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Corporation Registered-Agent Change and Resignation Requirements by State
How may an ordinary domestic private business corporation change its registered agent or registered office, how may the agent change its information or resign, and what eligibility, consent, authorization, statement, filing, notice, effective-date, service, and default consequences apply?
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every entry statute-checked, oldest 2026-08-23
What this survey covers
A corporation changes its public registered-agent record through a statutory filing. An agent's own address change or resignation is a different route, and the old appointment may continue for a statutory interval after resignation is filed. This survey keeps those events separate from the provider's private service contract and from litigation over whether earlier process was valid.
The comparison follows the record from the duty to maintain an eligible agent and office through corporate authorization, statement contents, consent, execution, filing, effectiveness, agent-initiated updates, resignation, service fallbacks, and administrative-default consequences. Annual reports and correction filings appear only when they provide an alternate way to update the same public record.
The comparison axes
Agent eligibility and office location answer different questions. A statute may permit an individual, an authorized entity, a commercial agent, or a named office while separately requiring an in-state physical address, business-hours availability, or identity between the registered office and the agent's business office. Consent may be a filed attachment, a retained record, or part of the agency form.
The actor and route also matter. Some statutes require a board resolution; others expressly dispense with shareholder or governor approval. A noncommercial agent may update each represented entity, while a commercial agent may use a listing that changes many records at once. Resignation can require agent-to-entity notice and a delayed effective date, leaving a separate vacancy clock before administrative default.
Variation confirmed before activation
RCW 23.95.430-.445 separate an entity's change, noncommercial- and commercial-agent updates, and a resignation effective on the earlier of day 31 or successor designation; the entity's interest holders or governors need not approve its change filing. RSMo § 351.375 instead requires a board-resolution recital, successor consent, identical registered- and agent-office addresses, and effectiveness on filing. S.C. Code §§ 33-5-101 to -103 use a similar consent-and-address model without Missouri's board recital and terminate a resigning appointment on the 31st day after filing. Those differences require all nine axes to remain separate as the table is built.
Scope boundaries
This is a public-record procedure survey for an ordinary domestic private business corporation. It does not choose a provider, interpret a service contract, decide whether completed service was valid, cure a missed deadline, or supply the separate rules for foreign qualification, regulated entities, annual reports generally, reinstatement, or litigation.
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| State | Governing law, entity, agent, and scope | Continuous agent and office; eligibility | Corporation change authority and internal approval | Statement contents, signer, consent, and filing | Registered-office and agent-office address rules | Agent-initiated, bulk, and commercial-agent changes | Agent resignation, notice, delay, and successor gap | Effective time, fee, report, and correction routes | Service, default, dissolution, foreign, and contract boundaries |
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| Alabama verified 2026-08-23 | Alabama Business Corporation Law combines Title 10A ch. 2A with common ch. 1 agent, filing, fee, and correction rules; ordinary domestic private business corporation, not nonprofit, professional, foreign, regulated, or provider- contract tracks (§§ 10A-2A-1.01, 10A-1-5.31-.35) |
Continuously maintain registered agent and Alabama registered office. Agent may be Alabama-resident individual or domestic/Alabama-registered foreign entity; cannot act solely virtually or through mail forwarding. Office must be Alabama street address for personal service, not solely mailbox/answering service (§ 10A-1-5.31) |
Entity may change agent, office, or both by authorized statement. Statute requires an entity-authorization recital, not a specified board/shareholder vote; authorized officer ordinarily signs, with director, stockholder, and court-fiduciary fallbacks (§§ 10A-1-5.32, 10A-2A-1.20) |
Entity name/ID, current agent and street address, proposed agent and written consent and/or proposed office, authorization and identical-address recitals; authorized signature/capacity. Current typed form requires two mailed copies or permits email and includes current/new mailing-address fields (§§ 10A-1-5.32, 10A-1-4.01; SOS form) |
Agent's business office and registered office must share the same Alabama street address where process can be personally served. Office need not be the corporation's business place; no P.O.-box-only, mailbox-service-only, telephone- answering-only, or remote-only agent route (§ 10A-1-5.31) |
Agent may update own name and/or move the represented entity's office after at least 10 days' written entity notice; agent signs, lists each entity ID, and may cover multiple entities in one $100 filing. No separate commercial- agent listing system stated (§ 10A-1-5.33; SOS form) |
Agent gives prior written notice to entity at most recently known address, then files name/ID, agent, resignation, and notice address. No fee; effective earlier of 12:01 a.m. day 31 or successor designation; SOS also notifies entity. Current typed form requires two mailed copies and bars email (§ 10A-1-5.34; SOS form) |
Entity and agent-change statements take effect on SOS acceptance; each current packet charges $100, while resignation is free. Corporations no longer file SOS annual reports. Filed error may use correction or nullification with protected- reliance exception; pre-effective filing may be abandoned (§§ 10A-1-4.13, -4.21, -4.25, -4.31; SOS materials) |
If no agent is maintained or reasonable-diligence service fails, use Alabama civil-rule service on officer, nonlimited partner, managing/general agent, or authorized agent. Old 60-day agent-lapse dissolution §§ 10A-2-14.20-.21 were repealed; current common Article 9 excludes business corporations. Foreign, contract, prior-service, and ordinary dissolution tracks remain separate (§§ 10A-1-5.35, 10A-1-9.01; Ala. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(6)) |
| Alaska verified 2026-08-23 | Alaska Corporations Code, AS 10.06.150-.175, .633, .805-.868, and .900-.925; ordinary domestic private business corporation, registered office/agent, department, commissioner, and filing record, excluding foreign authority and provider contracts |
Continuously maintain Alaska agent and office; agent is AK-resident individual or domestic/authorized foreign corporation; agent business office identical to registered office; represented entity and LLC barred by current form (§ 10.06.150; Form 08-409) |
Board resolution expressly authorizes corporation's office/agent change; president or vice-president signs; no shareholder approval stated (§ 10.06.165; Form 08-409) |
State corporation, current office/agent, each new office/agent, and board- authorization recital; current Form 08-409 adds entity number, physical and mailing addresses, contact sheet, current biennial report, and $25; no filed agent acceptance (§ 10.06.165; form/regulation) |
Agent's business office and registered office must be same Alaska location; office may be corporation's business place; form requires AK physical and mailing addresses and allows P.O. box only as mailing field (§ 10.06.150; Form 08-409) |
Agent may change office address for listed represented corporations, effective on filing; agent or entity-agent president/VP signs; current mass form covers address only for ≥3 related entities, requires entity list, and costs $40 (§ 10.06.170(a); 3 AAC 16.030(e); Form 08-4701) |
Agent files notice and exact copy with principal-office address and known officers' names/addresses/titles; commissioner immediately mails copy; resignation effective day 30 unless successor sooner; $25 (§ 10.06.170(b); 3 AAC 16.030(b); Form 08-470) |
Entity and agent changes effective on filing; ordinary change/resignation $25, mass address $40, optional expedite $150; biennial report repeats office/agent but Form 08-409 is change route; facial/execution correction preserves effective time and accrued rights (§§ 10.06.165, .170, .808, .811, .920; regulations/forms) |
No/unfindable agent makes commissioner service agent; serve commissioner, mail copies to last office plus likely-actual-notice address, file receipts/ affidavit; 30-day no-agent or unfiled-change ground, written notice, then 60-day cure/hearing window before dissolution (§§ 10.06.175, .633) |
| Arizona verified 2026-08-23 | Arizona Business Corporation Act, Title 10 chapters 1-17; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation, known place of business, statutory agent, Commission filing, service, and dissolution—not nonprofit or foreign-corporation tracks (A.R.S. §§ 10-120 to -142, 10-501 to -504, 10-1420 to -1421) |
Continuously maintain Arizona known place and statutory agent; agent is Arizona-resident individual, domestic corporation/LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/LLC; Commission says represented entity cannot be its own agent (§ 10-501; ACC M002i) |
Corporation changes agent or known place by officer-executed statement; cited change provisions state no separate board or shareholder approval threshold; chair, president, or another officer may sign under general filing rule (§§ 10-120(F), 10-502(A)-(B)) |
State corporation name, new known-place street address and/or new agent name and street address plus written consent; officer signs and delivers to Commission; no seal, attestation, acknowledgment, verification, or proof; current paper route also requires M002 acceptance (§§ 10-120(G)-(J), 10-502; C016/M002) |
Arizona uses a separate known place of business rather than "registered office"; it is an Arizona street address and may, but need not, equal agent's Arizona physical street address; agent may have separate Arizona mailing address on current form (§§ 10-501(1), 10-502(A); C016) |
Agent changing its street address gives corporation written notice, signs and files statement, and change is effective on delivery; current C016 also offers existing-agent name-only field. No bulk or commercial-agent listing system in Title 10 corporation scheme (§ 10-502(C); C016) |
Agent signs and files original resignation, may discontinue known place, and gives written notice to corporation at a different address; Commission mails copies to known place and principal office; resignation/office discontinuance effective day 31; replacement change may take effect earlier on delivery (§§ 10-502(B), 10-503; C029) |
Change effective on delivery and may be the annual report; regular change no fee, resignation $10, annual report $45, optional $35 expedite/$200 same-day/ $100 next-day; correction relates back for nonmaterial error or defective execution subject to reliance (§§ 10-122 to -124, 10-502, 10-1622; ACC fees) |
Agent service is personal service; if no maintained agent at record address, Commission accepts duplicate copies, forwards one, and corporation gets 30 extra response days. Sixty-day agent/known-place absence or notice failure supports dissolution notice and 60-day cure; dissolution does not end agent authority (§§ 10-504, 10-1420(3)-(4), 10-1421) |
| Arkansas verified 2026-08-23 | Model Registered Agents Act, Ark. Code §§ 4-20-101 to -118, plus Business Corporation Act default rules; ordinary domestic private corporation as a represented domestic filing entity, not a foreign qualification or provider contract (§§ 4-20-102, 4-27-1420 to -1421) |
Maintain an agent to avoid 60-day default; commercial agent, noncommercial individual or domestic/foreign entity, or the individual holding a named office or position; appointment affirms consent (§§ 4-20-102(13), -105, 4-27-1420(3)) |
Corporation files a statement changing the information on file; interest holders and governors need not approve, and the statute names no separate board or shareholder vote (§ 4-20-108(a)-(b)) |
State entity name and resulting agent information; sign on the entity's behalf; appointment itself affirms consent; current DO-03 form asks entity type/status, old and new street addresses and agent names, filing date, and authorized-officer signature (§§ 4-20-104, -105, -108; Form DO-03) |
Chapter 20 uses the agent's Arkansas street or rural-route address plus a different Arkansas mailing address, rather than a separately maintained corporation registered office; office/position appointments use that holder's business-office address (§§ 4-20-104 to -105; 2007 Act 638 § 7) |
Noncommercial agent files per entity and promptly notifies it; one commercial filing changes name, address, type, or jurisdiction for all represented entities with prompt notice; unfiled commercial address change permits cancellation with termination effects (§§ 4-20-109 to -110) |
Signed statement gives entity, agent, resignation, and notice-recipient name and address; agent promptly notifies entity; effective earlier of day 31 or successor appointment, regardless of good standing; contract rights survive (§ 4-20-111) |
Entity, noncommercial, and commercial change statements take effect on filing and cost no fee; commercial listing and termination each cost $50; most recent agent filing may instead be amended, but annual-report notations do not suffice (§§ 4-20-103, -106, -108 to -110; SOS forms/fees and 2026 franchise-report instructions) |
If no agent or diligent service fails, mail governors at principal office, then serve person in charge at regular business location; 60 days without agent or failure to notify within 60 days permits dissolution proceedings, followed by written determination and 60-day correction period; § 4-27-1421 retains a notice cross-reference to repealed § 4-27-504 (§§ 4-20-113 to -114, 4-27-1420 to -1421; 2007 Act 638 § 7) |
| California verified 2026-08-23 | California General Corporation Law; ordinary domestic stock corporation, agent-for-service record, corporate-agent certificate, service fallback, and statement default—not a provider contract or foreign qualification (Cal. Corp. Code §§ 202, 1502-1505, 1701-1702, 2204-2205) |
Initial articles and each current statement designate an agent; natural person must reside in California with complete California business/residence street address, or agent is active § 1505 corporation; entity cannot be its own agent; California scheme states no separate registered office (§§ 202(c), 1502(b), 1505; SOS FAQ) |
Corporation must file a complete current statement to change agent or an individual agent's address; statement supersedes prior statement and articles agent record; cited provisions name no separate board or shareholder approval threshold (§ 1502(e)) |
Complete current statement includes entity/file number, directors, vacancies, officers, principal and mailing addresses, activity, judgment disclosure, and agent; corporation certifies truth/correctness; current SOS route is online; cited sources name no notarization or separate consent attachment (§ 1502(a), (b), (j); SOS) |
No separate entity registered office; individual agent uses complete California business/residence street address; entity statement omits corporate-agent address, while § 1505 certificate lists each California service office and authorized recipient (§§ 1502(b), 1505(a)) |
A § 1505 corporate agent changes its own office/recipient record through a supplemental certificate containing all required statements; filing supersedes the original or prior supplement. Cited California scheme uses no separate commercial-agent listing term (§ 1505(a)-(b)) |
Agent files signed and acknowledged prescribed statement with entity name, file number, agent name, and resignation; authority ceases upon filing and SOS then gives written notice to principal office; no prefiling entity notice, delayed termination, or successor acceleration stated; RA-100 has no fee (§ 1503; RA-100) |
Current statement supersedes prior agent record on filing; same Statement of Information is due within 90 days and annually, online only, $25; resignation no fee; certificate of correction fixes an original misstatement/error without changing original effective time, not a later change (§§ 109, 1502(e); SOS) |
Hand delivery to individual agent or named corporate-agent recipient is valid; after resignation/no replacement, missing agent, or diligent failure, court may order SOS service, complete day 10. Statement delinquency brings 60-day notice and penalty certification; chronic 24-month nonfiling plus further 60-day notice can suspend powers. No separate agent-vacancy dissolution clock stated (§§ 1701-1702, 2204-2205) |
