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LLC 101 Guide

Course · Appoint a registered agent

Registered Agent Lessons for All 50 States (2026)

Course 2 in every state: what the registered agent rule says, who may serve, the address rule and how to record the agent.

Prepared by the LLC 101 Guide instructors

Units by state

1AlabamaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Alabama Registered Agent.co2AlaskaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Alaska Registered Agent.co3ArizonaStatutory agent · required by lawTop pick: AZ Registered Agent.org4ArkansasRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing5CaliforniaAgent for service of process · required by lawTop pick: California Registered Agent.ai6ColoradoRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing7ConnecticutRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing8DelawareRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: DE Registered Agent.org9FloridaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: FL Registered Agent.org10GeorgiaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing11HawaiiRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing12IdahoRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: ID Registered Agent.org13IllinoisRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Illinois Registered Agent.co14IndianaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing15IowaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing16KansasResident agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing17KentuckyRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing18LouisianaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing19MaineRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: ME Registered Agent.org20MarylandResident agent · required by lawTop pick: Maryland Registered Agent.co21MassachusettsResident agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing22MichiganResident agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing23MinnesotaRegistered agent · unusual ruleTop pick: Mainstay Filing24MississippiRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Registered Agent MS.org25MissouriRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing26MontanaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing27NebraskaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Nebraska Registered Agent.co28NevadaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Registered Agent NV.org29New HampshireRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing30New JerseyRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Registered Agent NJ.org31New MexicoRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: NM Registered Agent.org32New YorkAgent for service of process · unusual ruleTop pick: Mainstay Filing33North CarolinaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing34North DakotaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing35OhioStatutory agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing36OklahomaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Oklahoma Registered Agent.co37OregonRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Oregon Registered Agent.co38PennsylvaniaRegistered agent · unusual ruleTop pick: Mainstay Filing39Rhode IslandResident agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing40South CarolinaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: SC Registered Agent.org41South DakotaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: SD Registered Agent.org42TennesseeRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing43TexasRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing44UtahRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing45VermontRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Vermont Registered Agent.co46VirginiaRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: VA Registered Agent.org47WashingtonRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: WA Registered Agent.org48West VirginiaAgent for service of process · unusual ruleTop pick: WV Registered Agent.org49WisconsinRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing50WyomingRegistered agent · required by lawTop pick: Mainstay Filing

One service for every state

The national list puts Mainstay Filing first. Read the national list.

Where each number comes from

  1. Alabama: Look it up at alisondb.legislature.state.al.us; our reading dates from October 2026
  2. Alaska: Look it up at akleg.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  3. Arizona: Look it up at azleg.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  4. Arkansas: Look it up at arkleg.state.ar.us; our reading dates from October 2026
  5. California: Look it up at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  6. Colorado: Look it up at sos.state.co.us; our reading dates from October 2026
  7. Connecticut: Look it up at cga.ct.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  8. Delaware: Look it up at delcode.delaware.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  9. Florida: Look it up at flsenate.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  10. Georgia: Look it up at sos.ga.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  11. Hawaii: Look it up at capitol.hawaii.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  12. Idaho: Look it up at legislature.idaho.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  13. Illinois: Look it up at ilga.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  14. Indiana: Look it up at faqs.in.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  15. Iowa: Look it up at legis.iowa.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  16. Kansas: Look it up at ksrevisor.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  17. Kentucky: Look it up at apps.legislature.ky.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  18. Louisiana: Look it up at legis.la.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  19. Maine: Look it up at legislature.maine.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  20. Maryland: Look it up at mgaleg.maryland.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  21. Massachusetts: Look it up at sec.state.ma.us; our reading dates from October 2026
  22. Michigan: Look it up at legislature.mi.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  23. Minnesota: Look it up at revisor.mn.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  24. Mississippi: Look it up at sos.ms.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  25. Missouri: Look it up at revisor.mo.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  26. Montana: Look it up at mca.legmt.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  27. Nebraska: Look it up at nebraskalegislature.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  28. Nevada: Look it up at leg.state.nv.us; our reading dates from October 2026
  29. New Hampshire: Look it up at gc.nh.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  30. New Jersey: Look it up at pub.njleg.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  31. New Mexico: Look it up at nmonesource.com; our reading dates from October 2026
  32. New York: Look it up at nysenate.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  33. North Carolina: Look it up at sosnc.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  34. North Dakota: Look it up at ndlegis.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  35. Ohio: Look it up at codes.ohio.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  36. Oklahoma: Look it up at sos.ok.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  37. Oregon: Look it up at oregonlegislature.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  38. Pennsylvania: Look it up at legis.state.pa.us; our reading dates from October 2026
  39. Rhode Island: Look it up at webserver.rilegislature.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  40. South Carolina: Look it up at scstatehouse.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  41. South Dakota: Look it up at sdlegislature.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  42. Tennessee: Look it up at sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com; our reading dates from October 2026
  43. Texas: Look it up at sos.texas.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  44. Utah: Look it up at le.utah.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  45. Vermont: Look it up at legislature.vermont.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  46. Virginia: Look it up at law.lis.virginia.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  47. Washington: Look it up at app.leg.wa.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  48. West Virginia: Look it up at code.wvlegislature.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  49. Wisconsin: Look it up at docs.legis.wisconsin.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
  50. Wyoming: Look it up at wyoleg.gov; our reading dates from October 2026