Missouri Registered Agent Service

Yes. Every Missouri LLC, corporation, limited partnership and LLP must maintain a registered agent with a Missouri address whose business office is identical to the entity’s registered office. Missouri is unusual twice over: LLCs file no annual report at all, and a PO box may appear as the registered office only if a physical street address in the same city is listed with it.

Verified against the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division · Reviewed September 2026

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Required?
Yes, always
Address rule
Address in MO; PO box only alongside a street address
Form to switch agents
Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office
Key deadline
No LLC annual reportSee all deadlines

Your Missouri year

Every recurring Missouri filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.

Formed in which month? Showing January until you pick.
  1. January: Corporation annual registration report due, Jan 31
  2. February
  3. March
  4. April
  5. May
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August
  9. September
  10. October
  11. November
  12. December

One filing a year: Corporation annual registration report, due by the last day of your anniversary month. No LLC annual report — Missouri LLCs file nothing recurring with the Secretary of State.

Form
Annual Registration Report (Biennial Registration Report where the entity is eligible)
If late
A late fee accrues for each 30-day period, and failure to file results in administrative dissolution or revocation of the certificate of authority

Deadline rules from the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.

Missouri registered agent requirements

The rule

Governing statute: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.030 (LLC registered office and registered agent); § 351.370 (corporations); corporate registration report at § 351.120

The registered agent must have a Missouri address and the agent’s business office must be identical to the entity’s registered office. The agent is either an individual resident of Missouri or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Missouri. A PO box may be listed as the registered office address only if a physical street address in the same city is listed as well.

The registered agent is the entity’s agent for service of any process, notice or demand, at the registered office — so someone has to be reachable at that Missouri street address on a working day; the Secretary of State cannot be appointed as the agent.

If you have no agent

If an entity fails to maintain a registered agent the Secretary of State notifies it, and if no agent is registered within the time allowed a domestic corporation is administratively dissolved and a foreign entity’s certificate of authority is revoked. For other entity types the registration can be canceled.

Missouri specific: Missouri LLCs file no annual report with the Secretary of State at all — only corporations file the annual registration report, due at the end of their incorporation-anniversary month. Missouri also takes a different line on addresses than most states: a PO box may appear as the registered office only if a physical street address in the same city is listed with it. And Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.081 says the members of an LLC shall adopt an operating agreement, even though the Secretary of State will not accept one for filing.

Missouri filings and deadlines

Missouri filings and deadlines — the form each one takes, when it is due, and what happens if it is late.
ObligationFormDueLate penalty
LLC formation (Articles of Organization)Articles of Organization (Form LLC 1)At formationN/A
LLC annual reportNone — Missouri LLCs are not required to file an annual reportNot applicableN/A
Corporation annual registration reportAnnual Registration Report (Biennial Registration Report where the entity is eligible)At the end of the month the corporation incorporated or qualified, every yearA late fee accrues for each 30-day period, and failure to file results in administrative dissolution or revocation of the certificate of authority
Change of registered agent or registered officeStatement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office (Corp. 59)When the agent changesN/A

State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.

What we file for you in Missouri

  • 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 Missouri 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 registered agent in Missouri

5 steps

to switch your registered agent in Missouri.

  1. Agent consent

    Step 1: Get the new agent’s written consent to the appointment — Missouri requires it to accompany the filing

  2. The form

    Step 2: Complete the Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office (Corp. 59), used by both LLCs and corporations

    Missouri formStatement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office (Corp. 59) — with the new agent’s written consent; Corp. 59A changes an agent’s own office address and LLC 6 is the agent’s resignation
  3. Step 3: Make sure the new registered office matches the new agent’s business office and, if a PO box is used, that a street address in the same city is listed with it

  4. Submit

    Step 4: File it with the Secretary of State’s Corporations Division; a corporation may instead change the agent on its annual registration report, uploading the letter of consent

  5. Records

    Step 5: Keep the filed confirmation — if the agent is a corporation whose own address is out of date, Missouri returns the filing until that corporation updates its record

Change fee · Set by the stateAny state fee for this change is confirmed with you before anything is filed.

We handle the whole swap

Can you be your own registered agent in Missouri?

Yes, if you are a Missouri resident and your business office is identical to the entity’s registered office. The registered office goes on the public record and has to be a real Missouri location where process can be served, so a PO box alone will not do. And because Missouri LLCs file nothing annually, there is no yearly filing to remind you that the address on file has gone stale. The full guide: Can you be your own registered agent?

Should you be your own registered agent?

Three honest questions about Missouri. If you don’t need us, we’ll say so.

  1. Address privacyNow
  2. Reaching you with legal papers
  3. Other states
Question 1 of 3

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 Missouri's public record.

Should you even hire a registered agent?

If you live in Missouri, 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.

Being your own registered agent in Missouri compared with appointing LLCity, row by row.
What the job involves in MissouriBe your own agentLLCity
Address in MO; PO box only alongside a street addressYour home or office, on public recordOur Missouri address, your privacy kept
You must be reliably reachable to accept and forward service of processOn you, every business dayAlways staffed, scanned the day it arrives
Multi-state coverageOne state onlyAll 50 plus DC and Puerto Rico, one login
Deadline trackingOn youReminders before every deadline
Served in front of clientsPossibleNever, it comes to us

Why businesses in Missouri choose LLCity

Your Missouri registered agent

Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.

  • Real Missouri 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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Put Missouri’s deadlines in your calendar

Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring Missouri filing — or have us email them.

  • No LLC annual report — Missouri LLCs file nothing recurring with the Secretary of State

  • Corporation annual registration report

    Next due: January 31, 2027 · repeats yearly · Corporations only — due at the end of the month the corporation incorporated or qualified

Missouri 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 Missouri filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.

Missouri registered agent FAQ

Do I need a registered agent in Missouri?

Yes. Every LLC, corporation, limited partnership and LLP registered in Missouri must maintain a registered agent with a Missouri address, and the agent’s business office must be identical to the entity’s registered office. The agent is either an individual Missouri resident or a corporation authorized to do business here. The Secretary of State cannot be appointed as your agent.

Can I be my own registered agent in Missouri?

Yes, if you are a Missouri resident and your business office is identical to the registered office on file. The catch is that the address is public and must be somewhere process can actually be served. Because Missouri LLCs file no annual report, nothing prompts you each year to check that the address on record is still good.

What happens if my Missouri LLC has no registered agent?

The Secretary of State notifies you of the failure, and if no agent is registered within the time allowed a domestic corporation is administratively dissolved and a foreign entity’s certificate of authority is revoked; other entity types can have their registration canceled. In the meantime, suits can proceed with no reliable way to reach you.

How do I change my registered agent in Missouri?

Get the new agent’s written consent, then file the Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office (Corp. 59) with the Secretary of State — the same form serves LLCs and corporations. A corporation can instead change the agent on its annual registration report, uploading the letter of consent. Any state fee is confirmed with you before anything is filed.

How much does a Missouri 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 Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division (www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/generalinfo) · Last updated September 2026

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