obligation": "Annual report — limited liability company", "form": "Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form 632)", "due": "Between February 1 and May 1 each year, starting the calendar year after you register", "penalty": "A late filing penalty applies from June 1; continued failure leads to revocation", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-business/maintain-a-registered-agent", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "slug": "rhode-island", "obligation": "Annual report — business corporation and LP/LLP", "form": "Business Corporation Annual Report (Form 630); LP and LLP use Form 634", "due": "Between February 1 and May 1 each year", "penalty": "A late filing penalty applies from June 1; continued failure leads to revocation", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-business/maintain-a-registered-agent", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "slug": "rhode-island", "obligation": "Change of resident agent or registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Resident Agent (Form 642) for LLCs; Statement of Change of Registered Agent (Form 640) for business corporations; Form 643 for LPs", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-business/maintain-a-registered-agent", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "slug": "rhode-island", "obligation": "Change of resident office or registered office address only", "form": "Form 642A (LLC), Form 640A (corporation), Form 643A (LP)", "due": "When the office address changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-business/maintain-a-registered-agent", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "slug": "south-carolina", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Limited Liability Company)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "slug": "south-carolina", "obligation": "Corporate formation + initial annual report", "form": "Articles of Incorporation filed together with the initial annual report (Form CL-1)", "due": "The initial annual report must be filed with the initial articles of incorporation (S.C. Code Ann. § 12-20-40)", "penalty": "Articles are not accepted without it", "source_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "slug": "south-carolina", "obligation": "LLC annual report", "form": "-", "due": "N/A", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "slug": "south-carolina", "obligation": "Corporate annual report", "form": "Annual report filed with the South Carolina Department of Revenue alongside the corporate tax return", "due": "On or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of the taxable year (S.C. Code Ann. § 12-20-20)", "penalty": "Loss of good standing; administrative dissolution where returns go unfiled", "source_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "slug": "south-carolina", "obligation": "Change of agent (LLC)", "form": "Notice of Change of Designated Office, Agent or Address of Registered Agent (Form F0080)", "due": "When the agent or address changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "slug": "south-carolina", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (corporation)", "form": "Notice of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both of a South Carolina Corporation (Form F0077)", "due": "When the agent or address changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "slug": "south-dakota", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization — Domestic Limited Liability Company (SDCL 47-34A-203, 212)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/default.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "slug": "south-dakota", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (SDCL 47-34A-211; 59-11-24, 24.1)", "due": "The first day of the anniversary month of the original filing, every year; filable from two months before that date", "penalty": "Delinquent two months after the due date, with a late charge; continued delinquency leads to administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/default.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "slug": "south-dakota", "obligation": "Change of registered office or registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both (SDCL 59-11-11)", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/default.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "slug": "south-dakota", "obligation": "Resignation of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent (Commercial or Noncommercial)", "due": "Filed by the agent", "penalty": "You must appoint a replacement or risk dissolution", "source_url": "https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/default.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "slug": "tennessee", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization — Limited Liability Company (SS-4270)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "slug": "tennessee", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report, filed through the TNCaB portal", "due": "On or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year — April 1 for a December fiscal year end", "penalty": "Administrative dissolution and inactive status for entities that do not file on time", "source_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "slug": "tennessee", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (by entity)", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent by Entity (SS-4534)", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "slug": "tennessee", "obligation": "Change of registered office (by the agent)", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Office by Registered Agent (SS-4535)", "due": "When the agent’s own address changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "slug": "tennessee", "obligation": "Resignation of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent (SS-4420)", "due": "Filed by the agent", "penalty": "You must appoint a replacement or risk dissolution", "source_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Texas", "slug": "texas", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation)", "form": "Certificate of Formation for a Limited Liability Company (Form 205)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/registeredagents.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Texas", "slug": "texas", "obligation": "Registered agent consent", "form": "Consent of Registered Agent to Appointment (Form 401-A)", "due": "Signed before or at the time of designation", "penalty": "Designating a non-consenting agent triggers BOC §§ 4.007 and 4.008 liabilities", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/registeredagents.