Registered Agent Change

Registered Agent Change › Kansas

How to change your registered agent in Kansas

File the Certificate of Amendment, Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office (ROA) with the Kansas Secretary of State (Business Services), Topeka; online via sos.ks.gov Change a Business. The state fee is $30. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $179 in all.

The filing

Form
Certificate of Amendment, Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office, ROA
Filed with
Kansas Secretary of State (Business Services), Topeka; online via sos.ks.gov Change a Business
State fee
$30 Our research holds a second figure ($20) for this filing, so confirm the amount on the form with the Kansas Secretary of State before you pay.
Law
K.S.A. 17-7925
Who can serve
The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there.
Address rule
The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

The steps in Kansas

  1. Settle the new agent. Required: Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
  2. Fill in the form. Use the Certificate of Amendment, Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office; it names the new agent and address.
  3. File and pay. Pay $30. Keep the acceptance.
  4. Close out the old service before its renewal date.

With Mainstay Filing as the new agent

$149 a year, renewing at $149, plus the $30 state fee once. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.

Or serve yourself

Kansas lets an individual owner serve as agent, so you can file the same form naming yourself.

How much does it cost to change a registered agent in Kansas?

The state fee is $30 (Kansas Secretary of State (Business Services), Topeka; online via sos.ks.gov Change a Business). Our research holds a second figure ($20) for this filing, so confirm the amount on the form with the Kansas Secretary of State before you pay. The new agent’s price is separate.

Who can be my registered agent in Kansas?

The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. Law: K.S.A. 17-7925.

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