| Colorado verified 2026-08-23 | Colorado Business Corporation Act, articles 101-117 of Title 7, plus common Title 7, Article 90 filing, registered-agent, service, and delinquency rules; ordinary domestic private corporation, not nonprofit, benefit, foreign, or regulated-entity tracks (§§ 7-101-101, 7-90-701 to -704, 7-90-901 to -903) |
Maintain one agent: individual 18+ with Colorado residence/usual business place and ID or alternative verification; good-standing domestic entity with Colorado usual place; or authorized good-standing foreign entity with such a place. Qualifying entity may self-serve; consent required. Fraudulent entity may not be used as agent (§ 7-90-701; 2026 ch. 226; SOS guidance) |
Corporation states different agent name/address in a statement, periodic report, or prescribed filing. No signature, board vote, or shareholder vote is a filing condition; the individual causing delivery makes perjury affirmations and must have necessary authority (§§ 7-90-301, -301.5, -702; 2026 ch. 226) |
Online record pre-fills entity ID/name; filer selects name/address changes, supplies individual or entity agent name, Colorado street and optional mailing address, required consent and applicable notice affirmations, delayed date, and causing individual's name/mailing address (§§ 7-90-301, -305.5, -701 to -702; SOS change instructions) |
Colorado uses registered-agent address, not a separate registered-office field: physical Colorado residence/usual business-place street address plus optional different Colorado mailing address. Usual place is customarily open normal hours with an authorized person commonly present; P.O. box cannot be the physical street address (§ 7-90-102(56), (62); SOS FAQ) |
Agent's own name/address change requires a statement reciting entity notice; correction fixes information wrong when filed. SOS mass change requires at least 550 records, $50 application plus about $1.80/record, and may take 2-3 months. Current law/portal has no operative commercial-agent listing (§§ 7-90-702(2), -703; SOS mass-change form) |
Agent or listed legal representative files recorded agent name/address, cessation date, and entity-notice affirmation. Effective day 31, stated day 31-90, or earlier successor appointment. $10 online; SOS says no successor within 30 days after resignation makes status Noncompliant, then 60 uncured days lead to Delinquent (§ 7-90-702(4)-(5); SOS status/fee guidance) |
Ordinary change effective when filed or at permitted delayed date/time up to 90 days; successful online payment is required. Change, resignation, and agent correction each $10, periodic-report route $25; online changes process in real time and have no paper or separate expedited option (§§ 7-90-304 to -305.5, -501, -702 to -703; 2026 ch. 226; SOS fee/filing guidance) |
Serve agent; if none/unlocated/unservable, registered or certified mail to principal address, perfected at receipt, signed-return date, or day 5. Part-7 noncompliance supports determination plus 60-day cure before delinquency; existence and agent authority continue, debt-collection suits pause, and three-year delinquency permits manager-caused dissolution. Fraudulent-agent remedies and foreign tracks are separate (§§ 7-90-704, -901 to -903, -908; 2026 ch. 226) |
| Connecticut verified 2026-08-23 | Connecticut Business Corporation Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 601, §§ 33-600 to 33-998, for an ordinary domestic private stock corporation; the operative office-and-agent sections are §§ 33-660 to 33-663 |
Continuously maintain a Connecticut registered office and an agent at that office. Agent: Connecticut-resident individual, domestic corporation/LLC/registered LLP/statutory trust, or authorized/registered foreign counterpart in those listed forms. Appointment is written and agent-signed; an individual appointment includes the residence address (§ 33-660) |
Corporation delivers a statement changing the office, agent, or both. The specific section states no board or shareholder vote or resolution recital; the filing is executed by the chair, president, another officer, a pre-board incorporator, or a court fiduciary under the general filing rule (§§ 33-608, 33-661) |
State corporation name; old and new office street addresses if moving; and old/new agent names plus the new agent's written consent on or attached if replacing. Signer states name and capacity; no seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification is required. Electronic transmission may be permitted; current BUS-09 also collects filing-party details and agent business/residence/mailing addresses (§§ 33-608, 33-661; BUS-09) |
Registered office is in Connecticut and the agent is maintained at it; it may be the corporation's business place. The current statute does not separately require that a business-agent office be 'identical' to the registered office. BUS-09 and BUS-003 require Connecticut street addresses and allow a PO box only for the separate mailing address (§ 33-660; forms) |
An agent whose business-office street address changes may send signed written notice to each corporation and file a signed § 33-661-compliant statement reciting notice; that also changes the corporation's registered office. No corporation-statute agent-name, commercial-listing, or one-statement bulk route appears—§ 33-664 is reserved. Current BUS-003 instead asks an authorized official of each represented entity to sign (§ 33-661(b); BUS-003) |
Agent signs and files the original plus one exact/conformed copy; may also discontinue the office. Secretary of the State mails the copy to the corporation's principal office. Appointment and any stated office discontinuance terminate on day 31, leaving a 30-day replacement interval (§ 33-662) |
Ordinary accepted change is effective on filing or its stated time, and may specify a delayed date without a stated numerical cap. Change/address and resignation filings are each $50. Registered-agent information is in the annual report; a post-report change generally requires a $25 amended annual report unless it occurs within 30 days before the next-report month. A $100 certificate of correction relates back except against adversely affected reliance (§§ 33-610, 33-611, 33-617, 33-953) |
If no agent exists or reasonable diligence cannot serve the agent, an authorized server mails a true and attested copy by registered/certified mail, return receipt requested, to the corporate secretary at the principal office; statutory receipt, return-receipt, and postmark rules govern effect. Missing/unfindable agent triggers emailed notice and three months to file an appointment before administrative dissolution; dissolution does not terminate agent authority. Foreign corporations, reinstatement, past service, and provider contracts are separate (§§ 33-663, 33-890-.892) |
| Delaware verified 2026-08-23 | Delaware General Corporation Law, Title 8, Chapter 1, especially §§ 103, 131-136, and 321; ordinary domestic private corporation and public registered-agent record, not LLC, foreign qualification, or provider contract |
Continuously maintain Delaware office and agent; agent may be corporation itself, DE-resident individual, listed domestic entity, or listed foreign entity authorized in DE; presence/open-office and forwarding duties; virtual/mail-forwarding-only service barred (§§ 131-132) |
Board resolution is expressly required to change office, agent, or both; resolution and certificate carry the § 102(a)(2) office-address and agent details; no shareholder approval stated for this route (§ 133) |
Certificate identifies corporation and new DE office/agent and certifies board adoption; default signer is authorized officer, with § 103 fallback hierarchy; signature may itself acknowledge under perjury; no filed agent acceptance, but Division instructs submitter to verify agreement (§§ 103, 133; form/guidance) |
Registered office is the agent's Delaware address, not necessarily the corporation's business place; filed address includes street, number, city, county, postal code; entity office generally open or individual frequently present; commercial agents use normal-hours rules (§§ 131-132) |
Agent may blanket-change represented corporations' office address on a stated day or agent name, including merger/consolidation name succession; one certificate may cover multiple corporations; >50-entity commercial agents face license, office/presence, identity-verification rules (§§ 132(c), 134) |
With successor: agent certificate plus each corporation's executed ratification, effective on filing. Without successor: prescribed agent form, 30-day prefiling written notice, contact data, and effectiveness 30 days after filing; corporation must replace agent before that deadline (§§ 135-136) |
Corporation change defaults effective on filing, with § 103 delayed time up to day 90; $50 ordinary one-page change, $169 blanket change, $119 successor resignation, $2 no-successor resignation; annual report states office/agent but § 133 remains change route; correction can relate back subject to adverse-party exception (§§ 103, 502; 2026 fee schedule) |
Due-diligence failure permits duplicate Secretary service and tracked forwarding; no replacement by no-successor resignation's day-30 effective point causes domestic charter forfeiture, as does 30 days after notice of an enjoined agent; foreign qualification forfeiture and revival are separate (§§ 132(f)(4), 136, 321) |
| District of Columbia verified 2026-08-23 | D.C. Business Organizations Act, D.C. Code §§ 29-301.02, 29-302.02, 29-104.02-.13, and 29-106.01-.02; ordinary domestic for-profit business corporation and common registered-agent system, excluding foreign, nonprofit, provider-contract, and completed-service disputes |
Continuously maintain a District agent; commercial agent, noncommercial individual or domestic/foreign entity, internal officer/employee position, or D.C. Bar member with D.C. office; physical D.C. street address, no P.O. box/private mailbox (§§ 29-101.02, 29-104.02-.05; DLCP FAQ) |
Entity files statement of change; interest holders and governors—meaning shareholders and directors for a corporation—need not approve; alternative amendment route remains available (§§ 29-101.02, 29-104.07) |
State entity name and replacement information; sign for an authorized person on behalf of entity; replacement designation affirms consent; current RA-3 also asks current/new agent names and D.C. addresses, signer name, capacity, signature, and email (§§ 29-104.04, 29-104.07, 29-102.09; RA-3) |
No separate registered-office field in ordinary D.C. corporation filing; named noncommercial agent uses D.C. street plus different mailing address, if any; internal-position route uses person's D.C. business-office address; commercial route uses listed D.C. delivery place (§§ 29-104.03, 29-104.04, and 29-104.05) |
Noncommercial agent files per represented entity and promptly notifies it; commercial name/address/type/jurisdiction filing updates every represented entity, with prompt notice and $10 per entity; unfiled address change permits Mayor to cancel listing (§§ 29-104.08-.09; DLCP fees) |
Agent-signed statement gives entity/agent names, resignation, and notice address; agent promptly sends filing-date notice; effective on replacement or day 31; commercial-listing termination is fixed at 12:01 a.m. day 31; both preserve contract claims (§§ 29-104.06, 29-104.10) |
Entity change normally effective when Mayor files it; $50 entity or noncommercial-agent change, no resignation fee, optional DLCP expedite adds $50 or $100; differing biennial-report agent data acts as change; withdrawal/correction routes apply (§§ 29-102.03-.05, 29-102.11; DLCP) |
Serve agent, tracked mail/commercial delivery to principal office, eligible officer/agent, or Mayor after declaration and duplicate copies; 60 days without agent is dissolution ground, then served notice and 60-day cure; dissolution does not end agent authority (§§ 29-104.12-.13, 29-106.01-.02) |
| Florida verified 2026-08-23 | Florida Business Corporation Act and Chapter 48 service rules; ordinary domestic business corporation, registered agent and office filings, not a provider contract or foreign qualification (Fla. Stat. §§ 607.0120-.0124, 607.0501-.0505, 607.1420, 607.1622, 48.081) |
Continuously maintain Florida registered office and agent; agent is Florida- resident individual or authorized domestic/qualified foreign entity; agent's business address identical to office; simultaneous written acceptance says agent knows and accepts duties (§ 607.0501) |
Corporation files statement; current Division form recites authorization by board resolution, an officer authorized by the board, or written corporation notice for an address change; statute's general signer is director, president, or other officer (§§ 607.0120(6), 607.0502; Form CR2E045) |
State corporation name, current agent and office street address, new agent and/or office; attach/include successor's statutory acceptance; director, president, or other officer signs with name/capacity; seal, attestation, acknowledgment, and verification unnecessary; electronic delivery permitted as department allows (§§ 607.0120, 607.0501(3), 607.0502) |
Florida registered office may be place of business; individual/entity agent's business address must be identical to registered-office address; current form requires Florida street address and rejects P.O. box (§ 607.0501; Form CR2E045) |
Agent may file its own name/address statement per represented corporation, naming corporation, current agent, new name/address, and confirming notice; agent promptly furnishes corporation notice after filing. No separate commercial-agent listing or one-filing bulk route stated (§ 607.05031) |
Signed statement names corporation; after filing, agent promptly mails copy to current corporation mailing address; termination is earlier of day 31 or successor filing; contract rights survive; ordinary active-corporation fee $87.50 (§§ 607.0122(6), 607.0503) |
Statement effective on department filing; $35 outside annual report; same changes may appear in annual report, reinstatement, or articles amendment/ restatement; general delayed date up to day 90; correction relates back except adverse reliance and withdrawal allowed before effect (§§ 607.0122-.0124, 607.0502(3)-(4), 607.1622(2)) |
Serve registered agent first; after agent loss or one good-faith failed attempt tied to statutory noncompliance, serve named officers or latest-report persons, then after due diligence use Secretary/court route. Agent/office lapse and unreported change are dissolution grounds with 60-day cure notice; corporation also cannot maintain suit while noncompliant (§§ 48.081, 607.0501(6)-(7), 607.1420) |
| Georgia verified 2026-08-23 | Georgia Business Corporation Code, principally O.C.G.A. §§ 14-2-501 to -504, with general filing, annual-registration, and dissolution provisions; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation, not nonprofit, foreign, professional, regulated, or provider-contract rules |
Continuously maintain Georgia registered office and agent; agent is Georgia- resident person, domestic corporation/nonprofit/LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/nonprofit/LLC; agent's business office must be identical to registered office (§ 14-2-501) |
Corporation files amendment to annual registration; § 14-2-502 states no board or shareholder vote; filing is executed by board chair, president, or another officer, or incorporator if directors not selected, and may be signed by attorney-in-fact (§§ 14-2-120, -502) |
State corporation name, current office street address and agent, new office and/or agent, and post-change address identity; current CD 900 also asks control number, entity type, county, new-agent email, and authorized-signer capacity; no filed agent consent or notarization stated (§§ 14-2-120, -502; CD 900) |
Registered office is a Georgia street address and may equal a corporation business location; agent's business office must be identical; annual registration reports street address and county, distinct from principal- office mailing address (§§ 14-2-501, -502, -1622) |
Agent changing business-office street address gives corporation written notice, signs and files one statement with new address and all represented corporations; $5 per corporation, $20 minimum; statute has no commercial- agent listing or agent-name bulk route (§§ 14-2-122, -502(b)) |
Agent signs resignation, may discontinue office, and on/before filing sends intent notice to CEO, CFO, secretary, or comparable officer at record address; ends on earlier successor amendment or day 31; statutory filing fee is zero, while paper Form RA-1 states $10 service charge (§§ 14-2-122, -503) |
Change uses current annual registration or, after that period's registration, amended CD 900; amended filing is $20 online or $30 paper with service charge; general filing defaults effective on filing and may delay up to 90 days; correction fixes incorrect/defectively executed filed record and generally relates back (§§ 14-2-123 to -124; CD 900) |
