Arizona Statutory Agent Service
Yes. Arizona law calls it a statutory agent, not a registered agent. Every Arizona LLC and corporation must appoint and continuously maintain a statutory agent with a physical Arizona address, and that agent must sign a Statutory Agent Acceptance (Form M002) consenting to the role.
Verified against the Arizona Corporation Commission · Reviewed August 2026
- Appointed the same day
- Real Arizona street address
- Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
- Required?
- Yes, always
- Address rule
- Physical AZ address
- Form to switch agents
- LLC Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent
- Key deadline
- No LLC annual report · corporations file annuallySee all deadlines
Your Arizona year
Every recurring Arizona filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.
- January: Annual report — corporations (Arizona Corporation Commission) due, Jan 1
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
One filing a year: Annual report — corporations (Arizona Corporation Commission), due the first day of your anniversary month. No LLC annual report in Arizona — Newspaper publication after formation applies only if your known place of business sits outside Maricopa and Pima Counties — inside them the Corporation Commission posts the notice itself. We check your county before anything is published.
Deadline rules from the Arizona Corporation Commission · reviewed August 2026. We confirm every date when you file.
What does Arizona require of your statutory agent?
On Arizona filings this role is called statutory agent rather than registered agent. Why Arizona says statutory agent
The rule
Governing statute: A.R.S. § 29-3115
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.
The agent must be available to receive and forward service of process, notices, and demands on behalf of the company.
If you have no agent
The Arizona Corporation Commission may administratively dissolve the entity, and you risk default judgments from lawsuits you never receive.
New to the role? What a statutory agent actually does — the role, explained in plain English.
Other states call the same role a registered agent, resident agent, statutory agent or agent for service of process. In Arizona the law says statutory agent. Which term each state uses.
Operating beyond Arizona? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.
What does Arizona ask you to file, and when?
| Obligation | Form | Due | Late penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation (Articles of Organization) | Articles of Organization — LLC (form L010) | At formation | - |
| Statutory Agent Acceptance — LLC | Statutory Agent Acceptance (form M002) | With Articles or shortly after | - |
| Publication of formation notice (LLCs outside Maricopa and Pima Counties) | Notice of Publication in an approved newspaper | 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 | Administrative dissolution risk |
| Annual report (LLCs) | - | Not required — Arizona LLCs file no annual report | - |
| Annual report (corporations) | Corporation Annual Report | In the anniversary month, on the date the Corporation Commission assigns — A.R.S. § 10-1622 | Administrative dissolution if not cured |
| Change of statutory agent — LLC | Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent (form L020, filed with Statutory Agent Acceptance M002) | When it changes | - |
State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
Missed a filing? What happens to a Arizona LLC, and how to put it right — Arizona’s own status term, the filing that brings it back and the time limit.
What we file for you in Arizona
- Every filing in the table above, prepared and submitted on time
- Reminders ahead of each deadline, for every entity you hold
- State fees confirmed with you before anything is filed
Priced for your portfolio, not a rate card.
Every Arizona quote is built around your entities, your states and your filings — one entity or hundreds. Most quotes are same-day.
How do you appoint or change your statutory agent in Arizona?
Procedure scope: Statutory agent changes for Arizona domestic LLCs and registered foreign LLCs under A.R.S. § 29-3116.
5 steps
to switch your statutory agent in Arizona.
Step 1: Confirm the replacement statutory agent qualifies under A.R.S. § 29-3115 and has an Arizona place of business or residence.
Step 2: Use the Commission's LLC Statement of Change, L020, and enter the company's name and the agent information that should replace the current record.
Arizona formLLC Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent (L020), with Statutory Agent Acceptance (M002)Agent consent
Step 3: Have the successor statutory agent complete and sign Statutory Agent Acceptance M002, using the same agent name as the change statement.
Submit
Step 4: Submit the change statement and acceptance together with the Commission's cover sheet and required payment, following the current form instructions for delivery to the Corporations Division.
Records
Step 5: Retain the Commission's filed documents and check that both the change and the agent's acceptance have been recorded.
Change fee · Set by the stateAny state fee for this change is confirmed with you before anything is filed.
We handle the whole swapSection 29-3116 expressly covers domestic and registered foreign LLCs. Corporations use the Commission's corporation Statement of Change rather than LLC Form L020; select the corporation filing from the official forms list.
Switching providers? How to change your statutory agent in Arizona — the filing route, consent and entity-specific instructions, with official sources.
Can you be your own statutory agent in Arizona?