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Texas", "slug": "texas", "obligation": "Annual report to the Secretary of State", "form": "-", "due": "N/A", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/registeredagents.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Texas", "slug": "texas", "obligation": "Annual franchise tax report + Public Information Report", "form": "Franchise Tax Report with the Public Information Report (PIR), filed with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts", "due": "May 15 every year; if May 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, the next business day", "penalty": "Loss of franchise tax good standing, and ultimately forfeiture of the entity’s right to transact business", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/registeredagents.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Texas", "slug": "texas", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office (Form 401)", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/registeredagents.shtml", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Utah", "slug": "utah", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Organization)", "form": "Certificate of Organization (Utah Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, Utah Code § 48-3a-201)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/16-1a-P4.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Utah", "slug": "utah", "obligation": "Annual report / renewal", "form": "Annual report for the Division (Utah Code § 16-1a-212, effective 1 October 2026; previously § 48-3a-212 for LLCs)", "due": "The last day of your anniversary month — the calendar month your formation became effective — every year; you may file up to 60 days early", "penalty": "Loss of active status and, if left unresolved, administrative dissolution under Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 6", "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/16-1a-P4.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Utah", "slug": "utah", "obligation": "Change of registered agent by the entity", "form": "Statement of change (Utah Code § 16-1a-407)", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/16-1a-P4.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Utah", "slug": "utah", "obligation": "Change of name or address by the agent", "form": "Statement of change filed by the registered agent (§ 16-1a-408 noncommercial, § 16-1a-409 commercial)", "due": "When the agent’s own details change", "penalty": "A commercial agent that moves without filing can have its listing canceled by the Division", "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/16-1a-P4.html", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "slug": "vermont", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (11 V.S.A. § 4023)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/registered-office-agent-filings/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "slug": "vermont", "obligation": "Annual report (LLC / PLC / L3C)", "form": "Annual Report (11 V.S.A. § 4033), filed in the Online Business Service Center", "due": "Within the three months following your fiscal year end on record — so 31 March if your fiscal year ends 31 December", "penalty": "Loss of good standing; a separate reinstatement filing is needed after a termination for an unfiled annual report", "source_url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/registered-office-agent-filings/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "slug": "vermont", "obligation": "Annual report (profit corporation)", "form": "Annual Report (11A V.S.A. § 16.22)", "due": "Within the two and a half months following the fiscal year end on record", "penalty": "Loss of good standing; reinstatement filing required", "source_url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/registered-office-agent-filings/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "slug": "vermont", "obligation": "Biennial report (nonprofit corporation)", "form": "Biennial Report", "due": "Between 1 January and 1 April, every two years, beginning the first year after registration", "penalty": "Loss of good standing", "source_url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/registered-office-agent-filings/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "slug": "vermont", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Change of Registered Agent (11 V.S.A. § 4008 for an LLC; Statement of Change of Agent for Service of Process, 11 V.S.A. § 1630, on the partnership side)", "due": "When the agent, the registered office, the agent’s mailing address or the agent’s email changes", "penalty": "-", "source_url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/registered-office-agent-filings/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "slug": "virginia", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1015/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "slug": "virginia", "obligation": "Annual registration fee (LLC — there is no LLC annual report)", "form": "Annual registration fee assessment from the Commission", "due": "On or before the last day of the month in which the LLC was organized, and by that date each year after (§ 13.1-1062)", "penalty": "A late penalty applies, and existence is automatically canceled if the fee is still unpaid on the last day of the third month after the due date", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1015/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "slug": "virginia", "obligation": "Annual report and annual registration fee (stock corporations)", "form": "Annual Report", "due": "On or before the last day of the month of incorporation each year; the report may be filed up to three months early (§§ 13.1-775, 13.1-775.1)", "penalty": "A late penalty applies to the registration fee, and continued default leads to termination of corporate existence", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1015/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "slug": "virginia", "obligation": "Change of registered office or registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1015/", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington", "slug": "washington", "obligation": "LLC formation (Certificate of Formation)", "form": "Certificate of Formation", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington", "slug": "washington", "obligation": "Initial Report", "form": "Initial Report (all entity types except nonprofits)", "due": "Within 120 days after the public organic record becomes effective (RCW 23.95.255)", "penalty": "The record stays incomplete and the entity is out of compliance