Registered Agent Change › Rhode Island
How to change your registered agent in Rhode Island
File the Statement of Change of Resident Agent and/or Address of Resident Agent (642) with the Rhode Island Department of State, Division of Business Services (paper, or online via the RI Business Services Online Filing System). The state fee is $20. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $169 in all.
The filing
- Form
- Statement of Change of Resident Agent and/or Address of Resident Agent, 642
- Filed with
- Rhode Island Department of State, Division of Business Services (paper, or online via the RI Business Services Online Filing System)
- State fee
- $20
- Law
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11
- Who can serve
- A Rhode Island resident, or a corporation, limited partnership or LLC formed in Rhode Island or authorized there.
- Address rule
- The address has to be a Rhode Island street address, not a P.O. box, where the agent is available during business hours.
The steps in Rhode Island
- 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 Resident Agent and/or Address of Resident Agent; it names the new agent and address.
- File and pay. Pay $20. 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 $20 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 Rhode Island Secretary of State.
How much does it cost to change a registered agent in Rhode Island?
The state fee is $20 (Rhode Island Department of State, Division of Business Services (paper, or online via the RI Business Services Online Filing System)). The new agent’s price is separate.
Who can be my registered agent in Rhode Island?
A Rhode Island resident, or a corporation, limited partnership or LLC formed in Rhode Island or authorized there. Law: R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11.
Sources
- Rhode Island Statement of Change of Resident Agent and/or Address of Resident Agent, form page: docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/642-change-of-registered-agent-limited-liability-company.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
- Rhode Island fee source: webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-16/7-16-65.htm, checked August 12, 2026
- Rhode Island registered agent statute (R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11): webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-16/7-16-11.htm, checked October 20, 2026