Michigan Resident Agent Service
Michigan calls it a resident agent. Every Michigan LLC and corporation — and every foreign entity authorized here — must have and continuously maintain both a registered office in Michigan and a resident agent, and the agent’s business office or residence must be at the same address as that registered office. LARA’s guidance is blunt on one point: a business cannot serve as its own resident agent.
Verified against the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau — Corporations Division · Reviewed September 2026
- Appointed the same day
- Real Michigan street address
- Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
- Required?
- Yes, always
- Address rule
- Registered office in MI; agent’s address must match it
- Form to switch agents
- Form CSCL/CD-520 — Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Change of Resident Agent
- Key deadline
- February 15 (LLC annual statement)See all deadlines
Your Michigan year
Every recurring Michigan filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.
- January
- February: LLC / PLLC annual statement (LARA) due, Feb 15
- March
- April
- May: Corporation annual report (LARA) due, May 15
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
2 recurring filings: LLC / PLLC annual statement (LARA), due February 15; Corporation annual report (LARA), due May 15.
- Form
- Annual Statement (filed through the MiBusiness Registry portal or on the pre-printed form LARA mails to your resident agent)
- If late
- 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
- Form
- Annual Report (profit corporations)
- If late
- Penalties are imposed if the report is not received by the due date, and continued non-filing costs good standing
Deadline rules from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau — Corporations Division · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.
Michigan resident agent requirements
On Michigan filings this role is called resident agent rather than registered agent. Why Michigan says resident agent
The rule
Governing statute: MCL 450.4207 (limited liability companies) and MCL 450.1241 (business corporations)
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.
The resident agent is the person on whom any process, notice or demand may be served, and LARA mails annual statement and annual report forms and impending-dissolution notices to the resident agent at the registered office, so the address must be attended.
If you have no agent
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.
Operating beyond Michigan? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.
Michigan filings and deadlines
| Obligation | Form | Due | Late penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation | Articles of Organization | At formation | N/A |
| LLC / PLLC annual statement | Annual Statement (filed through the MiBusiness Registry portal or on the pre-printed form LARA mails to your resident agent) | February 15 each year after organization or qualification — an LLC formed or qualified after September 30 skips the February 15 immediately following | 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 |
| Corporation annual report | Annual Report (profit corporations) | May 15 each year after incorporation or qualification (nonprofit corporations file by October 1) | Penalties are imposed if the report is not received by the due date, and continued non-filing costs good standing |
| Change of registered office and/or resident agent | Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Change of Resident Agent (Form CSCL/CD-520) | When the agent or registered office changes | N/A |
State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
What we file for you in Michigan
- 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 Michigan quote is built around your entities, your states and your filings — one entity or hundreds. Most quotes are same-day.
How to appoint or change your resident agent in Michigan
5 steps
to switch your resident agent in Michigan.
Step 1: Line up a qualifying resident agent — an individual resident in Michigan, or a domestic or authorized foreign corporation or LLC — with a Michigan address
Step 2: Set the registered office to that same address; MCL 450.1241 and 450.4207 require the agent’s business office or residence and the registered office to match
The form
Step 3: Complete form CSCL/CD-520, Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Change of Resident Agent — the same form serves domestic and foreign corporations and LLCs
Michigan formForm CSCL/CD-520 — Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Change of Resident AgentSubmit
Step 4: File it with LARA’s Corporations Division, online through the MiBusiness Registry portal or by mail
Records
Step 5: Keep the filed certificate; LARA mails annual statement forms and dissolution warnings to the resident agent at the registered office, so the record must stay current
Change fee · Set by the stateAny state fee for this change is confirmed with you before anything is filed.
We handle the whole swapCan you be your own resident agent in Michigan?
You can serve personally if you are a Michigan resident whose business office or residence is the registered office — but the company itself cannot be its own resident agent, and LARA says so directly. The agent’s address and the registered office must be identical and both are public, so a home address goes on the record. It is also the only address LARA uses for the pre-printed annual statement and for impending-dissolution notices — and the LLC deadline of February 15 arrives in the middle of tax season, when a missed letter is easiest to overlook. The full guide: Can you be your own resident agent?
Should you be your own resident agent?
Three honest questions about Michigan. 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 Michigan's public record.
Should you even hire a resident agent?
If you live in Michigan, 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 Michigan | Be your own agent | LLCity |
|---|---|---|
| Registered office in MI; agent’s address must match it | Your home or office, on public record | Our Michigan 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 businesses in Michigan choose LLCity
Your Michigan resident agent
Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.
- Real Michigan 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
Add states and entities without adding vendors.
Managing agents for more than three entities?
One agent, one login, and every state deadline tracked for every entity you own.
Put Michigan’s deadlines in your calendar
Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring Michigan filing — or have us email them.
LLC / PLLC annual statement (LARA)
Next due: February 15, 2027 · Due February 15 every year; an LLC formed or qualified after September 30 skips the February 15 immediately following
Corporation annual report (LARA)
Next due: May 15, 2027 · Profit corporations file by May 15 each year; nonprofit corporations file by October 1
Michigan 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 Michigan filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.
Michigan resident agent FAQ
Do I need a resident agent in Michigan?
Yes. Under MCL 450.4207 for LLCs and MCL 450.1241 for corporations, every domestic and authorized foreign entity must have and continuously maintain a registered office in Michigan and a resident agent. The agent’s business office or residence must be at the same address as the registered office, and LARA states that a business cannot serve as its own resident agent.
Can I be my own resident agent in Michigan?
You can serve personally if you are a Michigan resident whose residence or business office is the registered office — the company itself cannot be its own agent. The catch is that the matching address is public, and it is where LARA mails your pre-printed annual statement and any impending-dissolution notice, so a stale address costs you good standing.
What happens if my Michigan LLC has no resident agent?
Service still happens without you. If the company fails to maintain an agent, or the agent cannot be found through reasonable diligence, a summons and complaint may be served on the administrator instead. Miss the annual statement as well and the LLC loses good standing — after two years its name becomes available to any other filer.
How do I change my resident agent in Michigan?
File form CSCL/CD-520, the Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Change of Resident Agent, with LARA’s Corporations Division — online through the MiBusiness Registry portal or by mail. The same form covers domestic and foreign corporations and LLCs. Remember the agent’s address and the registered office must match exactly.
How much does a Michigan 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 Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau — Corporations Division (www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/corporations/filing/resident-agent-and-registered-office) · Last updated September 2026
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