New Jersey Registered Agent Service
Yes. Every New Jersey LLC and corporation must designate and continuously maintain a registered office in New Jersey and a registered agent for service of process. New Jersey’s registered office must be a New Jersey street address — a PO box may be used only if the street address is listed with it — and the annual report falls in your formation-anniversary month, every year, filed online.
Verified against the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Department of the Treasury) · Reviewed September 2026
- Appointed the same day
- Real New Jersey street address
- Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
- Required?
- Yes, always
- Address rule
- Street address in NJ; PO box only alongside it
- Form to switch agents
- L-122 for LLCs, C-104G for corporations — or the registered agent/office change built into the Division’s online annual report service
- Key deadline
- Annual report in anniversary monthSee all deadlines
Your New Jersey year
Every recurring New Jersey filing on a single line, with a two-week heads-up before each due date.
- January: Annual report due, Jan 31
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
One filing a year: Annual report, due by the last day of your anniversary month.
- Form
- Annual Report (filed online with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services)
- If late
- After two missed annual reports you may lose the authority to do business in New Jersey and your Business Registration Certificate may be invalidated; reinstatement requires the past reports plus a reinstatement fee
Deadline rules from the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Department of the Treasury) · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.
New Jersey registered agent requirements
The rule
Governing statute: N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14 (office and agent for service of process, Revised Uniform LLC Act); N.J.S.A. 14A:4-1 (corporations)
An LLC must designate and continuously maintain in New Jersey an office, which need not be a place of its activity, and an agent for service of process. The Division’s own filing instructions require a New Jersey street address for the registered office; a PO box may be used only if the street address is listed as well. For corporations, the registered office address and the registered agent’s address must be identical.
The agent is an individual who is a resident of New Jersey or another person with authority to transact business in the state, and only one agent may be named — so that New Jersey street address is the single place process and the state’s notices land.
If you have no agent
New Jersey sends the reminder for your annual report to the registered agent sixty days before it is due. Miss two annual reports and you may lose your authority to do business in New Jersey, your Business Registration Certificate may be invalidated, and access to state services, funding and licenses can go with it.
Operating beyond New Jersey? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.
New Jersey filings and deadlines
| Obligation | Form | Due | Late penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation (Public Records Filing for New Business Entity) | Public Records Filing for New Business Entity / Certificate of Formation | At formation | N/A |
| Tax and employer registration | Form NJ-REG (Business Registration Application) | Within sixty days of filing the business entity, and at least fifteen business days before commencing business or opening an additional place of business | You cannot legally operate, bid for public work or obtain a Business Registration Certificate without it |
| Annual report | Annual Report (filed online with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services) | Every year in the anniversary month of formation or authorization, by the last day of that month | After two missed annual reports you may lose the authority to do business in New Jersey and your Business Registration Certificate may be invalidated; reinstatement requires the past reports plus a reinstatement fee |
| Change of registered agent or registered office (LLC) | L-122, Certificate of Change - Registered Name or Address, or Both | When the agent changes | N/A |
| Change of registered agent or registered office (corporation) | C-104G, Certificate of Change of Registered Office &/or Registered Agent | When the agent changes | N/A |
State fees change; we confirm current amounts with you before anything is filed.
What we file for you in New Jersey
- 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey
5 steps
to switch your registered agent in New Jersey.
Agent consent
Step 1: Choose one agent only — an individual resident of New Jersey or an entity duly registered and in good standing with the State Treasurer
Step 2: Give the new registered office as a New Jersey street address; a PO box is accepted only if the street address is listed with it
Step 3: The quickest route is online: the Division’s annual report service also lets you change a business’s registered agent or office
Step 4: On paper, an LLC files L-122, Certificate of Change - Registered Name or Address, or Both, signed by the registered agent; a corporation files C-104G, signed by the chairman, president or a vice president and authorized by board resolution
Step 5: Allow a business day for the change to post, and check that the next annual report shows the new agent
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 registered agent in New Jersey?
Yes, if you are a New Jersey resident and you give a New Jersey street address for the registered office. Only one agent may be named, and everything routes there — including the reminder New Jersey sends sixty days before your annual report is due. Two missed reports and you can lose your authority to do business and see your Business Registration Certificate invalidated, so a home address nobody watches is an expensive shortcut. The full guide: Can you be your own registered agent?
Should you be your own registered agent?
Three honest questions about New Jersey. 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 New Jersey's public record.
Should you even hire a registered agent?
If you live in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey | Be your own agent | LLCity |
|---|---|---|
| Street address in NJ; PO box only alongside it | Your home or office, on public record | Our New Jersey 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 New Jersey choose LLCity
Your New Jersey registered agent
Same-day appointment, mail scanned on arrival, and compliance reminders before every deadline.
- Real New Jersey 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 New Jersey’s deadlines in your calendar
Set your formation date and download reminders for every recurring New Jersey filing — or have us email them.
Annual report
Next due: January 31, 2027 · repeats yearly · Due by the last day of your formation-anniversary month, filed online; the state's reminder goes to your registered agent sixty days before
Dates sourced from the New Jersey filing office and carrying the month we last checked them. Schedules change — we confirm everything before anything is filed.
New Jersey registered agent FAQ
Do I need a registered agent in New Jersey?
Yes. Under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14 every New Jersey LLC must designate and continuously maintain an office in the state and an agent for service of process; corporations do the same under Title 14A. The agent is a New Jersey resident or an entity authorized to transact business here, and only one agent may be named on the record.
Can my New Jersey registered office be a PO box?
Only alongside a street address. The Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services requires a New Jersey street address for the registered office and says a PO box may be used only if the street address is listed as well. For corporations, the registered office address and the registered agent’s address must be identical.
When is the New Jersey annual report due?
Every year in the anniversary month of your formation or authorization, by the last day of that month, filed online with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. A reminder goes to your registered agent sixty days before. After two missed reports you may lose the authority to do business and your Business Registration Certificate may be invalidated.
How do I change my registered agent in New Jersey?
The fastest route is the Division’s online annual report service, which also changes a business’s registered agent or office. On paper, an LLC files L-122, Certificate of Change - Registered Name or Address, or Both; a corporation files C-104G, authorized by board resolution. Give a New Jersey street address. Any state fee is confirmed with you first.
How much does a New Jersey 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 New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Department of the Treasury) (www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml) · Last updated September 2026
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