Registered Agent Change › New Hampshire
How to change your registered agent in New Hampshire
File the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent, or Both (Form 10) with the New Hampshire Department of State, Corporation Division. The state fee is $15. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $164 in all.
The filing
- Form
- Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent, or Both, Form 10
- Filed with
- New Hampshire Department of State, Corporation Division
- State fee
- $15
- Law
- N.H. RSA 304-C:36
- Who can serve
- A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office.
- Address rule
- The address has to be a physical street address in New Hampshire; filings that list an out-of-state address are not processed. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
The steps in New Hampshire
- Settle the new agent. Required: Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
- Fill in the form. Use the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent, or Both; it names the new agent and address.
- File and pay. Pay $15. Keep the acceptance.
- Close out the old service before its renewal date.
With Mainstay Filing as the new agent
$149 a year, renewing at $149, plus the $15 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 New Hampshire Secretary of State.
How much does it cost to change a registered agent in New Hampshire?
The state fee is $15 (New Hampshire Department of State, Corporation Division). The new agent’s price is separate.
Who can be my registered agent in New Hampshire?
A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office. Law: N.H. RSA 304-C:36.
Sources
- New Hampshire Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent, or Both, form page: www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2023-12/form_10_-01-2023.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
- New Hampshire fee source: gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/xxviii/304-C/304-C-191.htm, checked August 12, 2026
- New Hampshire registered agent statute (N.H. RSA 304-C:36): gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/xxviii/304-C/304-C-36.htm, checked October 20, 2026