Registered Agent Change

Registered Agent Change › Missouri

How to change your registered agent in Missouri

File the Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office by a Foreign or Domestic For Profit or Nonprofit Corporation or a Limited Liability Company (Corp. 59) with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division. The state fee is $10. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $159 in all.

The filing

Form
Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office by a Foreign or Domestic For Profit or Nonprofit Corporation or a Limited Liability Company, Corp. 59
Filed with
Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
State fee
$10
Law
RSMo 347.030
Who can serve
A Missouri resident, or a corporation authorized in Missouri, whose business office is the registered office.
Address rule
The address has to be a physical street address in Missouri. A P.O. box can be listed only together with a street address.

The steps in Missouri

  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 Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office by a Foreign or Domestic For Profit or Nonprofit Corporation or a Limited Liability Company; it names the new agent and address.
  3. File and pay. Pay $10. 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 $10 state fee once. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.

Or serve yourself

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

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

The state fee is $10 (Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division). The new agent’s price is separate.

Who can be my registered agent in Missouri?

A Missouri resident, or a corporation authorized in Missouri, whose business office is the registered office. Law: RSMo 347.030.

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