Registered Agent Change › Change to yourself

Can I change from a service to being my own registered agent?

Often yes, using the same statement of change, but the rule is state-specific. Our research confirms an individual owner can serve in 7 states and that the LLC itself cannot in 20; for the other 23 it does not settle the question, so check with the Secretary of State. If you want your address off the record, Mainstay Filing is $149 a year.

Confirmed: an owner may serve

Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Washington.

The LLC cannot serve as its own agent

Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

What you give up

• Your address is on the public record.
• You must be at it during business hours.
• A second change filing if you move.