If no agent or reasonable-diligence service fails, registered/certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to corporate secretary at principal office; 60 days without agent/office or without change/resignation notice is a dissolution ground, followed by written notice and 60-day cure; dissolution does not end agent authority (§§ 14-2-504, -1420 to -1421) |
| Hawaii verified 2026-08-23 | Hawaii Business Corporation Act and chapter 425R registered-agent filing system; ordinary domestic private profit corporation, not foreign qualification or provider contract (HRS §§ 414-1, 414-61 to -64; 425R-1 to -11) |
Corporation continuously maintains agent with Hawaii business address; agent may be Hawaii-resident individual, authorized domestic entity, or authorized foreign entity; commercial listing and qualifying internal office/position routes available (§§ 414-61, 425R-3 to -5) |
Entity-certified statement signed for corporation by at least one officer; interest holders and governors need not approve; signer certifies authority and truth, with seal, attestation, acknowledgment, verification, and proof optional (§§ 414-11, 425R-7; Form X-7) |
State entity name and new agent information; current Form X-7 also asks entity type/jurisdiction, current/new agent type, name, jurisdiction, and Hawaii business street address; appointment affirms consent; certified corporate-officer signature (§§ 425R-4, -7; Form X-7) |
No separate registered-office item; agent filing uses actual Hawaii street address or rural-route box for the service-delivery business location; address need not match principal office and no numbered-hours rule (§§ 414-61, 425R-3 to -5) |
Noncommercial agent files per represented entity and promptly notices it; commercial agent files one name/address/type/jurisdiction change effective for every represented entity and promptly notices each; unreported address move for 30 days permits listing cancellation (§§ 425R-5 to -9) |
Agent-certified statement gives entity, agent, resignation, and notice recipient; prompt recorded notice; effective on replacement or day 31 even if entity not in good standing; commercial-list termination is fixed on day 31 and preserves contract rights (§§ 414-63, 425R-6, -10) |
Changes effective on filing and resignation has its own earlier-of clock; $25 per affected entity or $1 each above 200 simultaneous filings; annual report separately repeats agent information; correction relates back except adverse reliance; no delayed change route (§§ 414-14 to -15, 414-472, 425R-2, -7 to -10) |
Serve agent, officer, director, or specified business person; fallback registered/certified mail to principal office, effective by receipt, signed return, or day 5; agent lapse or unfiled name change triggers mailed notice and 60-day cure before dissolution (§§ 414-64, 414-401 to -402) |
| Idaho verified 2026-08-23 | Idaho Uniform Business Organizations Code, including Idaho Registered Agent of Entity Act, plus business-corporation chapter boundary; ordinary domestic private corporation, not foreign registration or provider contract (Idaho Code §§ 30-21-101 to -102, -201 to -214, -401 to -413, -601 to -603) |
Corporation as domestic filing entity maintains Idaho registered agent; choose listed commercial agent, named noncommercial individual/entity, or internal office/position; no separate corporation registered-office item (§§ 30-21-102, -402 to -405) |
Entity signs statement; interest holders and governors need not approve; authorized signer states name/capacity and affirms material truth under perjury penalties; no seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification (§§ 30-21-201, -209, -407(a)-(b)) |
State entity name and agent information effective after filing: commercial- agent name, noncommercial-agent name/address, or internal office/position and delivery address; named designation affirms consent, no statutory separate agent signature (§§ 30-21-403 to -404, -407) |
No separate office duty; noncommercial/internal-position filing gives Idaho street address plus different Idaho mailing address, if any; commercial listing gives Idaho place-of-business address; P.O. box cannot replace street (§§ 30-21-403 to -405) |
Noncommercial agent files per represented entity and promptly notifies it; commercial agent files one name/address/type/jurisdiction change effective for every represented entity and promptly notices each; unreported address move can cancel listing (§§ 30-21-408 to -409) |
Agent-signed statement gives entity/agent names, resignation, and entity notice address; agent promptly gives filing-date notice; effective on new designation or 12:01 a.m. day 31, preserving contract rights (§ 30-21-410) |
Default filing time; permitted delay up to 90 days; current entity change $0 base online/$20 paper-manual; annual report is no-fee alternate change route; withdrawal before effect and correction relation-back available (§§ 30-21-203 to -205, -213(e), -214; SOS forms page) |
Agent receives and forwards process; fallback mail/commercial delivery to principal office, then person in charge, effective by earliest receipt/ signed return/day 5; 60-day agent or reporting lapse plus 60-day notice cure before dissolution (§§ 30-21-412 to -413, -601 to -603) |
| Illinois verified 2026-08-23 | Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983; ordinary domestic share corporation, registered agent, registered office, Secretary of State filing, service, and dissolution routes (805 ILCS 5/5.05-.25, 12.35-.40) |
Continuously maintain both. Agent: Illinois-resident individual or authorized corporation, LLC, LP, or LLP whose purpose permits agent service; agent business office equals registered office (§ 5.05) |
Board resolution required to change the agent or office; corporation must replace a vacant, disqualified, incapacitated, or revoked agent (§ 5.10(a)-(b)(7); Form BCA 5.10/5.20) |
Duplicate statement gives corporation, current/new agent and street office, identity recital, and board authorization; authorized officer signs agent changes, agent signs its office-only change. Signature may supply perjury verification; no filed acceptance field (§§ 1.10, 5.10; form) |
Illinois street/road or rural-route address; P.O. box alone unacceptable; registered office must be identical to agent's business office but need not equal principal/place-of-business office (§ 5.05; Form BCA 5.10/5.20) |
Agent may file a duplicate per-corporation statement to move the office within Illinois; no agent-name, bulk, or commercial-agent-listing route stated (§ 5.20) |
Mail corporation at known principal office at least 10 days before filing; notice gives listed details and effective date at least 30 days after filing. Agent signs; no successor acceleration stated (§ 5.15; Form BCA 5.15) |
Change effective on SOS filing; $25 plus optional $50 expedite. Resignation $5 plus optional $50 expedite. Annual report cannot change agent/office; correction is $50 and cannot replace required filing (§§ 1.15, 5.10, 5.20, 15.10; SOS forms) |
Serve agent or SOS when agent absent/unfindable; SOS route costs $10 and requires dual mail plus affidavit. Agent lapse is dissolution ground; after mailed delinquency notice, 90-day cure (§§ 5.25, 12.35-.40, 15.15) |
| Indiana verified 2026-08-23 | Indiana Business Corporation Law, IC 23-1, plus the cross-entity Uniform Business Organizations Administrative Provisions Act, IC 23-0.5; ordinary domestic private business corporation and its registered-agent/office record—not nonprofit, professional, benefit, foreign-registration, or regulated-entity tracks (§§ 23-0.5-1-2; 23-0.5-1.5-3; 23-1-21-2) |
Maintain an Indiana agent; agent may be an individual, general partnership, domestic filing entity, registered foreign entity, or listed commercial agent. No individual-residency or separate self-agent prohibition appears; consent or a consent representation is required (§§ 23-0.5-4-1 to -4) |
Corporation delivers a signed statement changing its filed agent information; directors and shareholders need not approve the filing. Authorized representative signs for the entity (§§ 23-0.5-1.5-15, -17; 23-0.5-4-6; Form 56367) |
Entity name and information to become effective; current agent and either commercial-agent name or noncommercial-agent name/Indiana street address; successor consent stated or represented. Authorized signer gives name and capacity; no seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or statutory verification required, although Form 56367 uses perjury verification (§§ 23-0.5-2-1; 23-0.5-4-6; Form 56367) |
Initial articles state an Indiana registered-office street address and agent at that office. Ongoing noncommercial record uses the agent's Indiana street address; P.O. box alone is rejected unless paired with a rural-route number. Commercial agent uses its listed Indiana business address (§§ 23-1-21-2; 23-0.5-4-2 to -4; Form 56367) |
Noncommercial agent files a signed change for each represented entity and promptly gives recorded notice. Commercial agent's signed name, address, email, entity-type, or jurisdiction change updates every represented entity; address nonfiling can cancel the listing (§§ 23-0.5-4-7 to -8) |
Signed statement gives entity/agent names, resignation, and notice address; agent promptly sends recorded notice of filing date. Effective earlier of day 31 or successor designation; resignation is allowed regardless of entity status and does not erase contract rights (§ 23-0.5-4-9; Form 26285) |
Entity change normally effective at filing, with a later time or permitted delayed date up to 90 days; entity-change and resignation forms say no fee. Biennial report may update agent data; withdrawal before effectiveness and articles of correction remain available (§§ 23-0.5-2-3 to -5, -13; Forms 56367 and 26285) |
Serve agent; if absent/unservable, use tracked delivery to principal office, then person in charge at a regular business place. A 60-day agent lapse or unreported change supports notice and 60-day cure before dissolution; no automatic Secretary-service route (§§ 23-0.5-4-10 to -11; 23-0.5-6-1 to -2) |
| Iowa verified 2026-08-23 | Iowa Business Corporation Act, Iowa Code chapter 490; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation, with office-and-agent rules in §§ 490.140 and 490.501-.504 and 2026 unauthorized-use amendments, not provider selection, foreign qualification, or service litigation |
Continuously maintain Iowa registered office and agent; agent may be Iowa- resident individual or domestic/foreign corporation or eligible entity, with foreign entity registered to do business; agent's business office is identical to registered office (§§ 490.140(17), 490.501) |
Corporation delivers statement to change office, agent, or both; § 490.502 states no separate board/shareholder approval threshold; board chair, president, another officer, or applicable court fiduciary signs under the general filing rule (§§ 490.120(6)-(7), 490.502) |
State corporation name, current street/mailing office addresses, new addresses if changed, current agent, new agent plus written consent if changed, and post-change address identity; current form adds agent email, consent/notice signatures, signer capacity/date/phone, and one-copy paper, fax, or Fast Track routes (§§ 490.120, 490.502; Form 635_0119) |
Iowa office may be a place of business; filed record gives street and mailing addresses, and both must match the corresponding agent business- office addresses after a change; cited provisions state no separate normal- hours or categorical P.O.-box ban (§§ 490.501-.502) |
Agent whose business address changes gives signed written entity notice and files signed statement; may file per corporation or one statement for all named corporations and mail each a copy; separate notarized affidavit can remove unauthorized agent/name/address/email information immediately; no separate commercial-agent listing appears (§ 490.502(2)-(3); 2026 Iowa Acts ch. 1145, § 23) |
Agent signs statement naming corporation, agent, resignation, and notice address, then promptly notifies corporation; effective earlier of 12:01 a.m. on day 31 after filing or successor designation; no fee, good standing not required, and contract rights survive (§§ 490.122(1)(i), 490.503; Form 635_0987) |
Ordinary change defaults to filing time and may delay at most 90 days; corporation, agent-address, resignation, and unauthorized-removal filings are free; $15/$50/$125/$200 expedite tiers; $60 biennial report may carry a compliant change; $5 correction generally relates back subject to reliance (§§ 490.122-.124, 490.1621; 2026 SF 629) |
If no agent or reasonable diligence fails, certified/registered mail goes to corporate secretary at principal office, then SOS service by duplicate copies and $5 if that route fails; ordinary 60-day agent/office or notice lapse plus 60-day post-notice cure can end in administrative dissolution; dissolution does not terminate agent authority (§§ 490.122(2), 490.504, 490.1420-.1421, as amended) |
| Kansas verified 2026-08-23 | Business Entity Standard Treatment Act, K.S.A. §§ 17-7903 and 17-7924 to -7929, plus Business Entity Information Report and civil-service provisions; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation, not foreign qualification or provider contract (§§ 17-7503, 60-304) |
Maintain Kansas registered office and resident agent; agent may be corporation itself, Kansas-resident individual, listed domestic entity, or authorized foreign entity; entity agent good-standing office identical and generally open, individual generally present often enough for service (§§ 17-7924 to -7925) |
Governing-body action or any other means in organic rules; no universal shareholder vote; filing signed by authorized officer, or specified director/ holder substitutes if officers absent (§§ 17-7908, 17-7926(a)) |
Current ROA asks Kansas ID, exact entity name, resident-agent name, complete Kansas registered-office street address, and authorized-person perjury signature; electronic/facsimile/conformed signatures allowed; cited law/form state no separate agent-consent attachment (§§ 17-7908 to -7910, 17-7926; Form ROA) |
Kansas building/suite, street or rural-route/box, city, state, ZIP; Form ROA bars P.O. boxes and requires a place where agent may be regularly present; domestic-entity agent keeps identical, generally open business office; office may differ from corporation's business (§§ 17-7924 to -7925) |
Agent may move office or change name for all listed entities in one certificate; include every entity and old/new information; merger, conversion, or qualifying division counts as name change; same-structure suite move is free; current bulk fee $150 (§ 17-7927; Form RGO) |
With successor: agent files successor name/address plus each entity's signed ratification, effective on filing. Without successor: written entity notice at least 30 days prefiling, contact details/date in agent-signed certificate, resignation effective 30 days postfiling; replacement due before day 61 or organizing documents are forfeited (§§ 17-7928 to -7929) |
Filing default effective immediately, delay up to 90 days unless specific resignation timing controls; entity change $30 online/$35 paper; agent single change/resignation $35 and bulk $150; biennial report omits agent/office and is not alternate route; correction relates back except adverse reliance (§§ 17-7911 to -7912, 17-7503; Forms ROA/RGO/RAN) |
Officer/manager/agent or person in charge may receive process; Secretary of State becomes service agent if no resident agent or diligent search fails, forwards by return receipt, and charges $40; death/move lapse may cause forfeiture after 30-day replacement plus notice, while no-successor resignation causes mandatory forfeiture after 60 days (§§ 17-7926, 17-7929, 60-304(e)-(f)) |
| Kentucky verified 2026-08-23 | Kentucky Business Corporation Act, ch. 271B, plus common ch. 14A filing, office, agent, service, annual-report, and dissolution rules; ordinary domestic private business corporation, not nonprofit, foreign, LLC, partnership, cooperative, regulated, or provider-contract tracks (§ 271B.1-010; §§ 14A.4-010 to -040) |
Continuously maintain Kentucky office and agent. Agent may be Kentucky- resident individual or domestic/qualified foreign entity, with business address identical to office. Current form requires physical location, bars P.O.-box-only and self-agent entity, and written appointment acceptance (§ 14A.4-010; Form RAC) |
Entity may change office, agent, or both by statement; no board/shareholder approval recital. Board chair, president, another officer, or duly authorized representative signs; court fiduciary fallback applies (§§ 14A.4-020, 14A.2-020) |
Entity name, current/new office street addresses, current/new agent, successor's written consent, and identical-address statement. Current Form RAC adds perjury declaration, online or one paper copy, and agent signature; no notary or delayed-date field (§ 14A.4-020; Form RAC) |
Kentucky registered office may share an entity business place but must be the same street/business address as agent. Current form requires street or specific physical location, says P.O. box insufficient, and states no registered-agent hours rule (§§ 14A.4-010 to -020; Form RAC) |
