Registered Agent Change

Registered Agent Change › West Virginia

How to change your registered agent in West Virginia

File the Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers, and/or Addresses (AAO) with the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division. The state fee is $15. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $164 in all.

The filing

Form
Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers, and/or Addresses, AAO
Filed with
West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
State fee
$15
Law
W. Va. Code § 31B-1-108
Who can serve
If one is named: a West Virginia resident, a West Virginia corporation, another LLC, or a corporation or company from another state authorized to do business in West Virginia.
Address rule
The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent, and the Articles of Organization ask for one "if any." If an agent is named, its West Virginia address goes on the state record.

The steps in West Virginia

  1. Settle the new agent. Optional: The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent; the Articles ask for one "if any".
  2. Fill in the form. Use the Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers, and/or Addresses; it names the new agent and address.
  3. File and pay. Pay $15. 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 $15 state fee once. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.

Or serve yourself

The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent; the Articles ask for one "if any". Whether an owner may name themselves is not settled in our sources: check with the West Virginia Secretary of State.

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

The state fee is $15 (West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division). The new agent’s price is separate.

Who can be my registered agent in West Virginia?

If one is named: a West Virginia resident, a West Virginia corporation, another LLC, or a corporation or company from another state authorized to do business in West Virginia. Law: W. Va. Code § 31B-1-108.

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