Yes, if you are an Arizona resident with a physical Arizona address and sign the Form M002 acceptance. Your address becomes public record, you must be reliably available to accept service, and a new LLC must still publish its formation notice unless its known place of business is in Maricopa or Pima County. The full guide: Can you be your own statutory agent?
Should you be your own statutory agent?
Three honest questions about Arizona. If you don’t need us, we’ll say so.
- Address privacyNow
- Reaching you with legal papers
- Other states
Is it fine if your home or office address goes on the public record?
As your own statutory agent, the street address you list is the one that appears on Arizona's public record.
Should you even hire a statutory agent?
If you live in Arizona, keep regular hours at a fixed address, and run one entity, you may not need us, and we will tell you so. A service earns its keep when you value privacy, travel, run more than one entity, or operate across state lines.
| What the job involves in Arizona | Be your own agent | LLCity |
|---|---|---|
| Physical AZ address | Your home or office, on public record | Our Arizona address, your privacy kept |
| You must be able to receive and forward service reliably — Arizona sets no business-hours presence test (A.R.S. § 29-3115) | On you, every business day | Always staffed, scanned the day it arrives |
| Multi-state coverage | One state only | All 50 plus DC and Puerto Rico, one login |
| Deadline tracking | On you | Reminders before every deadline |
| Served in front of clients | Possible | Never, it comes to us |
Why do businesses in Arizona choose LLCity?
Your Arizona statutory agent
Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.
- Real Arizona street address (no PO box)
- Every notice scanned the day it arrives
- One dashboard for every state you operate in
One login
Every entity and every state in a single dashboard.
Every deadline tracked
Yours fall when your states say they fall. We watch all of them.
Every entity
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Managing agents for more than three entities?
One agent, one login, and every state deadline tracked for every entity you own.
Put Arizona’s deadlines in your calendar
Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring Arizona filing — or have us email them.
No LLC annual report in Arizona
Newspaper publication after formation applies only if your known place of business sits outside Maricopa and Pima Counties — inside them the Corporation Commission posts the notice itself. We check your county before anything is published
Annual report — corporations (Arizona Corporation Commission)
Next due: January 1, 2027 · repeats yearly · Due in your anniversary month, on the date the Commission assigns you (A.R.S. § 10-1622) — we set the reminder at the start of that month, ahead of whatever date you were assigned
Arizona does not ask the same thing of every entity, so each line above says which entity it belongs to. Not sure which is yours? Call 212-202-5750 and we will confirm it before anything is filed.
Dates sourced from the Arizona filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.
Is that letter really from Arizona?
Private companies mail official-looking offers to file your recurring report or sell you a certificate. Here is what Arizona has said about them, and where to file directly.
Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
“There is no statutory requirement that annual minutes be filed”
File or order directly from Arizona:
Annual report, certificates of good standing, certified copies
How to tell a lookalike from a real state notice, and what to do with one
Questions about statutory agent service in Arizona
Do I need a statutory agent in Arizona?
Yes. Arizona law calls it a statutory agent, not a registered agent, and under A.R.S. § 29-3115 every Arizona LLC and corporation must appoint and continuously maintain one with a physical Arizona address. That agent must sign a Statutory Agent Acceptance (Form M002) consenting to the role.
Can I be my own statutory agent in Arizona?
Yes, if you are an Arizona resident with a physical Arizona address and sign the Form M002 acceptance. The catch is that your address becomes public record, you must be reliably available to accept service, and a new LLC must still publish its formation notice unless its known place of business is in Maricopa or Pima County.
What happens if my Arizona LLC has no statutory agent?
The Arizona Corporation Commission may administratively dissolve your entity if you fail to maintain a statutory agent. You also risk default judgments from lawsuits you never receive.
How do I change my statutory agent in Arizona?
Statutory agent changes for Arizona domestic LLCs and registered foreign LLCs under A.R.S. § 29-3116. Arizona calls the role statutory agent. An LLC files a Statement of Change and supplies the replacement agent's signed acceptance; naming a new agent without the required acceptance does not complete the appointment. Section 29-3116 expressly covers domestic and registered foreign LLCs. Corporations use the Commission's corporation Statement of Change rather than LLC Form L020; select the corporation filing from the official forms list.
How much does an Arizona statutory agent cost?
Pricing is custom to your portfolio of entities and states, and most quotes are same-day. Call 212-202-5750 or start a filing and we’ll price exactly what you need. State filing fees are set by the state and confirmed with you before anything is filed.
Figures verified against the Arizona Corporation Commission (azcc.gov) · Last updated August 2026
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