Agent moving business address must notify each represented entity in writing, file compliant statement, and recite notice; $10 per affected entity, capped at $2,000. No agent-name or commercial-listing route stated (§ 14A.4-020(2); § 14A.2-060(1)(i)) |
Agent signs and files, may discontinue office; SOS mails copies to continuing office and principal office. Ends earlier of successor/office appointment or day 31; no agent-to-entity pre-notice stated. Current paper form uses one copy and no fee (§ 14A.4-030; Form SRA) |
Entity change and new appointment effective on filing, with no delayed field; $10 corporation change, $10 per agent-move entity/$2,000 cap, resignation free. Annual report confirms but cannot change agent/office; correction is $15 and generally relates back subject to reliance (§§ 14A.4-020, 14A.2-060, 14A.2-090, 14A.6-010; SOS materials) |
If no agent or reasonable-diligence service fails, registered/certified mail goes to principal office and appropriate recipient; perfects on earliest receipt, signed return, or day 5. Sixty-day lapse/change-notice grounds, then 60-day notice cure before dissolution; agent authority survives dissolution. Other service, foreign, contract, and reinstatement tracks separate (§§ 14A.4-040, 14A.7-010 to -020) |
| Louisiana verified 2026-08-23 | Louisiana Business Corporation Act, La. R.S. 12:1-101 et seq., Part 5 office, agent, change, resignation, and service rules plus general filing, annual- report, fee, correction, and termination provisions; ordinary domestic private business corporation, not nonprofit, foreign, LLC, regulated, or provider- contract tracks (§§ 12:1-101, -501 to -504) |
Continuously maintain Louisiana registered office and agent. Agent may be Louisiana-resident individual or domestic/authorized foreign corporation or other eligible entity with in-state office, organizational authority, and filed names of two authorized recipients (§ 12:1-501) |
Corporation may change office, agent identity, or agent address by statement; no board/shareholder approval recital stated. Board chair, president, or another officer signs; court fiduciary signs when applicable (§§ 12:1-502, -120(F)) |
Corporate name; current/new office street addresses; current agent name/street address; new agent and signed written consent; new agent address; and two authorized recipients for an entity agent. Consent must be acknowledged or authentic act; typed/printed or permitted electronic filing (§§ 12:1-502, -120) |
Change statement uses street addresses for office and agent. Registered office may differ from corporate business locations; entity agent separately maintains Louisiana office. No identity-between-offices, P.O.-box, or fixed-hours rule stated in complete Part 5 (§§ 12:1-501 to -504) |
Agent may change street address for all represented corporations in one statement naming each corporation and certifying notice to all; no advance-notice period, agent-name route, or commercial-agent listing stated (§ 12:1-502(B)-(C)) |
Agent signs original plus two copies; may discontinue registered office when it is the agent's office. SOS mails copies to remaining office and principal office; appointment/office ends on day 31, with no successor acceleration or agent-to- corporation pre-notice stated (§ 12:1-503) |
Receipt/filed-time effect unless later time/date through day 90. Change or resignation costs $25 now, $30 Oct. 1, 2026; expedite rises $50/$30 to $60/$35. Annual report states current agent/office but is not expressly the change filing; articles of correction relate back subject to reliance (§§ 12:1-123, -124, -1621; § 49:222; Act 921) |
Agent serves; if absent/unservable, registered/certified mail to corporate secretary at principal office, perfected at earliest receipt, signed return, or five days after proper mailing. Ninety-day office/agent lapse plus at least 30 days' written notice and cure opportunity leads to administrative termination; other service, foreign, contract, and reinstatement tracks separate (§§ 12:1-504, -1442) |
| Maine verified 2026-08-23 | Maine Business Corporation Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; ordinary domestic private Title 13-C corporation uses a clerk rather than a registered agent or separate registered office (13-C M.R.S. §§ 511-512; 5 M.R.S. ch. 6-A) |
Continuously maintain a Maine clerk who is a resident natural person; may also be director/officer or hold no other role; no current separate registered-office duty (13-C M.R.S. § 511; current chs. 5 and 5-A indexes) |
Board appoints and changes clerk by resolution unless articles/bylaws expressly reserve the decision to shareholders; clerk's own name/address update follows agent-filed route (13-C M.R.S. § 511; 5 M.R.S. §§ 108-110) |
CLK/RA-3 states entity, current clerk, and new commercial/noncommercial information; appointment affirms consent; authorized officer or clerk signs a new appointment, while existing clerk signs own information change (§§ 105, 108; 13-C M.R.S. § 121; CLK/RA-3) |
No separate registered office; noncommercial clerk filing uses actual Maine street/rural-route address plus different Maine mailing address, if any; commercial listing uses Maine business delivery address (§§ 104-106) |
Noncommercial clerk files per entity and promptly notices it; commercial clerk files one statement affecting every represented entity, with cancellation risk for an unfiled address change (§§ 109-110) |
Per-entity resignation names entity, clerk, and notice recipient, with prompt entity notice; effective on replacement or day 31. Whole commercial listing termination is fixed on day 31 (§§ 107, 111) |
Entity/noncommercial changes effective on filing and usually $35; commercial change $50; noncommercial resignation $35, commercial resignation free; +$50/$100 expedite; $50 correction; annual report lists current clerk but is not an express substitute (§§ 103, 108-111; 13-C M.R.S. §§ 123, 126, 1621; forms) |
Fallback registered/certified mail to named governors at principal office, then hand delivery; no clerk or missing change notice triggers mailed determination and 60-day cure before dissolution; clerk authority survives and contract rights remain separate (§§ 107, 111, 113; 13-C M.R.S. §§ 1420-1421) |
| Maryland verified 2026-08-23 | Maryland General Corporation Law, Corporations and Associations Titles 1-3; ordinary domestic private stock corporation, Maryland principal office and “resident agent”—not LLC, nonstock, professional, close-corporation no-board, foreign-qualification, or regulated-entity tracks (§§ 1-101, 2-108) |
Corporation must have Maryland principal office and resident agent. Agent is Maryland-resident individual or Maryland corporation, LLC, or LP; no adult- citizen limitation in current statute and no represented-corporation exclusion stated (§§ 1-101(w)-(x), 2-108(a)) |
Board authorizes resident-agent or principal-office designation/change by resolution; corporation files certified copy. Resident-agent address-only change may instead use president/vice-president statement; no stockholder approval for ordinary board corporation (§ 2-108(b)) |
Resolution identifies corporation/jurisdiction and current/new office or agent; officer certifies resolution under perjury, secretary/assistant secretary signs, and new agent signs consent. Other filing signers follow § 1-301(b) fallback hierarchy (§§ 1-301, 2-108; SDAT form) |
Maryland uses separate principal-office and resident-agent addresses, not a matching registered-office rule. Current form calls for Maryland addresses; general statute defines address and principal office but states no fixed business-hours or office-identity test (§§ 1-101(b), (w), 2-108) |
Agent address statement lists represented corporations, old/new addresses, and effective date; may also move co-located principal offices after written corporation notice and recital. $25 per entity, bulk cap $30,000; no separate commercial-agent system (§§ 1-203(b)(2), 2-108(c)) |
Agent files counterpart/photocopy of signed resignation. Unless later time stated, effective on filing if successor appointed, otherwise day 10; statute states no separate corporation-notice or copy-mailing step (§ 2-108(d)) |
Change effective on SDAT acceptance; $25 regular and optional $50 expedited. No annual-report change route stated in § 2-108/form. Certificate of correction fixes error/defective execution but cannot alter board resolution, effective date, or detrimentally relied-on rights (§§ 1-203, 1-207, 2-108) |
Serve resident agent, president, secretary, or treasurer; after failure use manager, director, vice president, assistant officer, or authorized person; SDAT substituted service for statutory triggers. No active agent means not good standing, but § 3-503 states no separate agent-lapse forfeiture clock (§§ 1-401, 3-503; Md. Rule 2-124(d), (o); SDAT guidance) |
| Massachusetts verified 2026-08-23 | Massachusetts Business Corporation Act, G.L. c. 156D; ordinary domestic private business corporation and its registered agent/office—not chapter 156C resident-agent rules, nonprofit, professional, or foreign-corporation tracks (§§ 5.01-.03; 950 CMR 113.20-.23) |
Continuously maintain Massachusetts registered office and agent; agent may be any individual, including secretary/officer, domestic business or nonprofit corporation, or authorized foreign business/nonprofit corporation; agent business office is the registered office (§ 5.01). Pending H.3323 would add domestic and authorized foreign "other entities" but is not law |
Corporation delivers statement changing agent, office, or both; chair, president, other officer, or court-appointed fiduciary executes. Sections 1.20 and 5.02 state no separate board or shareholder approval threshold |
Corporation name; current office street address; new office if changed; current agent; new agent if changed plus written consent on or attached to statement; identity declaration; Secretary filing. No copy is required; seal, attestation, acknowledgment, and verification are optional (§§ 1.20(f)-(h), 5.02(a); official form) |
Massachusetts street address; office may, but need not, be a corporation business place, but agent's business office and registered office must be identical. Current form requires number, street, city/town, state, and ZIP (§§ 5.01-.02; official forms) |
If agent moves its business office, it first notifies each corporation in writing, then manually or by facsimile signs a compliant statement reciting notice; one statement may list multiple corporations. No separate agent-name or commercial-listing route appears in §§ 5.01-.03 (§ 5.02(b)) |
Agent signs and files statement, furnishes corporation a copy, and may also discontinue registered office; appointment and any stated office end on day 31 after filing. Current form permits a later effective date within 90 days; statute does not make successor appointment accelerate resignation (§ 5.03) |
Ordinary change effective when approved or delayed up to 90 days; paper $25, fax $31 total, electronic no fee. Annual report repeats current agent/office but the official supplemental-information form cannot change them. Articles of correction fix typo, incorrect statement, or defective execution with reliance protection (§§ 1.23-.24, 16.22; official page/forms/fee schedule) |
Rule 4(d)(2) permits service on agent, officer, managing/general agent, or person in charge at Massachusetts principal place; after diligent failure, court may issue order of notice. Chapter 156D dissolution grounds are two years of report/tax default or inactivity/public interest—not agent lapse alone; administrative dissolution follows notice to agent and 90-day cure (§§ 14.20-.21; Mass. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)) |
| Michigan verified 2026-08-23 | Michigan Business Corporation Act and corporation-service statute; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation and its resident-agent record, not nonprofit, professional, benefit, foreign, regulated, litigation, or provider-contract rules (MCL §§ 450.1101, 450.1106, 450.1241-.1243; 600.1920) |
Continuously maintain Michigan registered office and resident agent; agent may be Michigan-resident individual, domestic corporation or LLC, or authorized foreign corporation or LLC; agent business office or residence and registered-office address must match (§ 450.1241) |
Corporation files statement changing agent, office, or both after board resolution; authorized officer/agent signs, incorporator or majority of incorporators signs before first board meeting, and secretary or assistant secretary is expressly permitted (§§ 450.1132, 450.1242(1)) |
State corporation name, current office street/mailing addresses and agent, changed office street/mailing addresses and/or successor agent, identical- address statement, and board authorization; Form 520 adds Bureau ID and signature/name/title/date, with no separate filed successor-agent acceptance (§ 450.1242; Form 520) |
Michigan address identical to agent's business office or residence; office may be corporation's business place; Form 520 requires street address, forbids P.O. box as registered office, and permits different mailing address (§ 450.1241; Form 520) |
Resident agent moving within Michigan may file an office-address change, sign it, omit successor-agent and board-resolution items, and recite that a copy was mailed to corporation; §§ 450.1241-.1243 provide no agent-name bulk or commercial-listing route (§ 450.1242(2)) |
Agent files written notice with corporation president or vice president and administrator; corporation promptly appoints successor; appointment and old office end on earlier successor appointment or 30 days after administrator receives notice; corporation resignation filing has no fee (§ 450.1243; Form 521) |
Change defaults effective when endorsed, with later time no more than 90 days after delivery; $5; current annual report may update agent and office and costs $25 through September 30, 2027; $10 correction relates back except against adversely affected reliance (§§ 450.1131, 450.1133, 450.1911, 450.2060; LARA annual-filing guidance) |
Serve officer/agent or statutory alternatives; no maintained resident agent permits registered-mail service to corporation or appropriate officer and state filing office; cited Act has no separate domestic agent-lapse dissolution clock, while two years of annual-report/fee default triggers automatic dissolution 60 days later after advance notice (§§ 600.1920, 450.1922) |
| Minnesota verified 2026-08-23 | Minnesota Business Corporation Act, ch. 302A, incorporates common ch. 5 registered-office, optional-agent, service, and global-filing rules; ordinary domestic private business corporation, not foreign, nonprofit, professional, cooperative, or regulated-entity routes (§§ 302A.121, 5.25, 5.29, 5.36) |
Continuously maintain actual Minnesota registered office; agent optional. If named, agent may be Minnesota-resident individual, Minnesota corporation or LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/LLC, with business office identical to registered office. Current form bars self-agent designation and has no separate consent line (§§ 302A.121, 5.36; SOS form) |
Entity change requires resolution approved by affirmative vote of a majority of governing body present. Authorized person or authorized agent signs under perjury certification; agent's own name/address filing does not answer the resolution recital (§ 5.36, subds. 3, 5; SOS form) |
File number/entity name, new Minnesota office, new agent or NONE, office- identity and authorization/agent-notice recitals, authorized signature/date, official-notice email, contact, and agricultural-land response. No agent signature, consent attachment, notarization, or delayed-date field (§ 5.36; SOS change form) |
Actual Minnesota office location required; P.O. box may supplement but not replace it. Office need not be principal business/executive office. If agent is named, its business office must be identical; no fixed business-hours rule stated (§ 5.36, subds. 1-2) |
Agent changing own name/address files for each represented entity and states that a copy was mailed to each entity/legal representative; no governing- body recital. Each transaction carries separate fee, with $35,000 aggregate cap. No commercial-agent listing system (§§ 5.29, 5.36, subd. 5) |
Agent files signed written resignation stating a signed copy was given to corporation at principal executive office or legal representative. Appointment ends 30 days after filing; no successor required because domestic corporation may proceed with no agent while maintaining office (§§ 302A.121, 5.36, subd. 4) |
Current change form states no delayed-effective route; $35 mail or $55 expedited online/in person. Compliance-only office correction has no fee. Annual renewal is free while active but cannot change agent/office—submit amendment/change with $35 fee. Current forms list no separate agent-correction or resignation packet (§§ 5.36, 5.34; SOS forms) |
Serve agent if any, then officer when none, then Secretary if neither found at filed address; Secretary service costs $35 and is certified-mailed. No agent- lapse default because agent optional. Missing annual renewal by December 31 produces administrative dissolution; foreign and provider-contract tracks remain separate (§§ 5.25, 5.34, 302A.821) |
