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Washington Registered Agent Service

Yes. Every Washington domestic entity and registered foreign entity must designate and maintain a registered agent with a physical Washington street address — the Secretary of State expressly rejects PO boxes and private mailboxes — and the agent must sign a dated consent to serve before the appointment can be filed. New entities also owe an Initial Report within 120 days of formation, on top of the yearly annual report.

Verified against the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division · Reviewed September 2026

Appoint LLCity in Washington See requirements
  • Appointed the same day
  • Real Washington street address
  • Every US filing jurisdiction, one login
Required?
Yes, always
Address rule
Physical WA street address, no PO box or PMB
Form to switch agents
Statement of Change — or the Annual Report / Amended Annual Report — filed through the Corporations and Charities Filing System
Key deadline
Last day of your formation monthSee all deadlines

Your Washington year

Every recurring Washington 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: Annual Report (Secretary of State) 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: Annual Report (Secretary of State), due by the last day of your anniversary month.

Form
Annual Report (multiple entity types), filed in CCFS
If late
Delinquent status, which may lead to administrative dissolution
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Deadline rules from the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division · reviewed September 2026. We confirm every date when you file.

Washington registered agent requirements

The rule

Governing statute: RCW 23.95.405 (entities required to designate and maintain a registered agent), RCW 23.95.410 (Washington street address), RCW 23.95.415 (designation and written consent), RCW 23.95.430 (statement of change), RCW 23.95.255 (initial and annual reports)

The registered office must be a physical street address in Washington — the Secretary of State states plainly that PO boxes and PMBs are prohibited. A Washington mailing address may be added alongside it but never replaces the street address. No Washington address of your own means hiring a commercial registered agent from the public CCFS list.

Washington does not publish a statutory office-hours rule. It requires the agent to be located at that Washington physical address so service of process can take place there, and a contact email address plus a signed, dated consent to serve are part of the required agent information.

If you have no agent

Losing your agent, or missing the annual report tied to it, drops the entity into delinquent status and can lead to administrative dissolution — which ends your active status and the good standing of your UBI.

Washington specific: Washington layers an Initial Report, due within 120 days of formation, on top of the yearly annual report, and splits agents into commercial (publicly listed in CCFS) and noncommercial. The annual report is due the last day of your formation month and can be filed up to 180 days early — filing early never moves the expiration date, which stays pinned to the month you first registered.

Operating beyond Washington? Compare agent requirements state by state — the term, the address rule and the recurring filing all change at the state line.

Washington filings and deadlines

Washington filings and deadlines — the form each one takes, when it is due, and what happens if it is late.
ObligationFormDueLate penalty
LLC formation (Certificate of Formation)Certificate of FormationAt formationN/A
Initial ReportInitial Report (all entity types except nonprofits)Within 120 days after the public organic record becomes effective (RCW 23.95.255)The record stays incomplete and the entity is out of compliance until it is filed
Annual ReportAnnual Report (multiple entity types), filed in CCFSBy the last day of the month in which the business was originally formed or registered; filable up to 180 days early without moving the expiration dateDelinquent status, which may lead to administrative dissolution
Change of registered agentStatement of Change (or Annual Report / Amended Annual Report)When the agent changesN/A

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

What we file for you in Washington

  • 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 Washington 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 Washington

5 steps

to switch your registered agent in Washington.

  1. Step 1: Pick the agent: a commercial registered agent from the public CCFS list, or a noncommercial agent — any person or business with a physical Washington address who agrees to serve

  2. Agent consent

    Step 2: Get the signed and dated Registered Agent Consent Statement; RCW 23.95.415 forbids appointing an agent without prior written consent

  3. Step 3: Check the address: a Washington street location, never a PO box or private mailbox

  4. Step 4: If you are inside the 180-day annual report window, make the change on the Annual Report; if you are outside it, file a Statement of Change or an Amended Annual Report

    Washington formStatement of Change — or the Annual Report / Amended Annual Report — filed through the Corporations and Charities Filing System (CCFS)

  5. Submit

    Step 5: File through the Corporations and Charities Filing System (CCFS) and keep the confirmation

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 Washington?

Yes. Washington lets anyone who consents and holds a physical Washington address act as a noncommercial registered agent, including you personally or an officer of the company, or a named office or position within the business. The physical-address test is absolute: a PO box or a UPS/FedEx mailbox is rejected outright, so an owner without a Washington street location has to hire a commercial registered agent. Whatever address you use goes on the public record, and every state notice lands there — including the 60-day annual report reminder. The full guide: Can you be your own registered agent?

Should you be your own registered agent?

Three honest questions about Washington. 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 Washington's public record.

Should you even hire a registered agent?

If you live in Washington, 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 Washington compared with appointing LLCity, row by row.
What the job involves in WashingtonBe your own agentLLCity
Physical WA street address, no PO box or PMBYour home or office, on public recordOur Washington 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 Washington choose LLCity

Your Washington registered agent

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

  • Real Washington 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.

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Put Washington’s deadlines in your calendar

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

  • Annual Report (Secretary of State)

    Next due: January 31, 2027 · repeats yearly · Due the last day of the month you first formed or registered; filable up to 180 days early

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

Washington registered agent FAQ

Do I need a registered agent in Washington?

Yes. RCW 23.95.405 requires every domestic entity and registered foreign entity to designate and maintain a registered agent in Washington. The agent needs a physical Washington street address — PO boxes and private mailboxes are prohibited — and must give signed, dated consent before the appointment is filed. Without a Washington address of your own, you hire a commercial registered agent.

Can I be my own registered agent in Washington?

Yes, if you have a physical Washington street address and consent in writing. You can serve personally, or the business can name an office or position so whoever holds it acts as agent. The catch is the address: a PO box or a UPS mailbox will be rejected, and the address you use becomes public record where every state notice arrives.

What happens if my Washington LLC has no registered agent?

Your entity drifts out of compliance. Service of process has no reliable destination, and because the annual report and the agent record travel together, the entity slides into delinquent status and can be administratively dissolved. Dissolution ends your active status and the good standing attached to your UBI, which lenders and licensing bodies check.

How do I change my registered agent in Washington?

Get the new agent’s signed consent and confirm the Washington street address. Inside the 180-day annual report window, make the change on the Annual Report. Outside it, file a Statement of Change or an Amended Annual Report through the Corporations and Charities Filing System. Any state fee is confirmed with you before anything is filed.

When is the Washington annual report due?

By the last day of the month in which your business was originally formed or registered, every year. You can file up to 180 days early, and filing early does not move the date — it stays pinned to your original formation month. A new entity also owes an Initial Report within 120 days of formation, which the annual report does not replace.

How much does a Washington 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 in Washington are set by the state and are confirmed with you before anything is filed.

Figures verified against the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division (www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/registered-agents) · Last updated September 2026

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