until it is filed", "source_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington", "slug": "washington", "obligation": "Annual Report", "form": "Annual Report (multiple entity types), filed in CCFS", "due": "By the last day of the month in which the business was originally formed or registered; filable up to 180 days early without moving the expiration date", "penalty": "Delinquent status, which may lead to administrative dissolution", "source_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington", "slug": "washington", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change (or Annual Report / Amended Annual Report)", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/registered-agents", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington DC", "slug": "washington-dc", "obligation": "Domestic formation (Articles of Organization or Incorporation)", "form": "Filed on BOSS, the DLCP business filing portal", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/corporations-division-business-registration-faqs", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington DC", "slug": "washington-dc", "obligation": "Foreign registration", "form": "Foreign Registration Statement (Form FN-1), with a good standing certificate dated within the last 90 days", "due": "Before transacting business in the District", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/corporations-division-business-registration-faqs", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington DC", "slug": "washington-dc", "obligation": "Biennial (two-year) report", "form": "BRA-25 Two-Year Report for Domestic & Foreign Filing Entity", "due": "April 1 of the calendar year after you register, then April 1 of every second year (D.C. Code § 29-102.11)", "penalty": "A late penalty applies, and a report submitted without the required beneficial-ownership information results in administrative dissolution, or termination of a foreign registration", "source_url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/corporations-division-business-registration-faqs", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington DC", "slug": "washington-dc", "obligation": "Change of registered agent", "form": "Statement of Change of Registered Agent (Form RA-3)", "due": "When the agent or address changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/corporations-division-business-registration-faqs", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington DC", "slug": "washington-dc", "obligation": "Trade name renewal (only if you trade under another name)", "form": "Trade Name Renewal on BOSS", "due": "Every two years, by April 1 of the year the trade name expires", "penalty": "A late fee applies after April 1; a trade name not renewed by September 1 is canceled and no longer protected", "source_url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/corporations-division-business-registration-faqs", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "slug": "west-virginia", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Form LLD-1)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.wv.gov/business/updates-and-changes/annual-reports", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "slug": "west-virginia", "obligation": "Corporation formation (Articles of Incorporation)", "form": "Articles of Incorporation (Form CD-1)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.wv.gov/business/updates-and-changes/annual-reports", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "slug": "west-virginia", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report, filed through the WV One Stop Business Portal", "due": "Between January 1 and June 30 each year, starting the year after the business was registered (W. Va. Code § 59-1-2a)", "penalty": "A late fee applies after June 30, and the entity may be administratively dissolved or its registration revoked", "source_url": "https://sos.wv.gov/business/updates-and-changes/annual-reports", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "slug": "west-virginia", "obligation": "Change of agent of process, address, officers or members", "form": "Application to Appoint or Change Address, Agent, or Officers (Form AAO)", "due": "When the agent, address or officers change", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.wv.gov/business/updates-and-changes/annual-reports", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "slug": "wisconsin", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (Form 502)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/FAQ.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "slug": "wisconsin", "obligation": "Annual report", "form": "Annual Report (Form 5 for LLCs and nonstock corporations), filed online with DFI", "due": "During the calendar quarter that contains your anniversary of organization — March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31. Foreign entities file during the first calendar quarter, by March 31", "penalty": "Delinquent status, then administrative dissolution for domestic entities or revocation for foreign entities", "source_url": "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/FAQ.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "slug": "wisconsin", "obligation": "Change of registered agent or registered office", "form": "Statement of Change (Form 13)", "due": "When the agent or office changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/FAQ.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "slug": "wisconsin", "obligation": "Paper filing surcharge", "form": "Any paper filing rather than online", "due": "With the paper filing", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/FAQ.aspx", "last_reviewed": "September 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "slug": "wyoming", "obligation": "LLC formation (Articles of Organization)", "form": "Articles of Organization (LLC)", "due": "At formation", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.wyo.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "slug": "wyoming", "obligation": "Annual report / license tax", "form": "Annual Report", "due": "First day of the anniversary month of formation", "penalty": "Delinquent the second day of the following month; administratively dissolved if not filed within 60 days after the due date", "source_url": "https://sos.wyo.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "slug": "wyoming", "obligation": "Change of registered agent (by entity)", "form": "Change of an Entity’s Registered Agent and Office (RA-RO ChangeByEntity)", "due": "When the agent changes", "penalty": "N/A", "source_url": "https://sos.wyo.gov", "last_reviewed": "August 2026" } ] }