| Mississippi verified 2026-08-23 | Mississippi Registered Agents Act, Miss. Code §§ 79-35-1 to -19, plus Business Corporation Act reporting/default provisions; ordinary domestic private corporation as represented domestic filing entity, not provider contract or foreign qualification (§§ 79-35-2, 79-4-14.20 to -14.21) |
Maintain an agent to avoid 60-day default; commercial agent or noncommercial individual/domestic/foreign entity with Mississippi physical address; noncommercial record includes email; entity must notify agent, provide forwarding address, and obtain consent (§§ 79-35-2(13), -4 to -5, 79-4-14.20(3)) |
Corporation files statement changing information on file; interest holders and governors need not approve, and statute states no separate board or shareholder threshold (§ 79-35-8(a)-(b)) |
State entity name and resulting commercial-agent name or noncommercial name, Mississippi street/mailing address, and email; sign on entity's behalf; appointment affirms prior notice, forwarding address, and consent; SOS uses online existing-business amendment, not separate paper form (§§ 79-35-4 to -5, -8; SOS FAQ) |
Actual Mississippi street address plus different Mississippi mailing address; SOS describes physical in-state address; current Chapter 35 records agent address rather than a separately maintained corporation registered office (§§ 79-35-4 to -5; 2012 HB 1162 §§ 123-126) |
Noncommercial agent files name/address/email change per entity with prompt notice; one commercial filing changes name, address, email, type, or jurisdiction for all represented entities with prompt notice; unfiled commercial address move permits cancellation (§§ 79-35-9 to -10) |
Signed statement names entity and agent and states resignation; certify written notice sent at least 30 days before filing to each entity's last-known principal office and list each notice name/address; effective earlier of day 31 or successor; good standing irrelevant; contracts survive (§ 79-35-11) |
Change effective on filing; $10 per entity, maximum $1,000; resignation free; commercial listing $100 and termination $50; $25 corporate annual report must carry current agent information; $50 correction fixes original inaccuracy or execution defect, not a later change (§§ 79-35-3, -6, -8 to -10, 79-4-1.24, 79-4-16.22; SOS fee schedule/FAQ) |
If no agent or diligent service fails, serve governors under court rules, then Secretary of State; failed notice/demand may go to person in charge at regular business; 60-day agent lapse or reporting lapse starts proceedings, followed by first-class written notice and 60-day cure; agent authority survives dissolution (§§ 79-35-13 to -14, 79-4-14.20 to -14.21) |
| Missouri verified 2026-08-23 | Missouri General and Business Corporation Law, chapter 351; ordinary domestic private business corporation and its registered office/agent—not LLC, nonprofit, professional, close-corporation overlay, foreign- qualification, or regulated-entity tracks (§§ 351.046, 351.370-.380) |
Continuously maintain Missouri office and agent; agent is Missouri-resident individual or authorized corporation, with business office identical to registered office. Current Corp. 59 says the corporation may not act as its own agent (§ 351.370; Corp. 59) |
Board resolution must authorize the change, and the filed statement recites it. Chair, president, another officer, or court-appointed fiduciary executes; shareholder approval is not stated (§§ 351.046(6)-(7), 351.375.1(7)) |
Corporation name; current office/agent; new office/agent; matching-office declaration; board-resolution recital; successor's written consent on or attached. Signer states name/capacity and truth belief; seal, attestation, acknowledgment, verification, or proof is optional (§§ 351.046, 351.375; Corp. 59) |
Missouri physical street address where agent may be served; P.O. box only with same-city physical address; no retail-mailing-store address. Office may differ from corporation business place but must equal agent business office (§ 351.370; SOS FAQ; Corp. 59) |
Agent moving its business office first notifies corporation in writing, then signs manually/facsimile and files compliant statement reciting notice; effective on filing. No express agent-name, bulk, or commercial-listing system in §§ 351.370-.376 (§ 351.375.3) |
Agent files duplicate written notice; Secretary promptly mails copy to an officer at last-known address other than registered office. Effective 30 days after Secretary receipt; successor appointment does not expressly accelerate it (§ 351.376) |
Change effective on filing; current Corp. 59 fee $10. Statutory base is $5 plus temporary $5 surcharge expiring after 2026-12-31; resignation has same base/surcharge structure. Registration report may make change with board and agent consents; correction relates back subject to reliance (§§ 351.049, 351.120, 351.127, 351.658) |
Agent receives process; no maintained agent automatically appoints Secretary, who forwards by registered mail to registered office. Thirty days without agent/office or without reporting change/resignation is a dissolution ground; notice and 60-day cure follow (§§ 351.380, 351.484-.486) |
| Montana verified 2026-08-23 | Montana Business Corporation Act plus Model Registered Agents Act; ordinary domestic private corporation, separate registered office and registered agent, excluding foreign registration and provider contract (§§ 35-14-501 to -504; 35-7-102 to -114) |
Continuously maintain MT office and agent; agent may be listed commercial individual/entity or noncommercial individual/domestic/foreign entity; no internal office-position route (§§ 35-14-501; 35-7-102, -105 to -106) |
Corporation changes under Title 35 ch. 7; interest holders or governors need not approve statement, and no separate board/shareholder approval or recital is stated (§§ 35-14-502; 35-7-108(2)) |
Agent change states corporation name and post-change agent information, signed on behalf of corporation; appointment affirms agent consent without separate acceptance; current route is online (§§ 35-7-105, -108; SOS) |
Separate MT registered office with street and mailing addresses; noncommercial agent filing needs MT street/rural-route plus different mailing address, if any; no statutory identity/co-location rule (§§ 35-14-501, -1621; 35-7-104 to -106) |
Noncommercial agent files per represented entity and promptly notices it; commercial agent files one name/address/type/jurisdiction statement affecting all represented entities, with cancellation risk for unfiled address change (§§ 35-7-109 to -110) |
Per-entity statement names entity, agent, and notice recipient; prompt entity notice; effective on replacement or day 31. Whole commercial-listing termination is fixed day 31 (§§ 35-14-503; 35-7-107, -111) |
Agent change effective on filing; combined office/agent change has no fee; resignation not separately itemized on public schedule; 24-hour $20, 1-hour $100; $15 correction; annual report reports current office/agent but is not an express change substitute (§§ 35-7-108 to -111; 35-14-124, -1621; SOS) |
Fallback mail to corporate secretary, then Secretary of State, each with receipt/return/day-5 perfection; 60-day office/agent or notice lapse, then proposed-dissolution notice and 90-day cure; agent authority survives and provider contracts remain separate (§§ 35-14-504, -1420 to -1421; 35-7-107, -111) |
| Nebraska verified 2026-08-23 | Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act filing, registered-agent, service, correction, and administrative-dissolution provisions; ordinary domestic private corporation, not foreign qualification or provider contract (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 21-203 to -207, 21-233 to -236, 21-2,193 to -2,195) |
Continuously maintain Nebraska registered office and agent; agent may be resident individual or domestic/foreign corporation or other eligible entity; foreign entity must be authorized and every agent business office identical to registered office (§ 21-233) |
Filing signed by board chair, president, another officer, or statutory incorporator/fiduciary substitute; change section states no separate board or shareholder approval threshold (§§ 21-203(f)-(g), 21-234(a)) |
Corporation name; current office and agent name/street address; new office and/or agent; optional P.O. box; new agent's written consent on or attached; identical-street declaration; signed filing, no seal/notary required (§§ 21-203, 21-234(a); SOS form) |
Nebraska street address required; P.O. box only in addition; agent business- office street must equal registered-office street; office may be same as a business place but need not be (§§ 21-233 to -234) |
Agent may update street/P.O.-box office addresses after signed written entity notice and agent-signed statement; current fee $30 per affected corporation, capped at $1,000; no separate name-change/commercial-agent listing stated (§§ 21-205(a)(3), 21-234(b); SOS fee page) |
Agent signs and files original plus two exact/conformed copies; may discontinue office; SOS mails registered-office and principal-office copies; appointment/office ends day 31, with no successor acceleration (§ 21-235) |
Accepted change defaults to filing time; general delayed date up to 90 days; entity change $25 online/$30 in-office, resignation free; biennial-report amendment omits agent/office; correction relates back except adverse reliance (§§ 21-205 to -207; SOS forms/fees) |
If no agent or diligent service fails, registered/certified return-receipt mail to corporate secretary at principal office, perfected by earliest of receipt, signed return, or day 5; 60-day agent/office or notice default plus 60-day postservice cure before dissolution (§§ 21-236, 21-2,193 to -2,195) |
| Nevada verified 2026-08-23 | Nevada Model Registered Agents Act, NRS chapter 77, plus corporation NRS chapter 78 and service NRS chapter 14; ordinary domestic private Chapter 78 corporation, not provider selection, foreign qualification, or completed- service litigation (§§ 77.010-.400, 78.090-.097) |
Keep Nevada-resident/located agent and physical Nevada registered office; choose commercial agent, noncommercial individual/entity, or office/position within entity; 10+ represented entities requires commercial registration; commercial-agent felony/fraud disqualifications apply (§§ 14.020, 77.040, 77.140, 77.230, 77.310-.320, 78.090) |
Entity-signed statement changes filed agent information; interest holders and governors need not approve; alternative is amendment of most recent registered-agent filing under other Nevada law; current form requires authorized entity signature (§ 77.340) |
State entity name and information effective after filing; replacement includes commercial-agent name or noncommercial/office-position name/title and Nevada addresses plus agent acceptance; current form adds NVID, old noncommercial data, type, optional email, agent and entity signatures; form required, online/mail routes (§§ 77.290-.310, 77.340; SOS form) |
Filing uses actual Nevada street address or rural-route box plus Nevada mailing address if different; agent street address is corporation's registered office and may use separate P.O. box for mail; nonhome street location must be normally staffed, with $100-$500 daily fine (§§ 14.020, 77.300, 78.090) |
Noncommercial agent files $60 change per entity and promptly notifies it; commercial agent files one $60 name/address/type/jurisdiction change effective for every represented entity and promptly notifies all; unfiled address move permits cancellation; commercial termination is fixed day 31 (§§ 77.280, 77.330, 77.350-.360) |
Agent-signed statement may list multiple entities; written notice stated and prompt dated notice furnished, copies retained one year; effective earlier of day 31 or new appointment; good standing unnecessary and contracts survive; $100 first entity plus $1 each additional (§§ 77.280, 77.370; SOS form) |
Entity, noncommercial, and commercial changes take effect on filing with no delayed-date option stated; changes $60, resignation $100+$1; online portal usually same-day free, paper 24-hour $25 and 2-/1-hour $500/$1,000; annual officer/director list does not carry agent data; $175 correction only for inaccurate/defective filed record (§§ 77.280, 77.340-.360, 78.0295, 78.150) |
Serve listed agent or suitable person at staffed street address; vacancy or unstaffed office allows $10 SOS service after due-diligence affidavit and follow-up mail, with 40-day response; no replacement by vacancy date means immediate default, $75 penalty, notice, and charter revocation on statutory anniversary schedule (§§ 14.020-.030, 78.097, 78.170-.175) |
| New Hampshire verified 2026-08-23 | New Hampshire Business Corporation Act; ordinary domestic private business corporation, registered office and agent, excluding foreign qualification and provider contract (RSA 293-A:1.01, :5.01 to :5.04, :14.20 to :14.21) |
Continuously maintain NH office and agent; agent may be resident individual, qualifying domestic/authorized corporation, NH/authorized LLC, or qualifying LLP; agent business office identical to registered office (§ 293-A:5.01) |
Corporation delivers change; board chair, president, another officer, a qualifying incorporator, or court fiduciary executes under general filing rule; no separate board/shareholder approval or recital stated (§§ 293-A:1.20, :5.02) |
State corporation, current office/agent, each new office/agent, and identical post-change street addresses; no statutory new-agent consent or signature; paper Form 10 or online filing, with corporation-specific execution rule (§§ 293-A:1.20, :5.02; Form 10) |
Registered office is NH street/physical address and may equal a business place; agent business office must be identical; P.O. box requires physical location and agent should generally be available during regular hours (§§ 293-A:5.01 to :5.02; SOS) |
Agent may self-change represented corporation's office street address after signed written corporation notice; no separate agent-name or commercial-list route; SOS may set fees for electronic bulk agent/office-address changes (§§ 293-A:1.22(e)-(f), :5.02(b)) |
Agent files signed original plus one copy and may discontinue office; SOS mails principal office; fixed day-31 termination, no successor acceleration; no filing fee (§§ 293-A:1.22(b)(6), :5.03) |
Filing-time default, specified time or delay up to 90 days; $15 change plus $2 online handling, free resignation; annual report separately lists office/agent; correction within one year generally relates back except adverse reliance (§§ 293-A:1.22 to :1.24, :16.21; SOS) |
Agent service; fallback registered/certified mail to corporate secretary at principal office, effective by receipt, signed return, or day 5; 60-day agent/office or notice lapse, then mailed determination and separate 60-day cure before dissolution (§§ 293-A:5.04, :14.20 to :14.21) |
| New Mexico verified 2026-08-23 | New Mexico Business Corporation Act, Corporate Reports Act, Chapter 53 filing provisions, and Secretary-of-State service statute; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation, not foreign qualification, nonprofit procedure, or provider contract (NMSA 1978 §§ 53-5-2, 53-11-11 to -14, 38-1-5) |
Continuously maintain New Mexico registered office and agent; agent may be resident individual, domestic corporation, or authorized foreign corporation; agent's business office must be identical to registered office (§ 53-11-11) |
Corporation files change statement executed by authorized officer; change section states no separate board or shareholder approval threshold (§ 53-11-13(A)-(B)) |
State corporation name, current office and agent, changed office and/or successor name, successor's executed acceptance, and identical-address declaration; authorized officer signs; business filings online-only (§§ 53-2-11, 53-11-13(A)-(B); SOS filing instruction) |
Office is in New Mexico and may differ from place of business, but agent's business office must be identical; corporate report carries mailing plus municipal street or rural-route/box/location details (§§ 53-5-2(A), 53-11-11, 53-11-13(A)(6)) |
Agent may change represented corporation's office address, with agent-only signature and mailed-copy recital for same-county move or written entity notice for street move; no separate agent-name/commercial-listing system stated; statutory agent-address statement fee $25 (§§ 53-2-1(A)(7), 53-11-13(D)-(E)) |
Agent files written resignation; SOS immediately mails copy to recorded principal place of business; appointment terminates 30 days after SOS receipt, with no express successor-acceleration clause (§ 53-11-13(C)) |
Entity change effective on filing; $25 corporation change or agent-address statement; online-only; biennial report records agent/office and later changes require supplemental report, but change statement fulfills that duty; rejected report gets 30-day correction safe harbor (§§ 53-2-1, 53-5-2, 53-11-13(B)) |
