Registered Agent Change

Registered Agent Change › Michigan

How to change your registered agent in Michigan

File the Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Resident Agent (CSCL/CD-520) with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau - Corporations Division. The state fee is $5. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $154 in all.

The filing

Form
Certificate of Change of Registered Office and/or Resident Agent, CSCL/CD-520
Filed with
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau - Corporations Division
State fee
$5
Law
MCL 450.4207
Who can serve
A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office.
Address rule
The address has to be a registered office in Michigan, which does not have to be the place of business. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

The steps in Michigan

  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 Change of Registered Office and/or Resident Agent; it names the new agent and address.
  3. File and pay. Pay $5. 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 $5 state fee once. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.

Or serve yourself

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. Whether an owner may name themselves is not settled in our sources: check with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).

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

The state fee is $5 (Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau - Corporations Division). The new agent’s price is separate.

Who can be my registered agent in Michigan?

A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office. Law: MCL 450.4207.

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