Mississippi Registered Agent Service
Yes. Every Mississippi LLC and corporation must continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical Mississippi address under the Mississippi Registered Agents Act. Mississippi is an online-filing state: there is no longer a standalone change-of-agent form, the change is filed as an amendment in the Secretary of State’s portal, and the annual report for corporations and LLCs is due by April 15 each year.
Verified against the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services · Reviewed September 2026
- Appointed the same day
- Real Mississippi street address
- Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
- Required?
- Yes, always
- Address rule
- Physical MS address
- Form to switch agents
- Amendment on an Existing Business — registered-agent change; no separate change-of-agent form
- Key deadline
- Annual report April 15See all deadlines
Your Mississippi year
Every recurring Mississippi filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.
- January
- February
- March
- April: Annual report (corporations and LLCs) due, Apr 15
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
One filing a year: Annual report (corporations and LLCs), due April 15.
- Form
- Annual Report (online only)
- If late
- Failure to file may result in administrative dissolution
Deadline rules from the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.
What does Mississippi require of your registered agent?
The rule
Governing statute: Miss. Code Ann. § 79-35-1 et seq. (The Mississippi Registered Agents Act); LLC annual report at Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-215
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.
Under § 79-35-14 the agent’s statutory duty is to forward any process, notice or demand served on it to the entity at the address the entity most recently supplied, and to keep that contact information current — which means a working Mississippi address someone actually attends, not a drop box.
If you have no agent
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.
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 Mississippi the law says registered agent. Which term each state uses.
Operating beyond Mississippi? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.
What does Mississippi ask you to file, and when?
| Obligation | Form | Due | Late penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation (Certificate of Formation) | Certificate of Formation | At formation, filed online | N/A |
| Annual report (for-profit corporations and LLCs) | Annual Report (online only) | Filable any time on or after January 1; due by April 15 each year | Failure to file may result in administrative dissolution |
| Annual report (nonprofit corporations) | Annual Report (online only) | Filable any time on or after January 1; due by May 15 each year | Failure to file may result in administrative dissolution |
| Change of registered agent | Amendment filed in the Secretary of State’s online business filing system | When the agent changes | N/A |
State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
Missed a filing? What happens to a Mississippi LLC, and how to put it right — Mississippi’s own status term, the filing that brings it back and the time limit.
What we file for you in Mississippi
- 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 Mississippi 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 registered agent in Mississippi?
Procedure scope: Registered-agent replacement for a Mississippi domestic LLC through the Secretary of State's existing-business amendment process.
5 steps
to switch your registered agent in Mississippi.
Step 1: Confirm the Mississippi business ID and arrange the replacement agent. For a noncommercial agent, obtain permission and confirm its physical Mississippi address before filing.
Online portal
Step 2: Sign in through File Business Documents and choose File an Amendment on an Existing Business.
Mississippi formAmendment on an Existing Business — registered-agent change; no separate change-of-agent formStep 3: Enter the business ID and select the registered-agent change from the entity's amendment choices.
The form
Step 4: Complete the replacement-agent information and submit the amendment using the system's instructions.
Agent consent
Step 5: Review the emailed acceptance or correction notice and retain the filed-stamped document once accepted.
Change fee · Set by the state, paid onlineAny state fee for this change is confirmed with you before anything is filed.
We handle the whole swapThe Secretary of State's FAQ describes the existing-business amendment route for company agent changes, including LLCs and corporations. Use the correct existing domestic or foreign record and its menu. An agent updating its own address instead uses File Registered Agent Address Change, which updates the companies listing that agent.
Switching providers? How to change your registered agent in Mississippi — the filing route, consent and entity-specific instructions, with official sources.
Can you be your own registered agent in Mississippi?
Yes — any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical Mississippi address can act as registered agent, including you. That address becomes the public record process servers and the Secretary of State use, and it has to be a genuine Mississippi location someone attends. Move without filing the amendment and service still goes to the old address; miss the April 15 annual report and the entity is on the path to administrative dissolution. The full guide: Can you be your own registered agent?
Should you be your own registered agent?
Three honest questions about Mississippi. 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 registered agent, the street address you list is the one that appears on Mississippi's public record.
Should you even hire a registered agent?
If you live in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi | Be your own agent | LLCity |
|---|---|---|
| Physical MS address | Your home or office, on public record | Our Mississippi 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 Mississippi choose LLCity?
Your Mississippi registered agent
Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.
- Real Mississippi 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 Mississippi’s deadlines in your calendar
Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring Mississippi filing — or have us email them.
Annual report (corporations and LLCs)
Next due: April 15, 2027 · Filable from January 1, due April 15 every year — nonprofits get until May 15
Dates sourced from the Mississippi filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.
Is that letter really from Mississippi?
Private companies mail official-looking offers to file your recurring report or sell you a certificate. Here is what Mississippi has said about them, and where to file directly.
Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division
“The mailer may appear to be official government correspondence, but the fine print makes it clear it is not.”
Also published
- WARNING: Misleading Annual Report Mailers(Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division)
- SECRETARY OF STATE WARNS NEW BUSINESSES OF ONGOING "CERTIFICATE OF EXISTENCE" SCAMS(Mississippi Secretary of State)
- #BIZSCHEMESOS: HELPFUL TIPS TO PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM SCHEMES(Mississippi Secretary of State)
File or order directly from Mississippi:
How to tell a lookalike from a real state notice, and what to do with one
Questions about registered agent service in Mississippi
Do I need a registered agent in Mississippi?
Yes. Every Mississippi LLC and corporation must continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical Mississippi address under the Mississippi Registered Agents Act, Miss. Code Ann. § 79-35-1 et seq. The agent’s statutory job is to forward any process, notice or demand to you at the address you last gave it, so the address has to be a real Mississippi location someone attends.
Can I be my own registered agent in Mississippi?
Yes. Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical Mississippi address can serve, including you. The catch is that the address becomes public record and has to be somewhere a process server can reach you on a working day. If you move and do not file the amendment, service still goes to the old address and you never see it.
What happens if my Mississippi LLC has no registered agent?
You lose your reliable channel for lawsuits. Someone named 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, an entity that stops filing its April 15 annual report may be administratively dissolved by the Secretary of State.
How do I change my registered agent in Mississippi?
Registered-agent replacement for a Mississippi domestic LLC through the Secretary of State's existing-business amendment process. Change the registered agent as an amendment on the existing business. Obtain a noncommercial agent's permission before naming it; a commercial listing supplies initial consent under the state's separate commercial-agent rules. The Secretary of State's FAQ describes the existing-business amendment route for company agent changes, including LLCs and corporations. Use the correct existing domestic or foreign record and its menu. An agent updating its own address instead uses File Registered Agent Address Change, which updates the companies listing that agent.
How much does a Mississippi registered 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 Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services (www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents) · Last updated September 2026
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