Agent and other lawful service routes preserved; if agent dies, resigns, leaves, or cannot be found diligently, serve SOS with affidavit/two copies, $25 plaintiff fee, and two-day certified/registered forwarding; 30-day agent/change default triggers notice and 60-day cure before revocation (§§ 38-1-5, 53-11-12, 53-11-14) |
| New York verified 2026-08-23 | New York Business Corporation Law Articles 1, 3, 4, and 8; ordinary domestic business corporation, mandatory Secretary-of-State statutory agent, and optional private registered agent, not a provider contract or foreign qualification (§§ 104-.105, 304-.306-A, 402, 408, 803, 805-A) |
Secretary of State is always the statutory agent; private agent is optional and additional. Optional agent may be a natural person resident in or with a business address in New York, or a domestic or New York-authorized corporation; cited provisions require no separate registered office or filed consent (§§ 304-.305, 402(a)(7)-(8)) |
Corporation may make, revoke, or change a private-agent designation or address by or pursuant to board authorization, without shareholder approval; sole or majority incorporators may authorize when there are no shareholders, accepted subscribers, or directors (§ 803(b)-(d)) |
Certificate states current and original name if changed, original filing date, each change, and authorization method; officer, director, attorney-in-fact, or authorized person signs. Current DOS form recites board authorization, asks the new agent and New York street address, and has no consent attachment or notarization block (§§ 104(d), 805-A(a); Form DOS-1556-f) |
No separate registered office. Charter identifies only the New York county of the corporate office; Secretary-of-State forwarding address may be inside or outside New York; optional private agent's address must be in New York. Statute does not require identity with the principal office or state business-hours availability (§ 402(a)(3), (7)-(8)) |
Agent may change its own process-mailing address, electronic-notice email, or registered-agent address after mailing proposed-change notice at least 30 days before filing and receiving no objection; $5. Route does not change the corporation's office location and provides no agent-name, bulk, or commercial-listing system (§§ 805-A(b), 104-A(f); Form DOS-1672-f) |
Private agent signs certificate, gives original filing date, and certifies registered-mail delivery to the corporation's process address or, if that is the agent's address, the corporation's formation-jurisdiction office; designation ends on day 30 after filing or earlier revocation/change; successor may be filed during or after the interval; $60 (§§ 305(c)-(d), 104-A(b)) |
Corporation change is effective on DOS filing and costs $30; agent-only address change $5; private-agent resignation $60; optional expedited handling is $25/24-hour, $75/same-day, or $150/2-hour. A $9 biennial statement can supersede the process-mailing address in its filing period; correction fixes an error and preserves original effective time (§§ 104(f), 104-A, 105, 408) |
Process may go to optional agent or mandatory Secretary of State; losing private agent does not create an agent lapse. A process-address recipient's separate 60-day-notice resignation is effective on filing and can suspend authority unless the last biennial statement supplies a different principal-executive-office fallback or a new address is filed; SOS service remains available during suspension (§§ 304, 306, 306-A) |
| North Carolina verified 2026-08-23 | North Carolina Business Corporation Act and common registered-agent rules, principally N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 55D-30 to -33; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation, not nonprofit, foreign, professional, regulated, litigation, or provider-contract rules |
Continuously maintain North Carolina registered office and agent; agent is North Carolina-resident individual, domestic corporation/nonprofit/LLC, or authorized foreign corporation/nonprofit/LLC; agent business office must be identical to registered office (§ 55D-30) |
Corporation delivers statement of change or uses annual report; statute prescribes no separate board/shareholder vote, while filing is executed by board chair, president, another officer, incorporator before directors, or court fiduciary when applicable (§§ 55-1-20; 55D-31) |
State entity name; current office street/mailing addresses and county; current agent; new office and/or agent; identical-address declaration; new agent's written consent on or attached; Form BE-06 adds execution date, effective date/time, and printed signer name/title (§ 55D-31; BE-06) |
North Carolina street address and county, plus mailing address if different; office may be a business place and must be identical to agent's business office; principal office remains a separate record (§§ 55D-30 to -31) |
Agent may change a represented corporation's office address after written notice and an agent-signed filing reciting notice; $5 for each affected corporation; Article 4 supplies no agent-name bulk or commercial-agent listing route (§§ 55D-31(b); 55-1-22(a)(7); BE-12) |
Agent signs and files resignation, may discontinue office, and certifies written notice mailed/delivered to entity's last-known address with notified person's name/title, if any, and address; SOS mails copies; resignation itself ends on day 31 and has no fee (§§ 55D-32; 55-1-22(a)(8); BE-07) |
Ordinary change is $5 and defaults effective at filing, with delay allowed through day 90; paper/electronic annual-report routes cost $25/$18 and may be amended anytime; $10 articles of correction generally relate back, subject to adversely affected reliance (§§ 55D-13 to -14; 55-1-22; 55-16-22) |
Agent service first; if no agent or due-diligence search fails, duplicate copies and $10 permit SOS service with certified/registered forwarding; 60-day vacancy/nonreporting ground, written notice, then 60-day cure before dissolution; dissolution does not end agent authority (§§ 55D-33; 55-1-22(b); 55-14-20 to -21) |
| North Dakota verified 2026-08-23 | North Dakota Business Corporation Act and Registered Agents Act, N.D.C.C. chs. 10-19.1 and 10-01.1; ordinary domestic business corporation, registered agent, registered office, and public record, excluding foreign qualification and provider contracts |
Continuously maintain agent; office is agent's ND address; agent is ND- resident individual or qualifying domestic/authorized foreign corporation or LLC, commercial or noncommercial; represented corporation may not serve itself (§§ 10-19.1-15; 10-01.1-02, -04 to -06; SOS) |
Prescribed entity-signed statement gives corporation and resulting agent information; shareholders/directors need not approve; articles amendment is alternate route (§ 10-01.1-08) |
State entity name and resulting commercial-agent name or noncommercial agent name/address; signer authorized by organic rules; appointment affirms consent, no proof filed; nonconsensual agent may obtain removal (§§ 10-01.1-02(34), -05, -08, -11; SOS) |
Registered office is agent's ND address and may differ from principal office; address filing needs actual street/rural-route plus different in-state mailing address; commercial-agent address lives in its listing; no fixed hours (§§ 10-01.1-02(32), -04 to -06) |
Noncommercial agent files per entity and promptly notifies it; commercial agent's one filing changes merger/transaction name, address, type, or jurisdiction for all represented entities; failure to update address may cancel listing (§§ 10-01.1-09 to -10) |
Agent statement gives entity, agent, resignation, and notice recipient; prompt recorded notice; effective earlier of successor appointment or day 31; no fee; commercial-listing termination fixed day 31 with all-entity notice (§§ 10-01.1-03, -07, -11) |
Agent/entity changes fixed effective on filing; $10, waived for Secretary- recognized rezoning/postal address change; annual report repeats current office/agent and gets 30-day returned-report correction; corporation-record correction is $20 with limited relation back (§§ 10-01.1-03, -08 to -10; 10-19.1-146 to -148.2) |
Serve agent, governor, responsible person, or SOS after no agent/dissolution/ diligence failure; SOS requires nonparty proof, 3 copies, $25, and registered mail forwarding; agent/office failure receives ≥60-day mailed cure notice before existence ceases (§§ 10-01.1-13 to -15; 10-19.1-146.1) |
| Ohio verified 2026-08-23 | Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1701, principally § 1701.07 as amended by 2025 Am. Sub. H.B. 96; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation and statutory agent, not foreign, nonprofit, bank, insurer, public-utility, or provider- contract rules |
Continuously maintain statutory agent; Ohio-resident natural person or listed entity with Ohio business address and required Title XVII authority; individual's primary Ohio residence or entity's staffed usual Ohio business place; no post-office box (§ 1701.07(A), (C)) |
Corporation appoints replacement and may revoke old appointment only by filing another appointment plus revocation statement; § 1701.07 states no board/shareholder vote, but requires authorized-officer signature, or incorporators/majority if no directors elected (§ 1701.07(B), (G), (K)) |
Prescribed Form 521 states entity name/number and current agent; replacement filing gives new agent's name and Ohio address, includes signed agent acceptance, and is signed for corporation by incorporators or corporate officer; form must be typed and only one update box checked (§ 1701.07(B)- (C); Form 521) |
Ohio statute records the agent's address, not a separately defined registered office: individual's primary Ohio residence street address or entity's usual Ohio business place, customarily open in normal hours with an authorized individual generally present; no P.O. box (§ 1701.07(C)) |
Corporation or agent files address change forthwith; current schedule also offers Form 526A bulk agent name/address change ($125 + $3 per record) and Form 526B bulk standardization ($125); no separate commercial-agent listing appears in § 1701.07 (§ 1701.07(E); forms schedule) |
Agent signs prescribed resignation, sends copy to current/last-known principal office on or before filing, and states corporation, agent/current address, principal-office address, resignation, and notice certification; authority ends 30 days after filing and corporation must replace forthwith (§ 1701.07(D), (F)) |
Form 521 is the current domestic-corporation update route and costs $25; resignation alone has statutory 30-day delay; expedited service is $100, $200, or $300 and preclearance $50; current domestic-corporation schedule lists no annual-report or general correction route for this update (Form 521; forms schedule) |
Direct agent service; if agent cannot be found, left the address, or was not maintained, affidavit + four copies + $5 starts Secretary service and certified-mail forwarding; SOS notice gives 30 days or extension to cure, then articles cancel, with reinstatement limited to two years; foreign and provider-contract disputes are outside this rule (§ 1701.07(H), (M)) |
| Oklahoma verified 2026-08-23 | Oklahoma General Corporation Act, 18 O.S. §§ 1001-1144; ordinary domestic private stock corporation. Registered-office and agent provisions are §§ 1021-1026; foreign-corporation, professional-entity, LLC, provider-contract, and disputed-service rules are boundaries |
Maintain Oklahoma office and agent. Agent may be the corporation itself, Oklahoma-resident individual, listed domestic entity, or authorized listed foreign entity. Entity keeps identical office open regular hours; individual generally present. Agent forwards papers, while corporation keeps a natural-person communications contact current (§§ 1021-1022) |
Board resolution changes office or agent, including appointing the corporation itself; filed certificate certifies the change (§ 1023). A successor-coupled agent resignation instead needs an attached corporation statement ratifying and approving the substitution (§ 1025) |
Board certificate carries the detailed new office/agent record and is executed, acknowledged, and filed under § 1007; authorized officer ordinarily signs, with statutory fallbacks. Successor-coupled certificate states successor name/address plus corporation ratification; no-successor certificate states prior 30-day notice, last-known address, and mailing date (§§ 1007, 1023, 1025-1026) |
Office may differ from business place; filed address includes street, number, city, state, and postal code. Entity agent's business office is identical and open regular hours; individual agent is generally present there. No separate county, mailing-address, or virtual-office rule appears in §§ 1021-1022 |
Agent files an executed/acknowledged certificate in each affected corporation's name: old and new address plus change day, or old/new agent name and current office; merger/consolidation succession counts as a name change. Bulk fee is $25 for first 40 corporations, then $5 each; no commercial-agent listing (§ 1024; § 1142(A)(19)) |
With successor: agent files successor name/address plus corporation ratification; successor and office change immediately on filing (§ 1025). Without successor: acknowledged certificate follows written notice by at least 30 days and takes effect 30 days after filing; then SOS is deemed agent until replacement (§ 1026) |
Ordinary change certificate effective on filing or delayed through day 90; successor-coupled substitution is effective on filing and no-successor resignation on day 30. $25 ordinary/name/address/resignation fee, with bulk pricing; no annual-report alternative in §§ 1021-1026. Pre-effect termination/amendment and relation-back correction subject to affected-person protection (§§ 1007, 1142) |
Agent must accept and forward process/communications. After an unreplaced resignation, SOS is deemed agent and process is served under 12 O.S. § 2004; SOS charges $100 each July 1, and nonpayment before September 1 exposes the charter to suspension/forfeiture (§§ 1022, 1026; § 1142(A)(18)). No separate missing-agent administrative-dissolution rule appears in §§ 1021-1026 |
| Oregon verified 2026-08-23 | Oregon Business Corporation Act, ORS ch. 60, for an ordinary domestic private business corporation; office-and-agent rules are §§ 60.111-.121, with filing, annual-report, and dissolution provisions elsewhere in the chapter |
Continuously maintain both in Oregon. Agent: Oregon-resident individual, listed domestic entity, or authorized listed foreign entity; its business office must equal the registered office. SOS says the corporation cannot appoint itself, but an individual owner may serve (§ 60.111; SOS guidance) |
Corporation delivers a statement changing the office, agent, or both. §§ 60.111-.114 state no board/shareholder vote or resolution recital; an authorized statutory signer executes under § 60.004 |
State corporation name; new office street address if changed; new agent name and consent if changed; and identical office addresses after the change. Current form also requires registry number and authorized-signer perjury declaration; online or paper filing (§§ 60.004, 60.114; SOS form/instructions) |
Physical Oregon street address where process may be personally served; no PO box, commercial mail receiver, mail forwarder, or virtual office. Agent's business office must be identical; registered office may differ from the corporation's business places (§ 60.111; SOS guidance) |
Agent moving its business office gives the corporation signed written notice and files a signed statement reciting notice, changing the corporation's registered office too. SOS separately lists a no-fee 'Global Address Change – Registered Agent Only'; no commercial-agent listing system or separate agent-name route appears (§ 60.114(2); fee schedule) |
Agent files a signed statement and gives the corporation a copy addressed to its record mailing or principal office; may discontinue the office. Ends on successor appointment or day 31 after filing, leaving up to 30 days to replace (§ 60.117) |
Change takes effect with the accepted filing or a stated time; a delayed date may be up to 90 days. No change fee; online/paper routes. Annual-report amendment or pre-first-report statement may update the record; correction relates back subject to reliance, and an original filer may withdraw before a delayed effective date (§§ 60.011, 60.014, 60.787; § 56.080; SOS schedule) |
If no agent is maintained or the agent cannot reasonably be found, Secretary of State service uses the statutory certified/registered-mail and affidavit steps ($20 service fee). Missing agent/office or failure to report change/resignation/discontinuation triggers notice and 45-day cure before administrative dissolution; foreign qualification, reinstatement, past service, and provider contracts are separate (§§ 60.121, 60.647-.651) |
| Pennsylvania verified 2026-08-23 | Business Corporation Law of 1988 and common Title 15 filing rules; Pennsylvania records a registered office or CROP, not a mandatory registered agent (§§ 108-109, 1507; DOS) |
