Registered Agent Change

Registered Agent Change › Minnesota

How to change your registered agent in Minnesota

File the Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent with the Minnesota Secretary of State - Business Services. The state fee is $55. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $204 in all.

The filing

Form
Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent
Filed with
Minnesota Secretary of State - Business Services
State fee
$55 Our research holds a second figure ($35) for this filing, so confirm the amount on the form with the Minnesota Secretary of State before you pay.
Law
Minn. Stat. § 5.36
Who can serve
If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office.
Address rule
Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.

The steps in Minnesota

  1. Settle the new agent. Office required: A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
  2. Fill in the form. Use the Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent; it names the new agent and address.
  3. File and pay. Pay $55. 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 $55 state fee once. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.

Or serve yourself

Minnesota does not let the LLC be its own agent; an owner may qualify only as an individual, so check with the Minnesota Secretary of State.

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

The state fee is $55 (Minnesota Secretary of State - Business Services). Our research holds a second figure ($35) for this filing, so confirm the amount on the form with the Minnesota Secretary of State before you pay. The new agent’s price is separate.

Who can be my registered agent in Minnesota?

If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office. Law: Minn. Stat. § 5.36.

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