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Course unit 2 · Minnesota

The Minnesota Registered Agent Unit (2026): 6 Tasks and the 3 Best Agents

For naming a registered agent in Minnesota in 2026, this unit puts Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) at the top of the class, in that order. From the statute to the agent's record on file, there are 6 short tasks.

Prepared by the LLC 101 Guide instructors

The quick version

Needed by law?
See task 1
Source: revisor.mn.gov, read in October 2026
Yearly cost of our picks
$99 to $149 a year
Read from each company's price page
Annual renewal
No fee
Source: revisor.mn.gov, read in October 2026
Unit tasks
6
Each one explained

Unit goals

  • What the law says
  • Who may serve and from what address
  • Recording the agent
  • The agents at the top of the class

Who we would hire in Minnesota

Five published criteria decide the order; read them on how we grade.

Top of the class

1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners planning to expand

Best overall$149 per year (renews at $149)

Our first pick is Mainstay Filing; a $149 yearly agent fee that is identical across all fifty states.

Against MN Registered Agent.org the three-year premium is $150, outweighed by the 31% weight on assignments completed.

What the price covers

  • An office address inside the state
  • Free scans of legal papers served on the company, sent the business day they arrive
  • Up to three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • $149 a year, same at renewal
  • Good in every state

What to weigh

  • Costs $50 extra every year
  • Agent service and nothing more
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

2. MN Registered Agent.org: best for LLCs that live only in Minnesota

In-state service$99 per year (renews at $99)

Second goes to MN Registered Agent.org, since $99 a year, and scans of served papers land in an online account.

What the price covers

  • A registered office address
  • Served documents appear online

What works

  • $99 per year
  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing

What to weigh

  • Minnesota only; each other state needs its own agent
  • Annual renewal is outside the price
Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a second local choice

In-state service$99 per year (renews at $99)

Third goes to Minnesota Registered Agent.co, since $99 a year, and scans of served papers land in an online account.

On price, it is level with MN Registered Agent.org.

What the price covers

  • A registered office address
  • Served documents appear online

What works

  • $99 per year
  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing

What to weigh

  • Minnesota only; each other state needs its own agent
  • Annual renewal is outside the price
Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The Minnesota picks compared

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2MN Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Minnesota Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Taken from each company's price page on November 13, 2026. Minnesota charges the same either way.

The tasks

  1. Task 1

    What Minnesota expects of an agent

    A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.

    Source: Source: revisor.mn.gov, read in October 2026

  2. Task 2

    See who may act

    If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office. See Minn. Stat. § 5.36 for the text.

  3. Task 3

    Pass the address test

    Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.

    Every recommended service provides the Minnesota office address.

  4. Task 4

    Be your own agent or hire one

    A qualified owner may act as agent. If you would rather not, our recommended agents charge $99 to $149 a year.

  5. Task 5

    Report the agent's details

    A new company names its agent when it files the Articles of Organization; to replace the agent later, file again with the Minnesota Secretary of State.

    Source: Source: revisor.mn.gov, read in October 2026

  6. Task 6

    Update when things change

    The annual renewal costs nothing every year and is due December 31; any notice about it comes through the registered agent.

    Source: Source: revisor.mn.gov, read in October 2026

What this unit costs

ItemPaid toSum
Agent serviceThe service company$99 to $149 a year
Every year afterThe service company$99 to $149 a year
Annual renewalThe stateNo fee
State amounts come from Minnesota's official fee schedules (see the sources below); service prices come from each company's site. The three-year state total adds the filing, the reports for years two and three and any minimum tax.

How the grades came out

Assignments the price completes makes up 31% of the grade, and that is where got ahead in Minnesota.

Covering all fifty states counted for more than MN Registered Agent.org did under our grading.

Check your Minnesota answers

Is an LLC in Minnesota obliged to keep a registered agent?

A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.

Can I be my own registered agent?

The rule in task 1 makes it optional, so tasks 2 and 3 only matter if you name an agent.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes, any time. Task 5 explains how to file the change with the Minnesota Secretary of State.

What does a registered agent cost in Minnesota?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The annual renewal, with no fee.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Go with Mainstay Filing: $149 a year, $149 at renewal, and the same plan works in every other state. Then MN Registered Agent.org and Minnesota Registered Agent.co.

Reading list and sources

  1. Reading list entry for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source: revisor.mn.gov, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  2. Reading list entry for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source: revisor.mn.gov, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  3. Reading list entry for Minnesota report due date: sos.state.mn.us, reread August 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  4. Reading list entry for Minn: revisor.mn.gov, reread August 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  5. Reading list entry for Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, official source: sos.mn.gov, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  6. Reading list entry for Minnesota registered agent statute: revisor.mn.gov, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  7. Mainstay Filing Minnesota service page, opened November 13, 2026
  8. MN Registered Agent.org pricing page, opened November 13, 2026
  9. Minnesota Registered Agent.co pricing page, opened November 13, 2026