Continuously maintain a Pennsylvania registered office; no publicly designated agent is required. Office may be the business location; a filed CROP may be listed instead (§§ 109, 1507(a), (c)) |
Board may authorize an office change at any time; no shareholder approval is stated. Corporation then uses the annual report, articles amendment, or change statement (§ 1507(b)) |
State exact entity name, current office/CROP, new Pennsylvania street office or CROP, and board authorization; authorized representative signs and files. No filed CROP consent or notarization block (§§ 135, 1507(b); DSCB:15-1507) |
Actual Pennsylvania street or rural-route box plus county; P.O. box alone refused. Office need not equal place of business; CROP name and county may replace the address (§§ 109(a), 135(c), 1507(a), (c)) |
Office provider may file per represented entity to change its name or same-county office, or end responsibility; a CROP may amend or withdraw its listing, then promptly file per-entity § 108 statements (§§ 108-109) |
No registered-agent resignation system. Provider termination needs no corporation action and has no stated delay; provider promptly sends the filed statement. Recorded location remains, but former provider has no further responsibility (§ 108) |
General filing effectiveness is delivery or a later specified time/date; change statement $5, electronic or paper annual report $7, report update free; correction and pre-effectiveness abandonment available (§§ 136, 138, 141, 146, 153; DOS) |
DOS says process may be sent to the recorded address; Secretary service requires a Pennsylvania judge's order and $70 per defendant. No office-lapse dissolution ground; six-month annual-report delinquency applies from 2027, then 60-day notice (§§ 153, 381-382; DOS) |
| Rhode Island verified 2026-08-23 | Rhode Island Business Corporation Act; ordinary domestic private business corporation, registered office and agent, excluding foreign authority and provider contract (R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 7-1.2-501 to -503) |
Continuously maintain RI office and agent; agent may be RI-resident individual or qualifying domestic/authorized corporation, LP, LLP, or LLC; unauthorized designation is a misdemeanor (§ 7-1.2-501) |
Corporation changes office/agent by authorized-representative statement; current Form 640 requires authorized officer; no separate board/shareholder approval or recital stated (§§ 7-1.2-105, -502; Form 640) |
State corporation, current office/agent, each new office/agent, and both resulting addresses; agent authority required but no agent acceptance signature; paper or online, authorized-officer perjury signature (§§ 7-1.2-501 to -502; Form 640) |
RI street address, not P.O. box; agent business office generally identical with registered office and generally open normal hours; attorney may use usual business address instead (§ 7-1.2-501; Form 640) |
No commercial-agent listing system; existing agent may change its business address and represented corporations' registered offices through agent-signed statement, omitting successor field and mailing each corporation a copy (§ 7-1.2-502(d)) |
Agent files written resignation; Secretary immediately notifies corporation at registered office; appointment ends fixed 30 days after Secretary's receipt, with no successor acceleration (§ 7-1.2-502(c)) |
Agent change effective on filing or stated date ≤30 days; $20 paper/$22 online; office-only free; resignation not separately scheduled, residual statement fee may apply; $50 correction; no express annual-report change route (§§ 7-1.2-105, -502, -1501, -1602; forms) |
No/unservable agent permits duplicate-copy Secretary service and certified forwarding to registered office, return ≥30 days; 30-day agent lapse or unfiled change, then ≥60-day notice and cure before revocation; agent authority survives (§§ 7-1.2-503, -1310 to -1311) |
| South Carolina verified 2026-08-23 | South Carolina Business Corporation Act, Title 33 chs. 1, 5, and 14, plus domestic-corporation service under § 15-9-210 and annual reports under §§ 12-20-20/-30; ordinary domestic private business corporation, not LLC, nonprofit, benefit, professional, foreign, or regulated-entity tracks |
Continuously maintain South Carolina registered office and agent. Agent is SC-resident individual, domestic for-profit/nonprofit corporation, or authorized foreign for-profit/nonprofit corporation; agent business office must equal registered office. LLC eligibility and fixed business hours are not stated (§ 33-5-101) |
Corporation may change agent, office, or both. Section 33-5-102 and current form state no board/shareholder approval recital; chair, president, or other officer executes under general filing rule. Articles/bylaws may still govern internal authority (§§ 33-5-102, 33-1-200(f)-(g)) |
Corporation name, current office street address and agent, proposed office and/or agent, identical-address statement, and successor's written consent on or attached. Current paper form adds incorporation data, effective date, officer name/title, two copies, and return envelope; no notarization needed (§§ 33-5-102, 33-1-200; Form F0077) |
In-state street address required; registered office may be a corporation business location, but its street address must be identical to agent's business-office street address. Chapter 5 states no mailing-only, P.O.-box, principal-office, or business-hours substitute (§§ 33-5-101/-102) |
Agent may change represented corporation's office street address after written notice to corporation, signing manually/facsimile, and filing the § 33-5-102 information plus notice recital; current fee is $2 for each affected corporation. No agent-name, bulk, or commercial-listing route in complete ch. 5 (§§ 33-5-102(b), 33-1-220(a)(8)) |
Agent signs and files original plus two copies; may also discontinue office. Secretary mails one copy to registered office if retained and one to principal office. Appointment and any stated office discontinuance end on day 31; no successor-acceleration clause (§ 33-5-103; Form F0067) |
Accepted change effective on filing unless document delays it up to 90 days. Corporation change $10; agent-only office move $2 per corporation; resignation $3, plus $2 if office discontinued. Annual report must state current agent/office but is not declared a substitute change filing; correction is $10 and usually relates back (§§ 33-1-220/-230/-240, 12-20-20/-30) |
Serve agent or use certified/registered mail routes; if no agent or diligent service fails, court-ordered mail to corporate secretary at principal office is perfected five days after mailing. Agent/office lapse or nonnotification is immediate dissolution ground; Secretary notice starts 60-day cure. Dissolution does not end agent authority (§§ 15-9-210, 33-14-200/-210) |
| South Dakota verified 2026-08-23 | South Dakota Business Corporation Act plus Model Registered Agents Act, SDCL chs. 47-1A and 59-11; ordinary domestic business corporation and its registered-agent public record, excluding foreign qualification and private provider contract |
Maintain § 59-11-6 information through commercial agent, named noncommercial individual/entity, or internal office/position route; actual SD street/rural-route address where required; no separately maintained registered-office item in current Model Act (§§ 59-11-2, -5 to -7) |
Corporation files signed statement of change stating entity and resulting agent information; interest holders and governors expressly need not approve; articles amendment is an alternative route (§ 59-11-11) |
State business ID/name, old agent/address on paper form, and one new route: noncommercial name/address, commercial name/CRA number, or office/position and business-office address; signed on behalf, paper form by authorized officer; appointment affirms consent (§§ 59-11-6, -11; form) |
Current Act uses agent information rather than separate office; named or office-holder route uses actual SD street or rural-route box plus different in-state mailing address, if any; commercial listing uses SD business place; no fixed statutory hours (§§ 59-11-5 to -7) |
Noncommercial agent files per represented entity and promptly notifies it; commercial agent's one filing changes name, address, type, or jurisdiction for every represented entity and prompts notice; uncured commercial address change permits listing cancellation (§§ 59-11-12 to -14) |
Agent-signed statement names entity, agent, resignation, and notice recipient; prompt recorded notice to entity; effective earlier of successor appointment or day 31; commercial-listing termination instead is fixed day 31 with prompt notice to every represented entity (§§ 59-11-9 to -10, -15) |
Entity and agent changes effective on filing; $10 online/base, $25 paper, resignation free, $50 expedite; annual report carries current agent fields and deficient report gets 30-day correction, but § 59-11-11 is express immediate change route; reporting schedule changes Jan. 1, 2027 (§§ 59-11-3, -11 to -13, -24 to -26; forms/fees) |
No/unservable agent permits tracked mail to named governors at principal office, perfected on receipt/return receipt/day 5, then person-in-charge service; 60 days no agent or no change/resignation notice, written notice, then 60-day cure before administrative dissolution; agent authority survives dissolution (§§ 59-11-16 to -20; 47-1A-1420 to -1421) |
| Tennessee verified 2026-08-23 | Tennessee Business Corporation Act, Title 48 chapters 11-27; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation, registered office/agent and Secretary filing—not LLC, nonprofit, or foreign-qualification rules (§§ 48-15-101 to -105) |
Continuously maintain Tennessee office and agent; agent is Tennessee-resident individual, domestic business/nonprofit corporation, or authorized foreign business/nonprofit corporation; corporation promptly replaces resigning/unable agent (§ 48-15-101) |
Corporation delivers statement changing agent, office, or both; chair, president, another officer, or court-appointed fiduciary executes. Cited provisions state no separate board/shareholder approval threshold (§§ 48-11-301(f), 48-15-102) |
Entity name/control number; current and new agent names/addresses; new-agent business email; matching-street declaration; authorized signer name/capacity/date. Statute and SS-4534 state no separately filed new-agent consent (§ 48-15-102; SS-4534 rev. 5/26) |
Tennessee street address, ZIP, county, plus mailing address if USPS does not deliver there; agent business office and registered office street addresses identical (§§ 48-15-101 to -102) |
Moving agent gives corporation written notice, manually or by facsimile signs and files compliant statement reciting notice; no express bulk/commercial-agent or agent-name route in §§ 48-15-101 to -103 (§ 48-15-102(b)) |
Agent files signed original certifying certified-mail written notice of resignation to principal office; may discontinue office; appointment ends immediately when Secretary files it, and corporation must promptly replace agent (§§ 48-15-101(b), 48-15-103 as amended by 2025 Pub. Ch. 97) |
$20; e-file TNCaB, mail, or walk-in; online/in-person convenience fee may apply. Change effective on filing unless delayed up to 90 days; annual report agent/office change costs an additional $20; correction is for incorrect statement/defective execution (§§ 48-11-303 to -304, 48-21-101; SS-4534) |
Agent receives process; Secretary is fallback if no maintained agent or agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence, with certified-mail forwarding. Two months without agent/office or without reporting change/resignation is dissolution ground; notice and two-month cure precede dissolution (§§ 48-15-104 to -105, 48-24-201 to -202) |
| Texas verified 2026-08-23 | Texas Business Organizations Code Chapters 4, 5, 11, and 21; ordinary domestic for-profit corporation and its registered-agent filing, not a provider contract or foreign qualification (§§ 21.002(5), 5.201-.208) |
Continuously maintain Texas agent and office; agent is consenting Texas- resident individual or consenting registered/authorized organization other than corporation itself; same-address business office; serviceable street, not solely mailbox/answering service; organization keeps employee available in normal hours (§§ 5.201-.2011) |
Corporation files statement to change agent, office, or both; statement recites authorization and an authorized person signs, but cited change provisions name no separate board or shareholder approval threshold (§§ 5.202(b)(6), 4.001; Form 401) |
State entity name, current agent and street address, new agent and/or new office street address, authorization, and address identity; authorized signer affirms new-agent consent, which need not be attached; Form 401 asks file number and duplicate submission and supports approved paper, electronic, courier, or other delivery (§§ 5.202, 5.2011, 4.001; Form 401) |
Registered office is a Texas street address where personal service can occur and equals agent's business-office address; need not be corporation's business office; cannot be solely mailbox or answering service; organization agent keeps employee available in normal business hours (§ 5.201(b)-(d)) |
Agent or authorized signer may change agent name, registered-office address, or both after written notice to entity at least 10 days before filing; statement may cover multiple entities; $15 per corporation with $750 maximum for simultaneous filings; cited Texas provisions have no separate commercial-agent listing system (§§ 5.203, 4.152(7)) |
Agent first gives written notice to entity at latest known address, then notifies filing officer before day 11 with address and notice date; appointment and office end on day 31 after Secretary receives notice; filing is free and Secretary notifies entity; no successor-appointment acceleration stated; nonconsenting agent may instead file free rejection effective on acceptance (§§ 5.204-.205; Form 402) |
Accepted statement amends certificate; filing defaults effective on filing but Form 401 permits date/event delay no later than 90 days; $15 corporation fee; Texas has no ordinary SOS annual-report change route in cited framework; certificate of correction fixes original inaccuracy, not a later change (§§ 4.051-.058, 4.101-.105, 4.152(6); Form 401) |
If no agent is maintained or agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found, Secretary becomes service agent; duplicate-copy service and fee, returnable at least 30 days; failure to cure agent/office lapse before day 91 after mailed notice permits involuntary termination, with reinstatement a separate route; filing does not cure past service or provider-contract issues (§§ 5.251-.252, 11.251-.253) |
| Utah verified 2026-08-23 | Through Sept. 30, 2026: Utah Revised Business Corporation Act plus Model Registered Agents Act, Titles 16 chs. 10a and 17. Effective Oct. 1, 2026, signed SB 40 replaces common filing/agent rules with Title 16 ch. 1a; SB 41 supplies conforming cross-references |
Maintain a Utah registered-agent record. Current choices: listed commercial individual/entity; noncommercial individual or domestic/foreign entity serving in Utah; or office/position within the corporation. Future § 16-1a-402 expressly requires continuous designation; consent remains affirmed by entity designation (§§ 16-17-102, -203; future §§ 16-1a-402, -404) |
Corporation signs and files the change; interest holders and governors need not approve—so no shareholder or director approval is required by the common section. Current corporate signer may be chair, all directors, one officer, fiduciary, or retained attorney-in-fact; future law permits an authorized signer/agent (§§ 16-17-206, 16-10a-120; future §§ 16-1a-202, -208, -407) |
Current statement states entity name and replacement information; designation affirms consent. Future statement states new-agent name and information amended, with the same consent affirmation. Current signature states name/capacity and affirms truth under perjury; Division offers UtahID online and paper-upload routes (§§ 16-17-206, 16-10a-120; future §§ 16-1a-202, -208, -407; Division page) |
Current agent filing uses an actual Utah street address or rural-route box and a different Utah mailing address if any; a commercial agent lists an in-state service-delivery business address. The corporation act separately defines registered office as its most recent filed Utah office, but the common filing centers on agent information and states no identical-office rule. Future filing uses a Utah street address plus different mailing address (§§ 16-10a-102(30), 16-17-202 to -204; future §§ 16-1a-403 to -405) |
Noncommercial agent files a signed statement for each entity, effective on filing, then promptly notifies it. Commercial agent changes name/address/type/jurisdiction once for every represented entity and promptly notifies each; Division may cancel an uncorrected address listing. Current FY2026 charges: $52 commercial-agent changes; entity-by-entity/online change form $17 (§§ 16-17-207 to -208; future §§ 16-1a-408 to -409; fee schedule) |
