Kansas Resident Agent Service
Yes, and Kansas calls it a resident agent, not a registered agent. K.S.A. 17-7925 requires every covered entity to have and maintain a resident agent in Kansas. Kansas is unusual in letting the entity itself serve, but a domestic entity acting as its own agent must keep a business office identical with the registered office and generally open.
Verified against the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division · Reviewed September 2026
- Appointed the same day
- Real Kansas street address
- Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
- Required?
- Yes, always
- Address rule
- Registered office in KS, generally open
- Form to switch agents
- Certificate of Amendment — Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office, Form ROA
- Key deadline
- April 15, every other yearSee all deadlines
Your Kansas year
Every recurring Kansas filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.
- January
- February
- March
- April: Business entity information report (Kansas Secretary of State) due, Apr 15
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
One filing every two years: Business entity information report (Kansas Secretary of State), due April 15.
- Form
- Business Entity Information Report (filed online through the Secretary of State’s portal)
- If late
- 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
Deadline rules from the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.
What does Kansas require of your resident agent?
On Kansas filings this role is called resident agent rather than registered agent. Why Kansas says resident agent
The rule
Governing 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)
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.
Kansas expects the registered office to be generally open, because the resident agent has to accept service of process and other communications directed to the entity and forward them on.
If you have no agent
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.
New to the role? What a registered agent actually receives — 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 Kansas the law says resident agent. Which term each state uses.
Operating beyond Kansas? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.
Licensed, and forming a practice in Kansas? Kansas has a professional limited liability company with a name rule of its own, and the agent requirement does not move with it. What Kansas asks of a professional LLC
What does Kansas ask you to file, and when?
| Obligation | Form | Due | Late penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation (Articles of Organization) | Articles of Organization — Limited Liability Company (Form LAO) | At formation | N/A |
| Business entity information report | Business Entity Information Report (filed online through the Secretary of State’s portal) | 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 | 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 |
| Change of resident agent or registered office | Certificate of Amendment to the Resident Agent (Form ROA), filed by the business — an agent changing its own record files Form RGO instead | When the agent or registered office changes, and within thirty days if the agent dies or moves from the registered office | Failure to designate a replacement within thirty days can lead to forfeiture after notice under K.S.A. 17-7926 |
State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
Missed a filing? What happens to a Kansas LLC, and how to put it right — Kansas’s own status term, the filing that brings it back and the time limit.
What we file for you in Kansas
- 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 Kansas 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 resident agent in Kansas?
Procedure scope: Business-filed change of resident agent or registered office for a Kansas domestic LLC using Form ROA.
5 steps
to switch your resident agent in Kansas.
Step 1: Find the Kansas business ID and exact legal entity name; do not substitute a tax identification number.
Step 2: Confirm the replacement resident agent's legal name. If the agent is a business, match its name to the Kansas registration record.
Step 3: Supply the Kansas registered-office address where the agent may regularly be present, including the building number, street, city and ZIP code; do not use a PO box.
Agent consent
Step 4: Have an authorized person complete the online Certificate of Amendment or sign the paper ROA and mail it as instructed.
Kansas formCertificate of Amendment — Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office, Form ROARecords
Step 5: Retain the certified filed copy. If filing online, do not also mail the paper form.
Change fee · Set by the stateAny state fee for this change is confirmed with you before anything is filed.
We handle the whole swapROA is the business-filed change route and its instructions include LLCs and corporations. Use the existing Kansas registration for a foreign entity rather than filing new domestic formation documents. Form RGO concerns an agent changing its own name or office, not the business appointing a replacement.
Switching providers? How to change your resident agent in Kansas — the filing route, consent and entity-specific instructions, with official sources.
Can you be your own resident agent in Kansas?
Yes. K.S.A. 17-7925 expressly allows the resident agent to be the entity itself, or you personally as a Kansas resident. A domestic entity acting as its own resident agent has to keep a business office identical with the registered office and generally open — so an address nobody staffs will not do. And if the agent dies or moves away from the registered office, you have thirty days to name a replacement before service can proceed without you and forfeiture becomes possible. The full guide: Can you be your own resident agent?
Should you be your own resident agent?
Three honest questions about Kansas. 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 resident agent, the street address you list is the one that appears on Kansas's public record.
Should you even hire a resident agent?
If you live in Kansas, 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 Kansas | Be your own agent | LLCity |
|---|---|---|
| Registered office in KS, generally open | Your home or office, on public record | Our Kansas address, your privacy kept |
| You must be reliably reachable to accept and forward service of process | 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 Kansas choose LLCity?
Your Kansas resident agent
Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.
- Real Kansas street address (no PO box)
- Every notice scanned the day it arrives
- One dashboard for every state you operate in
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Every deadline tracked
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Managing agents for more than three entities?
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Put Kansas’s deadlines in your calendar
Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring Kansas filing — or have us email them.
Business entity information report (Kansas Secretary of State)
Next due: April 15, 2028 · Every other year — the odd or even year matching the year you filed formation documents. For-profit entities by April 15; not-for-profit entities by June 15
Dates sourced from the Kansas filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.
Is that letter really from Kansas?
Private companies mail official-looking offers to file your recurring report or sell you a certificate. Here is what Kansas has said about them, and where to file directly.
Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division2020-10-06
“The Secretary of State's office corresponds directly with businesses and does not use third parties to contact businesses on our behalf.”
Kansas law on these mailers:
2025 Kan. Sess. Laws ch. 56
File or order directly from Kansas:
How to tell a lookalike from a real state notice, and what to do with one
Questions about resident agent service in Kansas
Do I need a resident agent in Kansas?
Yes. Kansas calls it a resident agent, and K.S.A. 17-7925 requires every covered entity to have and maintain one in Kansas. The agent may be the entity itself, a Kansas resident or a qualifying business entity, but a domestic entity acting as its own agent must keep a business office identical with the registered office and generally open.
Can I be my own resident agent in Kansas?
Yes. Kansas is one of the states where the resident agent may be the entity itself, or you personally as a Kansas resident. The catch is that the registered office must be generally open and is where service of process lands, and if the agent dies or moves away you have only thirty days to name a replacement.
What happens if my Kansas LLC has no resident agent?
K.S.A. 17-7926 gives thirty days to designate a replacement when the resident agent dies or moves from the registered office. Miss it and process may be served under K.S.A. 60-304 without ever reaching you, and the Secretary of State may declare your formation document forfeited after a thirty-day notice period.
How do I change my resident agent in Kansas?
Business-filed change of resident agent or registered office for a Kansas domestic LLC using Form ROA. File Form ROA or its online equivalent to name the replacement resident agent and Kansas registered office. An authorized person signs for the business. ROA is the business-filed change route and its instructions include LLCs and corporations. Use the existing Kansas registration for a foreign entity rather than filing new domestic formation documents. Form RGO concerns an agent changing its own name or office, not the business appointing a replacement.
How much does a Kansas resident 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 Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division (www.sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html) · Last updated September 2026
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