Which guide answers your question?
Each one is written for every state at once and says where the rule changes at the state line. For one state’s own rules, open its page from agent service by state; for the raw rows, see the open dataset.
Already have an agent? Find the change-agent form and procedure for your state — with consent requirements, entity differences and links to the filing office.
A registered agent is the person or company appointed to receive lawsuits and state notices for your business. Here is what they do and when you need one.
In most states you can be your own registered agent. Whether you should is another question. Here are the four costs nobody mentions beforehand.
Every published state’s agent rules in one table: the legal term, the address requirement, the recurring filing and deadline, and how you change agents.
Different states use different names for the same role. Here is which term your state uses, and the one real difference hiding behind the wording.
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