Agent statement gives entity, agent, resignation, and notice recipient/address; agent promptly gives entity notice. Ends on earlier of successor designation or day 31 (future law specifies 12:01 a.m.). Commercial-listing termination is fixed day 31 with prompt notice to every represented entity; contract rights survive (§§ 16-17-205, -209; future §§ 16-1a-406, -410) |
Current entity change and agent self-updates take effect on filing; the specific current section leaves no delayed date. FY2026 change/online filing is $17, correction $17, annual report $18, and commercial change/termination $52; expedited processing is $75. Current annual report or amendment may update agent data. From Oct. 1, general filings may delay up to 90 days and a differing annual-report agent entry is a statement of change (§§ 16-17-206 to -208, 16-10a-124, -1607; future §§ 16-1a-204, -206, -212) |
Current no-agent/unservable fallback: registered/certified mail to named governors at principal office, then person in charge at a regular business place; statutory receipt/postmark rules govern. Current default begins after 30 days without agent or failure to report change/resignation within 30 days, then 60-day mailed cure. Oct. 1 law uses 60 consecutive agentless days plus a 60-day notice cure and permits principal-office mail/commercial delivery; a terminated commercial agent remains serviceable until replacement (§§ 16-17-301, 16-10a-1420-.1421; future §§ 16-1a-406, -412, -602 to -603) |
| Vermont verified 2026-08-23 | Vermont Business Corporation Act, 11A V.S.A. §§ 1.20-.24, 5.01-.04, 14.20, and 16.22, plus common 11 V.S.A. §§ 1655-1656; ordinary domestic private business corporation, excluding foreign/nonprofit rules, provider contracts, and completed-service disputes |
Continuously maintain Vermont registered office and § 1655 agent; agent is VT-resident individual or business organization with VT place of business and authority; SOS excludes represented business itself and requires active entity (§ 5.01; 11 V.S.A. § 1655; SOS guidance) |
Corporation delivers § 1655 statement; no separate board/shareholder vote stated; board chair or any officer executes, with name and capacity shown (11A V.S.A. §§ 5.02, 1.20) |
Give current agent information and each change; chair/officer signs in English on required format with fee/copy; designation attests consent; seal, secretary attestation, acknowledgment, verification, or proof not required (§ 1.20; 11 V.S.A. § 1655) |
Registered office may be corporation business place; agent's business office must be identical; SOS requires Vermont street and mailing address, and common law also requires agent email/address information (§ 5.01; 11 V.S.A. § 1655; SOS guidance) |
Agent may bulk-change own name/email/address for identified businesses, attest prompt client notice, and pay $25 per business subject to a calendar- year statutory cap; no separate commercial-agent listing class (11 V.S.A. §§ 1625(c), 1655(d)) |
Agent files resignation and delivers copy to corporation; agency ends on successor's effective change or 30 days after filing; corporation fee schedule says no fee, and nonconsent also requires waiver (11 V.S.A. § 1655(e); 11A V.S.A. § 1.22) |
Accepted filing effective on filing or specified time, with delay up to day 90; entity change $50, resignation no fee; annual report repeats current office/agent but § 1655 makes statement the sole agent-change route; $20 correction relates back subject to detrimental reliance (§§ 1.22-.24, 16.22) |
Missing/unfindable agent makes Secretary service agent; duplicate copies, tracked forwarding, earliest-of receipt/return/day-five effectiveness; SOS says unreplaced resignation causes Terminated status, while § 14.20 expressly bases statutory involuntary termination on annual-report failure (§§ 5.04, 14.20; 11 V.S.A. § 1656) |
| Virginia verified 2026-08-23 | Virginia Stock Corporation Act; ordinary domestic corporation authorized to issue shares and its Commission agent/office record—not a provider contract, nonstock corporation, or foreign qualification (Va. Code §§ 13.1-603, 13.1-634 to -637) |
Continuously maintain Virginia office and agent; individual is Virginia resident officer/director or Virginia Bar member; entity is authorized stock/ nonstock corporation, LLC, or registered LLP, cannot be its own agent, and keeps a designated natural person at the office; agent business office and registered office are identical (§ 13.1-634) |
Corporation files prescribed statement for agent, office, or both; chair, vice-chair, president, or another officer may sign under the general filing rule; cited change provisions state no separate board or shareholder approval threshold (§§ 13.1-604(F), 13.1-635(A)) |
State corporation name, current office and agent, any new office address with city/county, any new agent, and post-change compliance; prescribed form is mandatory and filed with Commission; statute lists no separate successor- consent attachment, notarization, or verification for the corporation's statement (§§ 13.1-604(H)-(K), 13.1-635(A)) |
Virginia post-office address including street and number, if any, plus city or county; may be a corporation business location; agent's business office must be identical; entity agent's designated natural person remains at that office (§§ 13.1-634(A), 13.1-635(A)(2)-(3)) |
Agent may sign for its legal-name change or business-address move to another Virginia post-office address; qualifying surviving entity may sign after a recorded merger into it; filer recites next-business-day mailing to principal office. No separate bulk or commercial-agent listing route in cited Act (§ 13.1-635(C)) |
Agent signs statement naming corporation and agent and stating resignation, with certification of certified-mail copy to principal office by next business day; office also ends; effective earlier of 12:01 a.m. on day 31 after filing or successor-agent change filing (§ 13.1-636) |
Change effective when Commission accepts filing; current SCC route is online or requested form, no fee. Annual report repeats agent/office information but SCC directs their update to SCC635/834; 30-day relation-back correction is for filed articles, not a later record change (§§ 13.1-606(A), 13.1-607, 13.1-775; SCC guidance) |
Agent receives service; if no maintained agent or agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence, Commission clerk is alternate and other lawful methods remain. No successor within 31 days starts notice and automatic termination; failure to maintain agent/office also permits involuntary termination after a show-cause rule (§§ 13.1-637, 13.1-752(B), 13.1-753) |
| Washington verified 2026-08-23 | Washington Business Corporation Act plus chapter 23.95 RCW common filing and registered-agent rules; ordinary domestic Title 23B business corporation, commercial or noncommercial agent—not a provider contract or foreign registration (RCW 23B.01.010; 23.95.105, .400-.455) |
Continuously maintain Washington agent; commercial agent is listed person; noncommercial agent may be individual, domestic/foreign entity, government, or office/position within corporation; cited scheme states no separate age or residency test, but noncommercial filing uses Washington street address (RCW 23.95.105(3), (22), (27), (35), .405-.415) |
Corporation executes statement changing agent or filed agent information; interest holders and governors expressly need not approve, so no shareholder or board approval is required for this filing route (RCW 23.95.430(1)-(2)) |
State entity name and commercial-agent name or noncommercial name/address or office/position and delivery address; new agent's prior consent accompanies statement; authorized representative executes with name/capacity; no seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification (§§ 23.95.200, .415, .430) |
Washington uses registered-agent address, not a separate registered-office item; noncommercial filing states Washington street address and different in-state mailing address; commercial listing states Washington service place (§§ 23.95.410, .415, .420) |
Noncommercial agent files name/address change for each represented entity and promptly notifies it; commercial agent files name/address/type/jurisdiction change once, effective for every represented entity, with prompt notice; unfiled address change permits listing cancellation (§§ 23.95.435-.440) |
Agent-executed statement gives entity/agent names, resignation, and notice address; agent promptly notifies entity of filing date; effective earlier of day 31 after filing or new-agent designation. Commercial-listing termination instead ends at 12:01 a.m. on day 31 (§§ 23.95.425, .445) |
Change filing effective at filed time or permitted delayed time/date up to 90 days; agent change/designation and resignation no fee, with optional $100 three-working-day or $150 same-day service; differing initial/annual-report agent data counts as change; correction relates back subject to reliance (§§ 23.95.210, .220, .255(6); WAC 434-112-080, -085) |
Service steps from agent to tracked principal-office delivery, person in charge at regular business place, then Secretary of State; other legal means remain. No agent for 30 consecutive days permits dissolution proceeding, notice, and 60-day cure; commercial-listing termination preserves contract rights (§§ 23.95.425(4), .450, .605-.610; RCW 23B.14.200) |
| West Virginia verified 2026-08-23 | West Virginia Business Corporation Act plus general filing, fee, reporting, and dissolution provisions; ordinary domestic private for-profit corporation, not foreign qualification or provider contract (W. Va. Code §§ 31D-1-101, -150; 31D-5-501 to -504; 31D-14-1420 to -1421; 59-1-2 to -2a) |
Corporation may continuously maintain office and agent; eligible agent is a WV-resident individual, domestic corporation/nonprofit, or authorized foreign corporation/nonprofit, with business office identical to registered office (§§ 31D-1-150, 31D-5-501) |
Corporation delivers change; chair, president, another officer, qualifying incorporator, or court fiduciary executes; change section states no separate board/shareholder approval or recital (§§ 31D-1-120, 31D-5-502) |
State corporation, current office/location and agent, each new office/agent, new agent's written consent on or attached, and identical post-change mailing addresses; deliver electronically or as paper allowed by SOS; no required seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification (§§ 31D-1-120, 31D-5-502; Form AAO) |
New office uses street address or physical-location description; filing also states registered-office and agent-business-office mailing addresses will be identical; registered office means agent's address and may equal a business place (§§ 31D-1-150, 31D-5-501 to -502) |
Agent may change its business-office mailing address for a represented corporation after written corporation notice, by agent-signed manual or facsimile statement reciting notice; no commercial-agent listing or express bulk route in Article 5 (§ 31D-5-502(b)) |
Agent signs and files resignation and may discontinue office; SOS mails the corporation's principal office; appointment and any discontinuance end on day 31, with no successor-appointment acceleration (§ 31D-5-503; Form RRA-1) |
Default filing time or stated time/date up to 90 days; $15 change and resignation forms, online change route, optional expedite tiers; annual/biennial report separately states process recipient; correction generally relates back except adverse reliance (§§ 31D-1-123 to -124; 59-1-2 to -2a; SOS forms) |
Agent service; fallback certified/registered mail to corporate secretary at principal office, or automatic SOS attorney-in-fact route; unreported change/resignation/discontinuance for 60 days triggers certified notice and 60-day cure before dissolution (§§ 31D-5-504, 31D-14-1420 to -1421) |
| Wisconsin verified 2026-08-23 | Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Wis. Stat. ch. 180; ordinary domestic private business corporation and its registered-agent/office record, with foreign and special-entity provisions only as boundaries (§§ 180.0501-.0504, 180.1420-.1421) |
Maintain Wisconsin agent and office. Agent may be a resident individual, listed domestic entity, or qualifying authorized foreign entity, with email and Wisconsin business/activity; business office must equal the physical street registered office. Designation affirms consent; DFI Form 13-I bars naming the entity itself (§ 180.0501; Form 13-I) |
Corporation delivers a statement changing agent, office, or both. An officer signs; incorporator before formation/director selection or receiver, trustee, or court fiduciary may sign in stated cases. No separate board or shareholder approval is stated (§§ 180.0502, 180.0120; Form 13-I) |
State corporation name and resulting information; Form 13-I supplies new agent name/email, Wisconsin street office, office-identity certification, signature, printed name, capacity, and date. A new-agent filing affirms consent; one copy accompanies a nonelectronic filing unless DFI permits otherwise (§§ 180.0502, 180.0120; Form 13-I) |
Actual Wisconsin physical street location, not solely a P.O. box, mailbox service, or answering service; agent's business office must be identical. Registered office need not be a corporation business location (§ 180.0501) |
Agent may change its name, email, or business-office street address after written entity notice; filing lists corporation, current information, and new information, followed by prompt filing notice. Fee is $10/entity, reduced to $1 for each over 200 in simultaneous filings; no separate commercial-agent listing system appears (§§ 180.0502(3), 180.0122(1m)(k)) |
Statement gives corporation/agent names, registered and principal-office addresses, resignation, and any office discontinuance. DFI mails a copy; mandatory Form 13R also requires the agent to promise prompt written notice. Effective earlier of 60 days or successor appointment; $10 fee (§ 180.0503; Form 13R) |
Change normally effective on DFI's receipt date at stated time or close of business, with delayed date/time up to 90 days. Online Form 13 fee $10; paper Form 13-I $25; optional expedite $100. Annual-report differences count as a change; articles amendment/restatement and articles of correction are alternatives (§§ 180.0122-.0124, 180.0502(1r), 180.1622(5)-(6)) |
Serve agent; if absent/unservable, tracked delivery to principal office, then person in charge or publication. One-year lapse or unreported change supports written notice and 60-day cure before dissolution; dissolution does not terminate agent authority. Resignation preserves contract rights; foreign-corporation tracks remain separate (§§ 180.0503-.0504, 180.1420-.1421) |
| Wyoming verified 2026-08-23 | Wyoming Business Corporation Act, W.S. §§ 17-16-120 to -124, -501, -1420 to -1421, and common Registered Offices and Agents Act §§ 17-28-101 to -111; ordinary domestic profit corporation, excluding foreign/nonprofit, provider-contract, and completed-service disputes |
Continuously maintain WY office/agent; individual is ≥18, WY resident, identical business office; domestic/authorized foreign entity needs identical office and natural-person agency agreement; >10 entities requires commercial registration (§§ 17-16-501, 17-28-101, -105) |
Entity signs/delivers change; no separate board/shareholder vote stated; board chair, president, or another officer executes, while current form says authorized individual (§§ 17-28-102, 17-16-120; SOS form) |
State entity, current/new office, current/new agent, compliance, identical- address and agent-email facts; new agent executes written consent; signer gives name/capacity; no seal, secretary attestation, acknowledgment, verification, or proof required (§§ 17-28-102, 17-16-120) |
Wyoming physical street location where agent/authorized natural person is present; agent business office identical; SOS bars P.O.-box-only, drop-box, forwarding, or UPS-store locations and expects normal-business-hours availability (§ 17-28-101; SOS guidance/form) |
Agent's own name/address filing updates every represented entity after written notice; current form says every active/inactive entity and charges a per-entity fee; >10 entities requires annual commercial registration and registered duties (§§ 17-28-102, -105 to -107; SOS form/fees) |
Agent gives affected corporation ≥30 days' prefiling notice; no-successor statement uses original+copy and filing ends appointment immediately; successor-coupled route requires entity ratification/new-agent certification; $5 per entity (§ 17-28-103; SOS forms/fees) |
Entity change normally effective when received, with general delay up to day 90; agent resignation immediate on filing; specific agent-schedule fees govern change/update/resignation; annual report does not carry agent/office fields; correction relates back; eligible expedite tiers are separate (§§ 17-16-123-.124, -1630; SOS) |
No/unfindable agent allows tracked principal-office mail or limited SOS electronic service; unreplaced resignation causes delinquent classification; missing agent/office or unreported change/resignation is dissolution ground, then notice and 60-day cure (§§ 17-28-103-.104, 17-16-1420-.1421) |
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