Registered Agent Change

Registered Agent Change › Pennsylvania

How to change your registered agent in Pennsylvania

File the Statement of Change of Registered Office (DSCB:15-1507/5507/8625/8825) with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations (paper, or online via Business Filing Services). The state fee is $5. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $154 in all.

The filing

Form
Statement of Change of Registered Office, DSCB:15-1507/5507/8625/8825
Filed with
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations (paper, or online via Business Filing Services)
State fee
$5
Law
15 Pa.C.S. § 8825
Who can serve
Pennsylvania does not require a registered agent. Every LLC keeps a registered office instead: an actual street address in Pennsylvania, or a Commercial Registered Office Provider named in its place by a company without a Pennsylvania address.
Address rule
The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Pennsylvania. A P.O. box alone is not accepted.

The steps in Pennsylvania

  1. Settle the new agent. Office required: Pennsylvania requires a registered office (a Pennsylvania street address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider), not an agent.
  2. Fill in the form. Use the Statement of Change of Registered Office; 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

Pennsylvania requires a registered office (a Pennsylvania street address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider), not an agent. Whether an owner may name themselves is not settled in our sources: check with the Pennsylvania Secretary of State.

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

The state fee is $5 (Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations (paper, or online via Business Filing Services)). The new agent’s price is separate.

Who can be my registered agent in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania does not require a registered agent. Every LLC keeps a registered office instead: an actual street address in Pennsylvania, or a Commercial Registered Office Provider named in its place by a company without a Pennsylvania address. Law: 15 Pa.C.S. § 8825.

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