LLC Registered-Agent and Registered-Office Requirements in Nevada

At a glance

Requirements one by one

Governing law and terminology

Nevada splits the rules between Chapter 86, the LLC statute, Chapter 77, the Model Registered Agents Act, and the service provisions in Chapter 14. Nevada Revised Statutes §§ 86.118 and 86.121 import Chapter 77's registered agent term and define the registered office as the office at the agent's street address.

Continuous designation duty

Nevada Revised Statutes § 86.161(1) requires the articles of organization to include the appointment information specified in § 77.310. Section 86.231 then states the continuing rule directly: the LLC “shall have a registered agent” with a street address for service, and that address is the LLC's Nevada registered office.

Eligible individual

Under §§ 14.020 and 77.140, an individual agent resides in Nevada and may serve as a noncommercial agent. The cited statutes state no separate minimum age or citizenship rule for the named agent. If someone other than the agent accepts service at a staffed location, however, § 14.020 requires that person to be of suitable age and discretion and authorized by the agent.

Eligible entity and self-service

Sections 77.040 and 77.140 allow domestic and foreign entities to serve. Once an individual or entity serves 10 or more represented entities, § 77.320 requires commercial-agent registration; serving fewer than 10 does not require that registration.

Nevada also has an express self-service route. Section 77.310 permits the filing to name an office or position within the represented entity, with the business-office address of the person holding it. The Secretary of State says an entity with a Nevada physical address may use a specific position such as President, Office Manager, Owner, or Controller. Naming a person's name and title instead is treated as appointing that person as a noncommercial agent.

Registered office, address, and hours

Under § 77.300, the filing uses an actual Nevada street address or rural-route box and adds a Nevada mailing address if different. Section 14.020 defines the street address as the actual Nevada physical location where the agent is available for service.

Unless that address is the agent's home, § 14.020 requires it to be staffed during normal business hours by the agent or an authorized natural person of suitable age and discretion. Nevada states “normal business hours,” not a numbered daily window. The home-address exception removes the separate staffing rule; it does not turn a mailing-only address into the statutory street address.

Consent and initial filing

Section 77.310 gives three filing choices: a commercial agent's name; a noncommercial agent's name and address; or an office or position within the entity and that holder's business-office address. Every appointment must be accompanied by the registered agent's certificate of acceptance.

The Secretary of State's current formation packet puts the acceptance directly in the articles. The agent or an authorized signer for an agent entity signs it. If the agent cannot sign the articles, the filer submits the separate signed Registered Agent Acceptance form.

Change, resignation, and replacement

An LLC changes the agent information by a signed statement under § 77.340; a new appointment includes the same § 77.310 information and acceptance, and the change takes effect on filing. A noncommercial agent files a separate change for each represented entity under § 77.350. A commercial agent's § 77.360 filing changes its information for all represented entities. Both agent-change sections require prompt notice to the represented entity.

Under § 77.370, resignation ends on the earlier of a replacement appointment or the 31st day after filing. The agent promptly gives the LLC a record of the filing date, keeps each notice copy for one year, and makes it available to the Secretary of State on request. Nevada Revised Statutes § 86.251 requires the LLC to file its replacement before the resignation or commercial-registration termination becomes effective.

Agent duties and service

Nevada Revised Statutes § 77.390 and § 77.400 authorize the agent to receive process, notices, and demands and require the agent to forward them to the address most recently supplied by the LLC. The agent also gives Chapter 77 notices, keeps the relevant agent filing or registration current, maintains required documents, and keeps a contact person's name and street address. The statute gives no numbered deadline for forwarding a received document.

Section 14.020 permits delivery personally to the listed agent or to an authorized person of suitable age and discretion at the agent's latest filed street address. That service may remain valid even when the LLC is in default or revoked if made within three years after the default date.

Lapse consequences and fallback service

An LLC that leaves a nonhome agent address unstaffed during normal business hours faces a $100-to-$500 fine for each noncompliant day under § 14.020. If it does not replace a resigning agent or terminating commercial agent before the vacancy becomes effective, § 86.251 deems the LLC in default. Section 86.272 adds a $75 default penalty, and § 86.274 schedules charter revocation and forfeiture of the right to transact business on the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required.

Loss or absence of the agent does not prevent service. Nevada Revised Statutes § 14.030 permits delivery to the Secretary of State when the LLC has no appointed agent, failed to replace the agent before the vacancy, or has an improperly unstaffed street address. The plaintiff must file a due-diligence affidavit showing direct or personal service cannot be made. If a last known entity or officer address exists, the plaintiff must also send the summons and complaint there by registered or certified mail. The statute gives the defendant 40 days to respond under its stated timing rules.

What trips people up

Self-service uses a position, not merely the LLC name. The statutory option is the title of an office or position and the business-office address of its holder. The Secretary of State says the represented entity needs a Nevada physical address to use this route.

A P.O. box is supplemental. The formation instructions permit a separate Nevada mailing address such as a P.O. box, but the agent still needs the Nevada street address where service can be delivered.

The 31-day resignation period is the replacement deadline. Resignation is not an extra 31-day grace period after the vacancy. Section 86.251 requires the replacement filing before the resignation becomes effective, and missing that point triggers default.

Common questions

Can my Nevada LLC be its own registered agent? Yes, if it has a Nevada physical address and appoints a specific office or position within the LLC. The person holding that position receives the service.

Can a member or manager serve personally? Yes, when that person satisfies the Nevada individual-agent and address rules and signs the acceptance. Naming the person creates a noncommercial-agent appointment rather than the entity's office-or-position route.

Does the agent have to sign the articles? The acceptance must be signed. It may be signed in the articles or on the separate Registered Agent Acceptance form when the agent cannot sign the formation filing itself.

Does losing the agent stop a lawsuit? No. Nevada provides Secretary-of- State fallback service after the statutory certificate, affidavit, and mailing steps, and other valid service methods remain available.

Statutes and sources

• Nevada Revised Statutes §§ 86.118, 86.121, 86.161, 86.231, and 86.251. Definitions, articles, continuous appointment, registered office, and the replacement-before-vacancy default rule. Official Chapter 86 (accessed July 27, 2026).
• Nevada Revised Statutes §§ 77.040, 77.140, 77.190, 77.230, and 77.300-.400. Agent types and eligibility, address, acceptance, commercial registration, changes, resignation, service authority, and duties. Official Chapter 77 (accessed July 27, 2026).
• Nevada Revised Statutes §§ 14.020 and 14.030. Nevada location, staffing, delivery, daily fine, and Secretary-of-State fallback service. Official Chapter 14 (accessed July 27, 2026).
• Nevada Revised Statutes §§ 86.272 and 86.274. Default penalty and charter- revocation schedule. Official Chapter 86 (accessed July 27, 2026).
• Nevada Secretary of State. Three agent choices, entity self-service, and the official formation/acceptance fields. Registered-agent guidance and LLC formation packet (accessed July 27, 2026).