Records desk
The rule is the same everywhere. The details are not.
State by State Agent sets out registered agent requirements and options state by state.
- Subject
- Registered agent requirements
- Coverage
- 50 states and the District of Columbia
- Basis
- State statute and filing office guidance
What differs between states
- File A ELIGIBILITY
Who is allowed to serve
Age, residency and whether the entity may name itself vary by state, and a few states forbid the arrangement outright.
- File B ADDRESS
What counts as an address
Every state requires a physical street address in-state. Which ones publish it, and where, is the part that differs.
- File C CHANGES
How a change is filed
Form, fee and whether the outgoing agent must consent — each set separately by each state.
- File D LAPSE
What happens if the role lapses
Administrative dissolution timelines and reinstatement costs are not uniform, and the gap between states is wide.
Filed in triplicate
This site is a reference to how registered agent rules differ between states.
No state requirement is published here until it has been checked against that state on the page that discusses it.
Newly published. Articles are in preparation and will appear as they are written.